WORLD PREMIERE Tap dancing recitals, bingo, red hat day, a volunteer-driven sheriff’s posse and even a punk band called “One Foot in the Grave”… Sun City, Arizona has it all, as long as you are over 55 years old. Very Senior is a bright look at the process of aging gracefully and honestly while making […]
WORLD PREMIERE This refreshing film offers a unique peek into the private lives of women who have survived unspeakable sorrow, yet blossom through the healing power of art. During a theater workshop in a Lebanese refugee camp, four Syrian women discover they have a lot in common with the ancient Greek heroine, Antigone, and experience […]
NYC PREMIERE After losing his mother and four siblings in a bombing that left him permanently injured, Syrian teenager Ibraheem and his father make a new life in Winnipeg despite the heartbreak of leaving their homeland behind. Narrated through his wartime diary, the film follows Ibraheem through his first week of high school in Winnipeg. […]
NYC PREMIERE When he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2005, Bakari Sellers became the youngest African-American elected official in US history. In While I Breathe, I Hope, the charismatic Democrat sets his sights on becoming the state’s lieutenant governor, a role not held by an African American since 1876. Emily […]
Where do artists come from? An answer explored through paper, percussion, and one provocative artist.
NYC PREMIERE Joel-Peter Witkin is a celebrated photographer, known for dark tableaux full of disturbing images. His identical twin brother Jerome is an equally acclaimed figurative painter, whose work explores sociohistorical themes. These two gifted artists rarely communicate with one another, maintaining separate lives despite their shared upbringing. Told almost entirely by the women in their […]
NYC PREMIERE Ursula K. Le Guin: world builder, feminist and fantasy author. Despite her early marginalization, Le Guin’s work challenged the male-dominated industry of literature, and demanded consideration of complex topics such as gender and identity, decades before these issues became contemporary talking points. Following Le Guin’s death this past January, Arwen Curry’s intimate portrait—featuring […]
NYC PREMIERE Kim is a young mother raising two boys with her partner Matt, a tattoo artist. The problem is that she just doesn’t feel motherly, something that troubles her deeply. Eager to make sense of her conflicted feelings around parenthood, Kim embarks on a reflective journey to explore her past, learning about the impact […]
As the daughter of Hollywood royalty, Jane Fonda has been in the public eye from a young age. Through the decades, she has taken on many roles, both on screen and in real life—sex symbol, Academy Award winner, controversial activist, tycoon’s wife and fitness mogul. This candid and entertaining portrait explores her many facets, the […]
Life, animated. Santa Is a Psychedelic Mushroom (USA, 6 min., Matthew Salton) embraces the shamanistic side of Christmas. Music & Clowns (UK, 7 min., Alex Widdowson) are Jamie’s greatest passions. Hiroshima survivor Akiko Takakura receives the spirits of her parents and is haunted by memories during Obon (Germany, 15 min., Andre Hoermann, Anna Samo). A […]