NYC PREMIERE Jim Marshall, the only photographer to receive the Grammy® Trustee Award, led a life of intensity. With a career spanning six decades, and a professional philosophy based on intimacy with his subjects, Marshall was the music industry’s preeminent rock photographer. His own wild life gave him a unique perspective, allowing Marshall to capture the […]
A four-part meditation on racquet sports and the communities of characters it has attracted. Acclaimed filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe (Black 14, Random Acts of Flyness, Evolution of a Criminal) utilizes archival and original materials in this quadtych of neighborhoods, families and fervors. Followed by an extended discussion with the filmmaker. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 75 MIN) […]
US PREMIERE In the aftermath of Stonewall and the rise of the gay liberation movement, gay men celebrated a newfound sexual freedom—but, in 1981, the dawning awareness of AIDS changed everything. Seeking the origins of the mysterious epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control interviewed men with the disease, finding patterns that suggested sexual transmission. Director Laurie […]
In 1961, United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was killed in a suspicious plane crash while en route to defuse a crisis in Congo. The diplomat’s advocacy for African postcolonial independence led many to conclude he had been assassinated by powerful enemies, but the case has remained unsolved for nearly 60 years. Enter filmmaker-provocateur Mads Brügger, […]
Short stories from and about New York City. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 78 MIN) A Great Day in Hip Hop Revisited | Director: Nelson George 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. (USA, […]
Family, in all its forms. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 89 MIN) Lowland Kids | Director: Sandra Winther As climate change erases the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on an island that’s been their family home for generations. (USA, 22 MIN) A Childhood on Fire | Director: Jason Hanasik When Nick Hurndon […]
When Nick Hurndon was six years old, his stepfather used abusive tactics to teach him and his brother a lesson in power and dominance.
Separated from her mother by smugglers at the border, a determined 12-year-old sets out to find her mother and safety.
NYC PREMIERE Paul Lima has spent over a decade seeking justice for his slain father, Albert. Though convicted, Albert’s murderer has remained free in Honduras. Frustrated with the failings of the legal system, Paul takes the unorthodox—and highly dangerous—step of hiring two bounty hunters to track down the killer and finally make him pay. This riveting […]
2019 SHORT LIST: PRODUCING AWARD When Dayton, Ohio’s General Motors plant closed in 2008, thousands of blue-collar workers lost their livelihood in a community hard hit by the recession. Eight years later, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory on the same site, bringing back jobs and inspiring newfound hope—until Chinese labor practices clash with […]