WORLD PREMIERE Zere Asylbek was 19 when she released a music video demanding respect for women in the largely conservative Kyrgyzstan. It was intentionally provocative, and Asylbek achieved what she set out to do: jolting the society into paying attention to the evils of the country’s deeply patriarchal and misogynist culture. Six years on, the […]
NYC PREMIERE A vibrant portrait of Marilyn Minter, the trailblazing feminist whose glamorous, provocative, and unapologetically sexual work has redefined contemporary art’s boundaries for nearly five decades. Moving between biography, studio practice, and cultural history, the film traces her rise in New York’s art world, the controversies she sparked within feminist discourse, and the enduring […]
WORLD PREMIERE Sudanese musician and ethnomusicologist Alsarah leads Alsarah and the Nubatones, a band of immigrants exploring migration’s impact on culture through music—an essential venture amid displacement and an enduring conflict. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors Roopa Gogineni and Wael Gzoly. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones […]
WORLD PREMIERE New York–based artist Ani Liu creates provocative artifacts at the intersection of art, science, and technology. From neuroscience to motherhood, her practice challenges understandings of bodies and gender. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Miao Wang. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue […]
WORLD PREMIERE Poet Cindy Tran creates works that bridge personal memories and shared experiences, reflecting on childhood, parental expectations, and societal stigmas around an Asian-American identity. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Xinyan Yu. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can […]
WORLD PREMIERE Musician, banjo-maker, and founder of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project Hannah Mayree organizes workshops and performances celebrating the banjo’s Black history. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ebony Marie Bailey. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide […]
US PREMIERE Facing gentrification in LA’s oldest neighborhood, the immigrant and Indigenous community of Lincoln Heights must unite to save Flat Top, a sacred piece of undeveloped land, from a corporate takeover. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director/editor Bia Jurema and producer Sydney Wolstein. All in-person screening […]
NYC PREMIERE Haunted by a color he can’t replicate, an indigo dyer teams up with a colorblind apprentice on a mission to create the perfect shade. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Sybilla Patrizia. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. […]
US PREMIERE A gruff London car mechanic discovers the hauntingly beautiful theremin, leading him on an unexpected journey to find his musical passion and proving it’s never too late to change lanes. – Anita Raswant All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil […]
NYC PREMIERE Abstract artist Francine Tint reflects on her successful art career, which defied the expectations imposed by the male-dominated industry of the ’70s and ’80s. – DeWitt Davis The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Pola Rapaport. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with […]