NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE A Polynesian community struggles to survive rising sea levels while Europeans casually observe the plight from their living rooms. An exploration of growing desensitization and helplessness around the climate crisis. – Karen McMullen The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Dylan Werkman. All in-person screening venues provide sound […]
NYC PREMIERE Oglala Lakota artist, musician, and composer Mato Wayuhi, known for his work on Reservation Dogs, references ancestral knowledge to inform his present artistic processes and visions for the future. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Josiah W. Jones. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request […]
NYC PREMIERE As a jazz legend’s memory fades, his soulmate discovers their timeless connection lives on through the music that shaped their love, transforming his songs into an enduring bond. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jyllian Gunther. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon […]
US PREMIERE The danger and the tedium of a young Venezuelan migrant’s constant movement to avoid detection. An empathetic, restrained, and breathtaking exploration of statelessness, from physical tolls to uncertain futures. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with producer Françoise Nieto-Fong. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE A young Indigenous woman’s struggle against restrictive traditions, charted through her perspective, offers a nuanced portrait of resilience and self-determination. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Pablo García Vizcarra. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]
US PREMIERE Haunting imagery and echoes of a violent past interweave an exploration of the filmmaker’s gradual loss of sight. An affirmation of healing amid loss that blurs personal narrative with disquieting history. – Murtada Elfadl All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a […]
These shorts capture the magic of the places that bring us together. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers: All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also […]
NY PREMIERE An immersive and poetic film centered on iconic shaman Davi Kopenawa and the Yanomami community of Watoriki in the Brazilian rainforest. Based on the book co-authored by Davi Kopenawa and anthropologist Bruce Albert, the film invites us to participate in the sacred ritual of Reahu, and challenges all of us existing in a […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE A poetic, character-driven road movie about the indomitable Georgina, a woman in her early seventies who is transgender and a member of the indigenous Wayúu tribe. After decades of solitary exile from her community and forever awaiting the identification she needs to collect food aid, she embarks on a journey across the […]
Women share their stories from in front of, and behind, the camera. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers: All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide […]