October 10, 2024

THE BASEMENT

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE The sweet taste of life returns to the village of Yahidne in northern Ukraine, after almost 400 villagers endured a month-long confinement and torture by Russian troops. Even as they realize the war is far from over, even as they mourn family members, neighbors, and animals who were killed during the ordeal, […]

October 10, 2024

UNDER A BLUE SUN

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Intrigued that the 1988 Sylvester Stallone war movie  Rambo III was filmed in Israel’s Negev Desert, Daniel Mann begins investigating. Mann writes letters to Stallone, and also encounters self-taught artist Bashir, a Palestinian Bedouin dispossessed from his tribal land, who had been hired to work on the movie.  Shifting between sharp irony […]

October 10, 2024

SHORTS: GATHERED ECHOES

The past reverberates in our present reality in these conceptual documentaries. – 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: All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide […]

October 10, 2024

Aggregat

WORLD PREMIERE Past and present collide in this dreamlike tour through a former Nazi rocket factory and forced labor camp, which is now a museum. – 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. […]

October 17, 2023

SHORT LIST SHORTS: LOUDER THAN WORDS

This program features short documentaries that leave you speechless. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a […]

October 17, 2023

The Takeover

Witness the transition inside Afghanistan during the Taliban’s government takeover. – 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 online screenings All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]

October 17, 2023

Carpenter

NEW YORK PREMIERE In this meditative documentary we meet a Kurdish carpenter as he serves his community in an unexpected way. – 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 […]

October 17, 2023

Camp Courage

NEW YORK PREMIERE A profile of a young girl, her grandmother, and the camp that builds confidence for children going through big changes. – 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 online screenings All in-person […]

October 12, 2023

Suddenly TV

NEW YORK PREMIERE A group of young Sudanese men create an imaginary television station at a besieged sit-in. – 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 also provide a T-Coil loop […]

October 12, 2023

THE WALK

WORLD PREMIERE In this new feature by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Tamara Kotevska (Honeyland), Asil is a young Syrian refugee in Turkey, processing the trauma of losing her home and family.. Her story gives voice to a charming gigantic puppet named Amal, who represents millions of migrant and displaced children in a walk from the Syrian border […]