October 17, 2023

SHORT LIST SHORTS: LOUDER THAN WORDS

This program features short documentaries that leave you speechless. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a […]

October 17, 2023

SHORT LIST SHORTS: NEW BEGINNINGS

These shorts document the process of starting over, capturing what we leave behind and what the future holds. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning […]

October 17, 2023

SHORT LIST SHORTS: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

Documentaries about the beauties and hardships of youth. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]

October 18, 2022

SHORTLIST SHORTS: ADMIRING CRAFTS

Whether musical, acting, or cooking, our artistic process is more than what meets the eye. (Total Running Time: 99 MIN) Shut Up and Paint | Directors: Titus Kaphar, Alex MallisCelebrated artist Titus Kaphar takes the mic and camera to share his thoughts on race and the art market. Courtesy of POV Shorts (USA, 21 MIN) […]

October 18, 2022

SHORTLIST SHORTS: CHANGE MAKERS

Four powerful stories that enact change. (Total Running Time: 120 MIN) The Panola Project | Directors / Producers: Jeremy S. Levine,  Rachael DeCruzThis subtle yet engaging documentary features Dorothy Oliver as she organizes to keep her rural Alabama town safe from COVID-19 by vaccinating everyone. Courtesy of The New Yorker (USA, 17 MIN) The Elephant Whisperers […]

October 18, 2022

SHORTLIST SHORTS: OUR FAMILY PORTRAIT

Bound by blood and for better or worse, our families will always be there. (Total Running Time: 101 MIN) Long Line of Ladies | Directors: Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin TomeA girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California. (USA, 22 MIN) State of […]

October 18, 2022

SHORTLIST SHORTS: MIGRATION STORIES

Through trial and triumph, these documentaries weave together the varied experiences of human migration. (Total Running Time: 82 MIN) Anastasia | Director: Sarah McCarthyRussian activist Anastasia Shevchenko comes to grips with the loss of her daughter after two years of house arrest for speaking out against the government. Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films (UNITED KINGDOM, […]

October 13, 2022

The Flagmakers

NYC PREMIERE Flags at the largest American flag factory in the country are stitched by refugees and immigrants whose stories redefine what it is to be American. – Samah Ali Courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Co-Directors Cynthia Wade & Sharon Liese.  This film contains the […]

October 13, 2022

State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith

Unfolding in real time by focusing on the experience of one women on trial for murder, the film is a layered examination of gender, the American south, domestic and sexual violence and the failures of our criminal justice system. – Samah Ali Courtesy of Netflix All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon […]

October 13, 2022

Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison

When Liza Jessie Peterson performs her one-woman play at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, she activates the men incarcerated in America’s largest prison-plantation. Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Cinque Norther.  This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at […]