WORLD PREMIERE With the conservative movement conspiring to take away healthcare and bodily autonomy from all, “Daily Show” co-creator Lizz Winstead brings us on the road with Abortion Access Front and her merry band of activists and comedians as they crisscross the U.S. to support abortion clinics and providers. An urgent and humorous account of […]
WORLD PREMIERE Bunny Yeager was a trailblazing model, designer, and photographer who popularized the bikini, invented the selfie, discovered Bettie Page, and introduced feminist agency in sexy pictures in the ’50s. With the testimonies of cultural icons that include photographer Bruce Weber, Dita Von Teese, and Larry King, the film reinstates Bunny as an iconic artist […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Four friends struggling with heartbreak, drugs, desire, creativity, and mental illness in Stockholm seem to pose a question to us: “Is there love without madness?” A raw, nonlinear, gracefully cryptic exploration of alienation, old wounds, and radical empathy that creates its own cinematic language to reproduce the fragmented emotional state of its protagonists. […]
WORLD PREMIERE A fresh spin on the story of high school sports as the path to transformation and redemption, Lucha takes us inside the Taft High School women’s wrestling team on their journey to a championship. Personal challenges abound, from unsupportive families to homelessness, but these four young women from the Bronx—Shirley, Nyasia, Mariam, and Alba—find […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE This delightful portrait of Liv Ullmann brims with intimate memories and profound reflections on her hopes, fears, grief, rejections, dreams pursued, and lessons learned. An indomitable character as an actor, writer, director, and activist is revealed through her own writings and the accounts of close friends and collaborators like Jessica Chastain, Cate Blanchett, […]
NYC PREMIERE New Jersey’s own Jesselyn Silva, a three-time national boxing champion, is on her way to superstardom, dominating the junior ranks at the age of 15. With her every step of the way is her father, Pedro, a single parent who helps her navigate coaches, training schedules, and the angst of teenage life. When […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE A nuanced, behind-the-scenes look into the booming shadow economy catering to pregnant Chinese tourists who travel to America to give birth in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for their babies. Told through a series of observational vignettes, and with extraordinary access to the maternity hotel industry and their clients, the film outlines […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Five female Cuban boxers grow stronger in their craft as they fight for ring space. – 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 Village East by Angelika […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE This documentary illuminates the overlooked life of a remarkable composer, Fanny Mendelssohn. Born in 1800’s Berlin, hindered by societal constraints on women, her talents remained buried until feminist scholars uncovered her impressive body of work. Overshadowed by her brother Felix, she was confined at home while he soared to fame. The film, punctuated […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE A hypnotic film about a woman’s return home to Mara Island, where generations of women support their families by free-diving to harvest sea life from the ocean floor. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]