October 8, 2018

LISTEN

NYC PREMIERE. Life can seem pretty overwhelming at times, particularly when you’re growing up. And it’s not always easy to talk to your parents or friends about your problems. Fortunately, the “Kindertelefoon” (Child Helpline) in the Netherlands provides a listening ear. LISTEN presents a cross-section of conversations between children and the Kindertelefoon. One girl talks about […]

October 8, 2018

LON

NYC PREMIERE Lon Landau is a promising Jewish stage designer whose life takes a turn during= World War II. He is held captive in a Belgian nazi camp, but decides to stay positive and do what he knows best: building dream worlds. LON is an ode to the power of imagination and how people maintain […]

October 8, 2018

LONESOME WILLCOX

NYC PREMIERE Willcox, Arizona is a country music town that isn’t what it used to be. The town has a single radio station, run by one employee who lives at the studio, and is seen as an outcast by many of the townspeople. This unlikely champion of country music has a troubled history with the […]

October 8, 2018

LOTTE THAT SILHOUETTE GIRL

NYC PREMIERE Before Walt Disney, there was a trailblazing woman at the vanguard of animation. Influenced by folktales and legends, Lotte Reiniger was a tour de force of creativity and innovation: she invented the multiplane camera and created the oldest surviving animated feature. This stunning film explores the life and times of a woman who […]

October 8, 2018

THE MAGNITUDINOUS ILLUMINOUS

WORLD PREMIERE The Magnitudinous Illuminous is a short documentary following Pete Napolitano, a 66-year-old Brooklyn bartender, and self-proclaimed philosopher. In between pouring shots and shaking cocktails at the bowling alley where he works, Pete’s been writing his life’s work of metaphysical theories on paper towels behind the bar. Pull up a stool to Pete’s “Table of […]

October 8, 2018

MAMA

Gertrude has dedicated her life to delivering children in her rural Ugandan village.

October 8, 2018

THE MAURITANIA RAILWAY: BACKBONE OF THE SAHARA

WORLD PREMIERE The Mauritania Railway is a 704-kilometer line linking the iron-mining center of Zouerat with the port of Nouadhibou. Atop a hopper car, we journey through vast Saharan landscapes with the people who rely on the train for their survival.

October 8, 2018

MOMENTS OF TRUTH

NYC PREMIERE  In Chuck Workmans’s montage/documentary with over 125 moments from significant documentaries of the past 100 years from Nanook to RBG with short remarks from significant filmmakers like Barbara Kopple, Ken Burns, Michael Moore, Ava DuVernay, Frederick Wiseman and others.

October 8, 2018

MUSIC & CLOWNS

WORLD PREMIERE Music and clowns are my brother’s two great passions in life. Jamie is close to nonverbal so the rest of the family are left filing in the gaps when we discuss what life is like for him. Our differing perspectives show as much about us as they do Jamie.

October 8, 2018

MY PAINTBRUSH BITES

A man battling reclusion and a racehorse on the brink of death save each other in unexpected ways.