October 10, 2024

Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters

WORLD PREMIERE An Iranian-American artist’s work uses abstracted Persian calligraphy to signify the immutable distance of migration. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for in-person […]

October 10, 2024

SHORTS: SHE STORIES (2024)

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 […]

October 10, 2024

M/other

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Three child-free women explain their personal choices to each others’ mothers. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

October 17, 2023

THE THREE OF US

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE A young ultra-Orthodox woman documents her family’s struggle to secure support for their beloved autistic son. Henya Brodbeker takes us inside her world with an arresting vulnerability as she finds herself questioning her partnership with her husband, her relationship to her faith, and her place in the world. Henya and her husband’s determination […]

October 17, 2023

NAME ME LAWAND

Lawand is a deaf 5-year-old boy from Iraq whose extraordinary family goes to great lengths to move to England and enroll him at the Royal School for the Deaf Derby. There, he learns British Sign Language (BSL) and begins to blossom. But will the British government allow Lawand to stay and continue his education? Filmmaker […]

October 17, 2023

SHORT LIST SHORTS: LOUDER THAN WORDS

This program features short documentaries that leave you speechless. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a […]

October 17, 2023

The Takeover

Witness the transition inside Afghanistan during the Taliban’s government takeover. – 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:Closed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]

October 17, 2023

Carpenter

NEW YORK PREMIERE In this meditative documentary we meet a Kurdish carpenter as he serves his community in an unexpected way. – 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:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and […]

October 12, 2023

The Syrian Cosmonaut

NEW YORK PREMIERE Muhammed Faris was the first Syrian to go to space, but now his ideas of a free Syria have forced him to flee his country. – Anita Raswant  The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request […]

October 12, 2023

SHORTS: DOC NYC U – PORTRAITS

Student documentaries that profile unique individuals and the lives they lead. Allies Welcome | Directors/Producers: Tavleen Tarrant, Shakeeb Asrar – Columbia UniversityThis film follows Fatima, Hamed, and Yasser as they leave Afghanistan, resettle in the U.S., and try to create a new home, whilst fearing for the safety of their family and friends back home. […]