WORLD PREMIERE A New York City horologist tinkers and toils amongst hundreds of antique clocks in the basement-level shop he inherited from his late father. – Dewitt Davis This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. […]
NYC PREMIERE Set within the close confines of a Tribeca apartment, three generations of women comically shelter-in-place together during the COVID-19 pandemic. – Robert John Torres This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Cinematographer/Producer Dana Reilly. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues […]
NYC PREMIERE Jonas Mekas, godfather of avant-garde cinema, emigrated to New York in 1949 and over the next 70 years drove the rise of the independent film scene. Filmmaker KD Davison allows Mekas (who died in 2019) to tell much of his own story, as he creates his celebrated diary films and searches for those […]
NYC PREMIERE Friends and colleagues comment on the work of New York artist Michael Richards, who lost his life working in his World Trade Center studio. – Dewitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Co-Director Juan Matos. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online screenings All […]
US PREMIERE After observing the holiest month of the Islamic calendar alone during the pandemic, members of Baruch College’s Muslim Student Association come together during Ramadan 2022. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Siddrah Alhindi. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue […]
Documentaries about the shared bonds that bring us closer as humans. (Total Running Time: 93 MIN) Seasons | Directors/Producers: Gabriella Canal, Michael Fearon, Columbia UniversityA mother and daughter come together on a farm during the pandemic to nurture plants and harvest food. (USA, 21 MIN) Birthing Without Fear | Director/Producer: Jessica Brown, CUNYOne woman’s journey […]
NYC PREMIERE In Bay Ridge, a group of Palestinian-Americans use Dabka, a traditional folk dance, to connect with their roots and bring their culture to Brooklyn. – Robert John Torres This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with […]
WORLD PREMIERE Chelly Wilson was a Christmas-celebrating Jewish grandma, a lesbian who married men, and a proud owner of porn theaters in 1970s NYC. Through audio recordings, Chelly recounts her pre-war escape from Greece up through her unlikely motherhood and rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd […]
WORLD PREMIERE With the devastating economic impact of the pandemic and city redevelopment, Chinatowns in New York, Montreal and Vancouver search for innovative ways and resistance to keep their communities thriving. With lush verité footage of bustling Lunar New Year celebrations and warm social gatherings, filmmaker Karen Cho celebrates the vibrance of Chinatown communities. – […]
A glimpse into the artistic process behind brilliant creators across the disciplines. (Total Running Time: 88 MIN) Are You Down? | Director: Juan Matos, Dennis SchollFriends and colleagues comment on the work of New York artist Michael Richards, who lost his life working in his World Trade Center studio. (USA, 12 MIN) Made of Light […]