NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | When a young London-born Nigerian music fan makes the shocking discovery that many Nigerian musical icons don’t possess copies of their own recordings, he returns to Lagos to re-record them. This film chronicles the music—from juju to Afrobeat and everything in between—and its parallels to Nigeria’s socio-political evolution from the colonial 1950s […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | Filmmaker Justin Staple offers an eye-opening exploration of the SoundCloud rap phenomenon, a scene of troubled, young, lo-fi rappers that has emerged within the last few years. Exploiting the possibilities of social media to engage with a rabid fan base, a new breed of stars like Lil Peep, Smokepurpp, and Bhad Bhabie have […]
NYC PREMIERE. Jim Marshall, the only photographer to receive the Grammy® Trustee Award, led a life of intensity. With a career spanning six decades, and a professional philosophy based on intimacy with his subjects, Marshall was the music industry’s preeminent rock photographer. His own wild life gave him a unique perspective, allowing Marshall to capture the […]
Silk, cotton and lace go under the camera, as workers recount the history of the UK garment manufacturing industry.
From the director of the Oscar®-nominated Life, Animated comes this rich history of Harlem’s Apollo Theater. For 85 years, this cultural landmark has played host to legendary African-American artists and to newcomers willing to take the stage on the venue’s famed Amateur Night. Framed around the inaugural staging of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ acclaimed Between the World […]
NYC PREMIERE Jim Marshall, the only photographer to receive the Grammy® Trustee Award, led a life of intensity. With a career spanning six decades, and a professional philosophy based on intimacy with his subjects, Marshall was the music industry’s preeminent rock photographer. His own wild life gave him a unique perspective, allowing Marshall to capture the […]
US PREMIERE Artist Jaśmina Wójcik collaborates with a group of former workers from the now-defunct Ursus tractor factory in Poland to compose an astonishing symphony of sounds and movements based on their physical experience while building tractors. As they perform the movements and sounds interiorized during decades of labor, we learn about their personal histories in […]
On bucking the system. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 78 MIN) Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews | Director: Meghan Fredrich Blondie’s Deborah Harry endures years of superficial and demeaning questions from journalists before turning the tables. (USA, 17 MIN) The Art of Making Money: This Guy Has Balls | Director: Nathan Truesdell A man attempts to use his handmade art […]
Short stories from and about New York City. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 78 MIN) A Great Day in Hip Hop Revisited | Director: Nelson George A look back at a historic day in music history, September 29, 1998, when Gordon Parks gathered over 200 hip hop artists to recreate the famed “A Great Day in Harlem” image. (USA, […]
A look back at a historic day in music history, September 29, 1998, when Gordon Parks gathered over 200 hip hop artists to recreate the famed “A Great Day in Harlem” image.