October 10, 2024

SHORTS: NEW YORK NEW YORK

Our beloved city through the eyes of many. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director and producer Joshua Charow, 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 […]

October 10, 2024

TR(ol)L

NY PREMIERE Early internet pranksters concocted a plan targeting legendary MTV show TRL, all with a simple song request. – 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 Village East […]

October 10, 2024

Keeper

WORLD PREMIERE When Flynn, a single father in the Bronx, receives his cancer diagnosis, he must give up the one thing that brings him healing: beekeeping. – Anita Raswant 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 […]

October 10, 2024

Under the Glass Skylight

WORLD PREMIERE Artist Jeff Way and Carolyn Oberst moved to the neighborhood that would become Tribeca, and had to fight to stay. – DeWitt Davis 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 […]

October 10, 2024

Orgy Every Other Day

WORLD PREMIERE Ready, sex, go: Dive into the underground sex party scene of New York City. – 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 Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning […]

October 10, 2024

The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong

NYC PREMIERE It began with a botched circumcision: Acclaimed author Gary Shteyngart tells his story of immigration, manhood, and seeking treatment for his physical trauma. – Anita Raswant Both screenings 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 […]

October 12, 2023

WHO’S BEHIND BLACK ART EP 1-4

WORLD PREMIERE This four-part docuseries delves into the creative lives of five emerging Black artists from the U.S. and Canada as they open up about complexities of navigating the art world that aren’t often acknowledged. Sleek filmmaking pairs with insights from Black art experts, as each artist shares their lived experience and illuminates their practice […]

October 12, 2023

UNCROPPED

WORLD PREMIERE This portrait of photographer James Hamilton, one of the great chroniclers of the cultural history of America, goes well beyond his creative and technical process. Through the stories behind his work at Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Observer, and The Village Voice about his iconic portraits and assignments —from Patti Smith, Liza Minnelli, Lou […]

October 12, 2023

THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER

NYC PREMIERE Thirteen years after their Oscar-nominated animated collaboration Chico & Rita, Spanish artists Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal reunite to explore the origin story of bossa nova, the universally beloved Brazilian music movement. With gorgeous hand-drawn frames and vivid colors, THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER examines the 1976 disappearance of Brazilian piano virtuoso, Francisco […]

October 12, 2023

THE TRIALS OF ALAN DERSHOWITZ

WORLD PREMIERE Alan Dershowitz is a fierce criminal defense attorney known for representing infamous clients like Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, and whose unwavering defense of constitutional rights and civil liberties is both admirable and divisive. The film explores his notable victories and lesser-known losses, as well as his court battles with one of Epstein’s […]