NYC PREMIERE Alan Berliner approaches documentary like a collagist and memoirist in films such as Nobody’s Business and First Cousin, Once Removed (2013 DOC NYC Short List). For the last 40 years, he has compulsively clipped his favorite photos from The New York Times. Now he transforms that collection into his greatest work—a profound and […]
A mechanic-turned-scientist enables the discovery of the signal in the noise of the universe.
A long-distance love story unfolds via letters exchanged during the 1956 Everest expedition.
When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers target the rare and valuable totoaba fish in the Sea of Cortez, they also decimate the population of the vaquita, the world’s smallest whale. Environmental activists, marine biologists and undercover investigators join forces on a desperate mission to expose this black-market ring and save the vaquita from almost […]
Real life, animated. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 74 MIN) Dani | Director: Lizzy Hogenson 30-year old Danielle delivers her grim breast cancer prognosis to her mother, Violeta. (USA, 9 MIN) Conception 2: Matt and Richard | Directors: Margaret Cheatham Williams, Maya Edelman A biracial gay couple raises twin sons. (USA, 5 MIN) Love Lost, and Found | Director: Richard […]
Science is all around us. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 85 MIN) Let’s Go to Antarctica! | Director: Gonzaga Manso Carlos is a human being who, at this very moment, is on a holiday in Antarctica. (SPAIN, 5 MIN) Solvable: Electrifying India | Director: Sam Eaton A solar power grid brings expansion and elevation to a rural Indian village. (USA, 11 […]
Full hearts, charged beds.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 83 MIN) That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore | Director: Hannah CurrieCan Lindsay’s love for her husband, Paul, sustain her through the trauma of his brain injury? (UK, 12 MIN) Bodies | Director: Tegan Clancy A look at the connection between self-love and body image through four women and their art. (AUSTRALIA, 9 […]
Characters in profile. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 90 MIN) Bird’s Eye! | Director: Morgan Albrecht Petra Leary, a skater girl with no formal education, claims her place as one of the top aerial photographers in the world. (NEW ZEALAND, 7 MIN) Lorrie Goulet: Spirit Into Stone | Director: Lucy Adams An observational portrait of a 94-year-old sculptor. (USA, 12 MIN) […]
Every winter off the Georgia coast, fishermen reel in jellyfish from the same waters where shrimp once flourished.
2019 SHORT LIST: CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD This extraordinary portrait of African elephants focuses on the matriarch Athena as she leads her extended family on an epic journey in search of water. The sensitive story appeals to all ages with suspense, humor and hope. The stunning cinematography captures a whole ecosystem, from the majestic giant tusked mammals […]