NYC PREMIERE Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck has done it again. In this rousing, elegant documentary, Peck opens the life and works of a seminal artist of the 20th century, South African photographer Ernest Cole. Denouncing apartheid with the publication of his 1967 photo book House of Bondage, Cole then lived in exile in the US, […]
NY PREMIERE Sheila Turner Seed was an award-winning New York City-based, journalist in the 1970s who interviewed such photography luminaries as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Cecil Beaton, and Lisette Model. When she passed away suddenly and tragically, she left behind an infant daughter, Rachel. More than 30 years later, Rachel has herself become a filmmaker, […]
NYC PREMIERE Late in life, two strangers – Bronx-born photographer Joel Meyerowitz and British artist/writer Maggie Barrett – meet and fall in love. Growing old is not for the faint of heart, and Joel and Maggie must face the specter of the end of life. At the same time, they are working to stay together […]
NYC PREMIERE Legendary aerial cinematographer Joe Jennings has spent decades soaring through the skies. A thrill-seeker since childhood, Jennings fell in love with skydiving, and parlayed his penchant for risk-taking into a career shooting mind-blowing visuals for commercials, television, and Hollywood blockbusters. Though he has lost multiple compatriots to the dangers of the work, Jennings, […]
WORLD PREMIERE The intimate relationship that a photographer develops with the people whose photos he’s taking is at the heart of this film. New York-based Martin Schoeller won acclaim for his ultra close-up portraits of figures like George Clooney, Barack Obama, and Taylor Swift, yet here director Josephine Links focuses on his work featuring people […]
WORLD PREMIERE A mother and son work with a cache of family photos, videos, and journals and create a moving, experimental narrative of memory. – DeWitt Davis 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 […]
A glimpse into the artistic process behind brilliant creators across disciplines. – 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 […]
WORLD PREMIERE Photographer Richard Sharum is dedicated to capturing human stories from the central U.S., America’s “spine.” – 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 screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika […]
Season 3 of this short film series from American Masters and Firelight Media follows artists on their way to becoming masters of their disciplines. The screening will be followed by a Q&A featuring the filmmakers behind the series as well as select artists featured in the films. This film contains the following accessibility options for […]
WORLD PREMIERE This film revels in the lushness of Gioncarlo Valentine’s photography, where tenderness is on full display. 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 […]