I Am Ready, Warden

I Am Ready, Warden

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NYC PREMIERE Sentenced to death, prisoner John Henry Ramirez spends his final days preparing a message for his victim’s son while saying goodbye to his own. Courtesy of MTV Docs

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.

Director: Smriti Mundhra
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins, NIna L. Diaz, Liza Burnett Fefferman
Producer: Keri Blakinger, Maya Gnyp, Keri Blakinger, Nina Anand Aujla, Smriti Mundhra
Cinematographer: Rafael Roy
Editor: Dan Sadowsky, Jennifer Tiexiera
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Year: 2024

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Saturday, November 16, 2024 11:45 AM

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Village East by Angelika

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This collection of shorts captures brilliant vignettes of amazing people and their extraordinary lives.

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

This collection of films will bring you to tears and have you rooting for everyone on screen.

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

Three moving short documentaries reflect on what the meaning of life is about when faced with regrets, deceptions, and mortality.

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

These four films question the pillars of justice and democracy when confronted with decisions and actions by the people and countries we live in.

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

These shorts capture the magic of the places that bring us together. – 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:

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.

These stories are all about humans on the move. - 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:

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.

DOC NYC U features 12 short documentaries from students across the five boroughs. These two programs showcase competition finalists from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology, Hunter College, The New School, New York Film Academy, New York University, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts.  


Students from the five boroughs document family stories across the globe. 


 


This second collection of student shorts documents family stories across the globe:


Dark Chambers Directors/Producers: Jordan Salyers, Kanette Salyers -The New School


Find Me Director/Producer: Hsi Cheng - School of Visual Arts


If You Forget, I'll Remember Director/Producer: Jean Kim - Fashion Institute of Technology) 


Leslie (Director/Producer: Lisa Dodell - Pratt Institute


Remission (Director/Producer: John Mastriano - Hunter College

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

A glimpse into the artistic process behind brilliant creators across disciplines. - 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:

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.

These powerful shorts identify the borders and institutions that divide us. - 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:

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.

Sports stories with clear eyes and full hearts. - 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:

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.

The past reverberates in our present reality in these conceptual documentaries. - DeWitt Davis

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.
Three short documentaries about the ticking clock of our climate crisis. - 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:

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.

Dine on these delicious food films. - 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:

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.

This collection of stories point to the hypocrisy of the American Dream. - 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:

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.
Five films dedicated to the art of collecting toys, memorabilia, and works of art. - 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:

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.
Three humorous shorts that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. - 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:

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.

A program dedicated to learning and loving our bodies. - 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:

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.

This program documents what bonds and separates generations of a family. - 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:

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.

Stories about those who fight for a better future for all. - Samah Ali

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Hannah Rosenzweig, film subject Jamal Holtz, director John Ortiz, filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

Witness life through the eyes of youth in this collection of shorts. - 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:

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.
These shorts capture the magic of the places that bring us together. - 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:

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.
A selection of tenderhearted films about people taking care of each other. - 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:

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.

Season 3 of this short film series from American Masters and Firelight Media follows artists on their way to becoming masters of their disciplines.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A featuring the filmmakers behind the series as well as select artists featured in the films.



This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

Women share their stories from in front of, and behind, the camera. – 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:

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.

DOC NYC U features 12 short documentaries from students across the five boroughs. These two programs showcase competition finalists from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology, Hunter College, The New School, New York Film Academy, New York University, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts.  


This first collection of student shorts captures the essence of community, whether it’s the sounds of a city, or the people we meet along the way:


The Anarchist and The Fridge Director/Producer: Yunchang Zhang - School of Visual Arts


I breathe what I hear Director/Producer: Boyi Xu - New York University


Her Legacy Director: Adebowale Williams; Producers: Adebowale Williams, Maxine Williams - New York Film Academy 


Keepsake Director/Producer: Nichole McMinn - New York University 


Plus Minus One Director/Producer: Lynn Ma - CUNY 


Tasting Two Worlds Directors: Daisy Palaguachi, Amina Sarfraz; Producer: Aaliah Hamilton Gibbons -  Brooklyn College 


The Scars We Choose Director/Producer: Christian R. Colón - CUNY


The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.

Discover the illuminating backstories of various touchstones in our culture. - Samah Ali

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with film subject Gay Talese, filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.
Our beloved city through the eyes of many. – Samah Ali

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director and producer Joshua Charow, filmmakers and special guests.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

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.