WORLD PREMIERE Told through striking animation, one woman’s powerful account of surviving a fire in Tehran’s Evin prison captures resistance; an urgent, creative act rooted in the Iranian Woman! Life! Freedom! movement. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Hoda Sobhani. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]
WORLD PREMIERE A whimsical, personal look-back at the life choices of an eighth-generation nutcracker workshop owner, a descendant of the original inventor. – DeWitt Davis The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jack Raese. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]
WORLD PREMIERE Two elderly women in a senior care community forge a profound bond of care and companionship, creating a quiet resistance to the loneliness of aging. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Robin Chen. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. […]
WORLD PREMIERE Civil rights lawyer Armen Merjian takes on NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani over housing rights for people living with HIV. – DeWitt Davis The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Amelia Hanibelsz. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can […]
WORLD PREMIERE Family owners of the Petal Pusher flower shop, part of Penn Station’s subterranean commerce community since the 1970s, reflect. – DeWitt Davis The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director David Abel. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can […]
WORLD PREMIERE In September 2024, spiritual advisor Jeff Hood travels to Oklahoma to fight for the stay of an incarcerated man’s execution—and to provide spiritual guidance if the state carries it out. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Joel Fendelman. The second screening will be followed by […]
WORLD PREMIERE Filmmaker Rosella Tursi humorously investigates the family legend of when her grandmother was held hostage by bank robbers. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Rosella Tursi. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a […]
WORLD PREMIERE Street performers Adrian Jusdanis and Alan Zavodsky draw crowds with their dynamic sound and high energy. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Emma Keatley. The second screening will be followed by a Q&A with film participant Adrian Jusdanis. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]
WORLD PREMIERE Warren King transforms cardboard into sculptural reflections of his Chinese-American family’s immigration and his path from engineer to artist. Preparing for a Wisconsin homecoming show, King explores belonging through art. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/co-writer/producer Curtis Chin. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request […]
WORLD PREMIERE The Bibi Files is an urgent journalistic exposé, based on never-before-seen leaked footage and new interviews with key Israeli figures. The film details the corruption cases that resulted in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being indicted for charges of breach of trust, bribery, and fraud in 2019. Many Israelis believe that Netanyahu’s attempts […]