October 10, 2024

Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This

WORLD PREMIERE As pressure mounts to follow up on her acclaimed debut novel All This Could Be Different, Mathews excavates her past as an Indian immigrant in Oman. 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 […]

October 10, 2024

Bucking on the Rez

NY PREMIERE As Kristal faces adulthood, she challenges sexism within the world of bull riding on the Navajo Nation reservation. – 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 headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide […]

October 10, 2024

M/other

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Three child-free women explain their personal choices to each others’ mothers. – 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 headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

October 10, 2024

Plunge

NY PREMIERE Jump into the deep end with a woman who heals her mind, body, and spirit by swimming in frigid ocean waters. – 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 […]

October 10, 2024

Summer Camp

WORLD PREMIERE A personal reflection on transnational adoption through old letters the director received from  friends at her Korean cultural summer camp. – 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 […]

October 10, 2024

We Did Not Consent

NYC PREMIERE Women direct reenactments of their romantic manipulation by undercover police officers, who used them to infiltrate activist movements in London. – 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 […]

October 10, 2024

Madwomen in the Attic

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE An exploration of silent films and their representations of “madness” in the 1920s and 1930s. – Anita Raswant All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

October 13, 2022

State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith

Unfolding in real time by focusing on the experience of one women on trial for murder, the film is a layered examination of gender, the American south, domestic and sexual violence and the failures of our criminal justice system. – Samah Ali Courtesy of Netflix All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon […]

October 13, 2022

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS

NYC PREMIERE A rundown halfway house in Ukraine houses the country’s most vulnerable—children cramped between precarious homes and the foster care system. Simon Lereng Wilmont documents fast-disappearing childhoods amidst ever-worsening political strife with great intimacy and access. As the film records how children suffer and survive violence and abandonment, the “orphanage” becomes a metaphor for […]

October 13, 2022

MTPFF Program: WHEN SHE STANDS HER GROUND

What happens when “universal” rights are tested by women? In Alabama, Brittany Smith’s case calls into question the purpose of “stand your ground” laws. And in Russia, activist Anastasia Shevchenko pays a heavy price for standing up to President Vladimir Putin. (Total Running Time: 67 MIN) State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith | Director: Ryan WhiteUnfolding […]