NYC PREMIERE Grieving the suicide of a close friend, a filmmaker travels to Las Vegas, America’s suicide capital. There she learns of the shocking death of Levi Presley, a local teenager who leaped from the roof of the city’s tallest casino. THIS MUCH WE KNOW takes an essayistic, metaphor-laden approach to the subject of self-annihilation, […]
NYC PREMIERE A meticulous documenting of the filmmaker’s mother as she gradually slips into the grip of dementia. Rea Tajiri is both a witness and a participant in a process of remembrance and archiving; throughout this moving collaboration, the mother and daughter switch roles between daughter, mother, survivor, and documentarian. Without falling into the trappings […]
NYC PREMIERE This moving animated documentary shares everyday realities of undocumented people across the country. – Dewitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Co-Directors Doménica Castro and Constanza Castro. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis ChelseaClosed Captioning for online […]
NYC PREMIERE An Upper West Side Instagrammer documents her dumpster diving while calling out wasteful corporate practices. – Dewitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Sophia Lebowitz. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply […]
NYC PREMIERE The elite world of New York old money is explored in this fascinating portrait of Gardiner’s Island, accessible only by boat and strictly forbidden to outsiders. – Robert John Torres This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Emily Sundberg. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request […]
NYC PREMIERE In love with the ocean, a father and son reflect on what it means to represent South Africa as a professional surfer on the world stage. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our […]
US PREMIERE A landfill community forms its own association to help uplift its children and community before the landfill closes in the near future. – Dewitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Dewi Tan. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests […]
NYC PREMIERE The dark side of green technology comes into focus as an Indonesian worker risks his life to feed his family by mining nickel needed for electric car batteries. – Robert John Torres This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Stephanie Tangkilisan. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed […]
WORLD PREMIERE Young women comment on the 100-year-old trope of the movie-makeover: from 1920s silent films through the present day. – Dewitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Sue Ding. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be […]
NYC PREMIERE Set in the heart of the Amazon, a young Ashéninka boy must face his fears and catch a giant catfish, signaling his journey into manhood. – Robert John Torres This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Producer Chémi Pérez. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person […]