AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS

NYC PREMIERE Is it a conspiracy if it's true? From chemtrails to extraterrestrials, Gimme Truth explores how people from various backgrounds find themselves fixated by conspiratorial thinking. In a world awash with disinformation, directors Brad Abrahams and Simon Ennis approach their subjects thoughtfully, with a desire to understand rather than condemn. - Brandon Harrison

The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Brad Abrahams and Simon Ennis.

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.

NYC PREMIERE For the filmmaker, daughter of a 9/11 survivor and descendant of Holocaust survivors, collective memory and its weaponization are familiar subjects. In her solo directorial debut, Leah Galant examines Germany’s culture of memorializing the Holocaust while caregiving for her father as his memory and speech fade from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the film, her stories merge with others’ who, in their own ways, also navigate inherited traumas and pain. - Bedatri D. Choudhury

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Leah Galant, editor Jeffrey Sterrenberg, cinematographer Julian Moster, composer Andrew Orkin, and protagonist Elias Mendel.

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.

US PREMIERE MySpace launched the world into a new digital age: online, but no longer anonymous. With the power to connect friends and the entire world, the platform bred internet stars, shot up fledgling showbiz careers, and supercharged Barack Obama’s campaign to the White House. Spanning everything from Tom to templates, and the infamous Top 8 feature, this comprehensive dive into MySpace scratches a nostalgic itch while exploring just how far social media has come. - Brandon Harrison

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Tommy Avallone, producer Van Toffler, and executive producers Tom Yellen and Joanna Zwickel.

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.

NYC PREMIERE As a young man, Nainoa Thompson became the first native Hawaiian in 600 years to voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti without the aid of modern instruments. 50 years later, he leads a new generation of student navigators on the 2,400-mile journey. Featuring precious archival footage of the late master Mau Piailug, The Navigator is a spiritual cinematic experience that captures the expansive ocean and endless starry skies in an intimate examination of Polynesian wayfinding. - Brandon Harrison

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jordan Manley and protagonists from the film.

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.

NYC PREMIERE Three teenagers in America’s Bible Belt navigate unexpected pregnancies, new motherhood, and the daunting challenge of growing up while raising a child. With histories marked by poverty, abuse, addiction, and family instability, they struggle to finish school, find work, and build independent lives, often confronting the same hardships that shaped their childhoods. Told with intimacy and compassion, the film offers a timely, deeply human look at the implications of being denied reproductive choice. - Karen McMullen

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Jackie Jesko and Alyse Walsh and producers Kelly Rohrbach Walton, Melissa Leardi, and Alexander Waterfield.

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.