NYC PREMIERE A buzzing history lesson on New York’s legendary dollar buses, providing services at unbeatable prices. All aboard! – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Alex Mallis and editor Travis Wood. This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: New York, New York All guests & […]
WORLD PREMIERE A captivating profile of Andrew Yang’s New York City mayoral campaign and how he got there. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Sara Joe Wolansky and Gareth Smit. This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: New York, New York This film contains […]
NYC PREMIERE A close look at the people fighting for accessibility on New York City’s MTA – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Producer Branton Choi and film subject Sasha Blair-Goldensohn. This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: New York, New York This film contains the […]
NYC PREMIERE Kinderland uses the nostalgia of summer camp to explore communism, socialism, and what it takes to educate the next generation. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Amy Grappell and Producer Jessica Wolfson . This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: The People […]
NYC PREMIERE A look into the New York City parole system reveals its limitations and prejudices, as former incarcerated people speak about their experiences trying to convince others that they are more than the actions of their past. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Jon Miller and Zach […]
NYC PREMIERE Focusing on a community organizing for water rights, this earnest and pressing documentary uncovers entrenched racism and a climate crisis that has already arrived – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Producer Mary Cardaras. This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: The People Vs. All […]
NYC PREMIERE The organization Vietnam Veterans Against the War, was the target of an FBI counterintelligence program. Follow one man as he returned home from Vietnam only to go head-to-head with the government of his own country. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director David Reppond. This screening is being […]
NYC PREMIERE Lush hand-painted imagery accompanies Sahar al-Sawaf’s reflective film on her family’s fading memories and legacy in post-Desert Storm Iraq. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Sahar al-Sawaf and Thomas Helman. This short is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: Lamenting Loss All guests & staff […]
NYC PREMIERE A village in Japan populates its empty town with scarecrows to keep its aging inhabitants company. A quiet look into how a community lives, dies, and must ultimately adapt to changing times. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Dan Hodgson and Producer Julia Alcamo. This film is […]
NYC PREMIERE A poignant portrait of intercultural and intergenerational communication, as a young girl and her dad navigate grief and healing while caring for her mother. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Kitty Hu. This film is playing as part of the Shorts Program: Lamenting Loss This film contains […]