NYC PREMIERE This subtle yet engaging documentary features Dorothy Oliver as she organizes to keep her rural Alabama town safe from COVID-19 by vaccinating everyone. – Samah Ali Courtesy of The New Yorker This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis ChelseaClosed Captioning for online […]
Three young adults join a running program for disabled youth in Pakistan, hoping to shift perspectives in their rural community. – Samah Ali Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Tanaz Eshaghian. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online screenings All in-person […]
This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Christine Turner. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #4: COMPLICATED HISTORIES Courtesy of MTV Documentary FIlms This film contains the following accessibility options […]
Setting the standard for modern marketing as we know it, Coded unpacks illustrator J.C. Leyendecker’s advertisements that animated his male partner and became an easter egg of queer coding in art. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Ryan White. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #4: COMPLICATED HISTORIES […]
WORLD PREMIERE Camp Confidential reveals the secret government-sanctioned camp that smuggled Nazis into the United States after World War II, as camp workers come forward for the first time in history. The November 18th screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy. This short is part of the program […]
This emotional video diary profiles a family struggling with housing insecurity and what the parents hope remains in their children’s memories This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Erika Cohn and Producer Marcia Jarmel. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #3: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Courtesy of The New […]
Stuck in the trenches of the family basement, the beloved family pet Snowy is about to get a new lease on life. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Kaitlyn Schwalje, Alex Wolf Lewis, Producers Rebecca Stern, Justin Levy. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #3: UP […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Two men laugh about their days of mischief and wonder as they remember their most iconic adventure: hopping on a one-way plane to New York. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Garret Daly and Producer Martina McGlynn. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #3: UP CLOSE […]
Accompanying Topaz Jones’s album, Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma is a visual marvel documenting the Black ABCs and growing up in New Jersey. The November 17th screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors rubberband. and Topaz Jones This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #3: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Courtesy of […]
Lusia Harris, the first woman ever drafted to the NBA, takes a seat and shares her story as a woman before her time and a legend in the women’s basketball community. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Ben Proudfoot, Editor Stephanie Owens and film subject Lucy Harris. This short is part […]