Artist or curated hoarder? For the past forty years, Louis Zoellar Bickett has been operating an archive out of his home in Lexington, KY. From q-tips and stamps to urine and semen samples, Louis’s archive has been a documentation of his daily life.
WORLD PREMIERE An Instagram street photographer recounts the creation of a particularly interesting photograph.
2018 SHORT DOCUMENTARY WINNER WORLD PREMIERE An unflinchingly honest look at the Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea.
WORLD PREMIERE It wasn’t easy being a cop in New York in the 1980s; being a gay cop was almost inconceivable. Discrimination was rampant in the NYPD, and gay police officers lived and died in the closet. But in 1982, Sergeant Charlie Cochrane decided he had enough, becoming the first openly gay NYPD officer. He […]
NYC PREMIERE On the Navajo Nation, basketball is as much a part of life as the surrounding natural beauty and ancient traditions. Between dirt courts and a seven-thousand seat high school stadium, much of life in Chinle revolves around basketball. This is especially true for Nahatabaa Nacona, whose talent could prove to be her only […]
Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Imad Khachan came to New York to study English Literature, but became the steward of Chess Forum, now the last surviving chess shop in the city. As public gathering places in NYC become increasingly endangered, the Forum represents a crucial community space – a respite from the elements, commercial […]
WORLD PREMIERE In the summer of 2017, Angelenos used Instagram to broadcast their lives more freely and vulnerably than ever before, knowing that their videos would expire after 24 hours.
NYC PREMIERE Landline is a short documentary about the only helpline in the UK for gay farmers. Through a series of recorded telephone conversations and reconstructive visuals, the film uses the helpline as a lens through which to view the experiences of LGBTQ people in the British farming community. In a world that prizes traditional […]
WORLD PREMIERE George’s Creek Baptist Church is ending. There is no new generation to inherit the church. For the elderly congregation, their stories are coming to an end as well. The church’s pastor, Earl, experiences his own passing echoed in the degeneration of his wife’s Alzheimers. Last Sermon at George’s Creek is a charming personal dialogue […]
NYC PREMIERE In this innovative documentary, a family recreates itself using stop-motion animation. The film tells the lifelong struggle of Marj, the matriarch of the Bagley clan, to find happiness. Marj battles infidelity, broken noses, dysfunctional relationships, giant birds, and a fateful game of cards with her grandchildren. Through a combination of interviews and recreations, […]