A GREAT DAY IN HIP HOP REVISITED
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.
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BAM & RAWLS GRAB A SLICE
Bam and Rawls grab a slice.
BETWEEN STRANGERS
An exploration of the line between connection and isolation through the story of one man’s commute.
BOB OF THE PARK
2019 SHORT DOCUMENTARY WINNER Meet Robert “Birding Bob” DiCandido. Friendly Central Park bird walk leader to some, archnemesis to others.
BUSTER WILLIAMS BASS TO INFINITY
WORLD PREMIERE. Jazz bassist Buster Williams’ storied career includes playing with past greats Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker and Nancy Wilson, amongst others. Spend some time with Williams and his present-day collaborators—icons Benny Golson, Herbie Hancock, Rufus Reid, Christian McBride, Carmen Lundy, Kenny Barron and more—as they jam, tell tales and create […]
DAYS OF BLACK AND YELLOW
New York cab drivers, who were once earning a living wage, grapple with the challenges faced by their industry in the age of ride-share apps.
ELLIOTT ERWITT, SILENCE SOUNDS GOOD
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Charming and engaging, with a youthful curiosity well into his 80s, Elliott Erwitt has always let his photos speak for themselves. His iconic black-and-white shots of presidents, popes, celebrities and everyday folks span over six decades and multiple countries. Narrated by his assistant, this film takes us inside his extensive photo archives and […]
I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME
WORLD PREMIERE In the 1980s, an Army wife-turned-glamorous party girl named Tish ruled New York City’s downtown nightlife, often out on the scene with the likes of Michael Musto. Just a few years later, after more than a decade as a woman, Tish transitioned back to being Brian. Now, in his sixties, Brian reflects on the […]
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE
Director Rachel Lears won the 2014 DOC NYC Audience Award for The Hand That Feeds. Now Lears captures Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as she conducts a surprise campaign for Congress while still working as a bartender. Lears also follows three other first-time female candidates, revealing that AOC’s effort wasn’t a fluke but part of a fervent grassroots […]
LIFELINE / CLYFFORD STILL
WORLD PREMIERE Clyfford Still’s striking compositions and idiosyncratic personality made him one of the preeminent figures of the American Abstract Expressionist movement. Through interviews and previously unreleased recordings, Still’s artistic philosophy and his relationships with contemporaries Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock are revealed. After his death, the legacy of the enigmatic artist faces further uncertainty, […]