Despite political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, creating iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story. Winner, Audience Award: U.S. Documentary and Festival Favorite Award, 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The first screening will be followed by a […]
More than 200 years ago, George Washington described the United States’ new system of democracy as the last great experiment in promoting human happiness in civil society. Now, Eric Daniel Metzgar and two-time Oscar-shortlisted director Steve Maing (Union, Crime + Punishment) check in on how things are unfolding for our indivisible Republic. Traversing the nation during […]
Unethical corporate behavior—to deny, deflect, and dismiss—seems to acknowledge nearly no moral limits. But when artists take up the cause of call-outs, the court of public opinion begins to sway. The In-person screening of this program feature the short films A Derailment, An Open Field, and La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave). The […]
Whether at the pinnacle of the arts, medicine, or civilian resistance, these protagonists demonstrate awe-inspiring levels of dedication and determination. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Even in a deeply divided nation, the American spirit still soars. These four stories restore our faith in the heartbeat of our beloved yet fraught country. The In-person screening of this program features the short films Daylight, One Last Order, The Boys and the Bees, and The Baddest Speechwriter of All. The screening will be […]
As some human beings adopt seemingly intractable positions on issues of politics and power, others bravely step up to disavow the prevailing trends of tribalism. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Capturing the shifting currents when we have a change of heart and forge a new outlook on life. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
US PREMIERE Decades after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become a feminist icon, queer touchstone, political symbol, and ubiquitous commodity. The perspectives of scholars, artists, artisans, collectors, and devoted fans explore how Kahlo’s image has been claimed, reproduced, marketed, and reimagined while her paintings continue to inspire deeply. Vibrant and insightful, the film […]
NYC PREMIERE Is it a conspiracy if it’s true? From chemtrails to extraterrestrials, Gimme Truth explores how people from various backgrounds find themselves fixated by conspiratorial thinking. In a world awash with disinformation, directors Brad Abrahams and Simon Ennis approach their subjects thoughtfully, with a desire to understand rather than condemn. – Brandon Harrison The […]
NYC PREMIERE In 1968, a schoolteacher in a rural Iowa school put her all-white class through an exercise that would make her students consider the brutal realities of race discrimination. Aghast at the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jane Elliott devised the “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise, earning the ire of parents and society […]