Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Time: 7:00pm ET
Venue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYC
TRT: 19 minutes
Director: Jon Kasbe
Producers: Zoe Rogovin
NYC PREMIERE You may not expect to find a Swiftie at a California state prison among men serving life sentences for murder, but that is just the first of many surprises to be found in Jon Kasbe’s touching new film, “Daylight”. As his case comes up for parole after 21 years, Joe Garcia wrestles with remorse for his crime, while finding new hope in Taylor Swift’s lyrics. After he publishes an unlikely essay in The New Yorker, he gets an unexpected second chance at love and life. “Daylight” uses the short form to epic emotional effect, reminding us that every one of us can experience redemptive changes-of-heart. The screening will be followed by an on-stage conversation with filmmaker Jon Kasbe, protagonist Joe Garcia and The New Yorker story editor Daniel A Gross.