The Cannes Oeil d’Or-winning A Night of Knowing Nothing maps a universe of resilience and love using letters between unseen lovers. Multiple formats and textures come together to create a tale of radical affection and revolutionary softness, all while young people in Indian public universities take to protesting and striking against larger repressive forces. This […]
Greta Thunberg became famous for her viral videos confronting UN leaders over climate change. Swedish filmmaker Nathan Grossman offers a unique view of Greta’s personal history starting in August 2018 when she was 15 years old and scarcely known. As her notoriety rises, we watch Greta adapt to being both flattered and scorned by world […]
2020 SHORT LIST: EDITING AWARD This eye-opening look at American democracy and political division follows a group of high school boys as they create a mock government at an annual civics program hosted by the American Legion in Austin, Texas. Separated into two fictional political parties, the charismatic young subjects have a week to nominate candidates, […]
Runner Up: Audience Award DOC NYC 2020 WORLD PREMIERE | How can we bring accountability over the climate crisis? This inspiring story of youth activism documents 21 activists from across the nation as they file a groundbreaking lawsuit against the United States. The case reveals evidence that the government has endangered their constitutional rights to life, […]
2020 METROPOLIS GRAND JURY PRIZE After making the dangerous journey from his native Guatemala to New York City, 15-year-old Luis struggles to balance attending school and finding work to support his family back home. Meanwhile, Judy, a Cuban-American ICE agent, faces her own internal conflict with the shifting enforcement priorities of her longtime career, from […]
The 11 members of the Enache family have long lived off the grid in a sprawling tract of wilderness adjacent to the city of Bucharest. When the authorities decide to reclaim this land, the family is evicted from their paradise and forced to resettle in the unfamiliar city. Through exceptional observational filmmaking, first-time filmmaker Radu […]
Each year, hundreds of thousands of children’s letters to Santa arrive at post offices around the country. The USPS attempts to make their Christmas wishes come true through a massive community organizing project known as Operation Santa. Through this initiative, volunteers are mobilized to adopt letters and bring holiday cheer (and gifts) to children nationwide, […]
Two Oakland teens explore what it means to be young, Black, and committed to making art in their rapidly changing city. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Shannon St. Aubin (Filmmaker), immediately following the film. This film is part of the the shorts program SHORTS: ART TIME
Films from and about women. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 86 MIN) Making the Case | Director: Jennifer Callahan Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for whom legal arguments are daily currency, examines her handbags, revealing a corner of a mind that has argued and won historic cases. (USA, 10 MIN) First Move | Director: Arielle Edelman A Washington Heights elementary […]
An exploration of who we are and where we come from. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 79 MIN) Motherland | Director: Ellen Evans Two young men are forcibly returned to Jamaica after a lifetime in Britain, as part of a controversial government policy on national identity. (UK, 13 MIN) Crescendo! | Director: Alex Mallis Acclaimed operatic tenor Michael Fabiano […]