The Bloop
An impressionistic docu-mystery exploring the origins of an unidentified deep-sea sound.
Shorts
SHORTS: PERSPECTIVES
Enigmas, innovations and histories. Explore a deepsea mystery surrounding unexplained ocean sounds in The Bloop (USA, 7 min., Cara Cusumano). Bad Dog: A Penitentiary Tale (USA, 12 min., Sean McCoy) tells the true-crime story of a black lab accused of murder. Go behind the counter of Crown Candy (USA, 10 min., David Wilson, Kamau Bilal), […]
Foreveryone.net
NYC PREMIERE A 33-year-old computer programmer named Tim Berners-Lee changed the world forever when he invented the World Wide Web in 1989. His visionary decision to make it a free and accessible resource sparked a global revolution in how we communicate and participate in public life. After 25 years outside the spotlight, Sir Tim Berners-Lee […]
Bad Dog: A Penitentiary Tale
NYC PREMIERE In 1924, a black Labrador retriever named Pep was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison at Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary. Through dramatic re-enactments and newly discovered footage, this short documentary explores the facts and folklore surrounding Pep’s incarceration.
Crown Candy
WORLD PREMIERE A portrait of a one hundred year old candy store and lunch counter in north St. Louis.
Who’s Buried on Hart Island?
WORLD PREMIERE Controlled by the Department of Correction, Hart Island has been New York City’s “potter’s field” for nearly 150 years — the final resting place for the city’s poor and disconnected. It is said to be the largest tax-funded cemetery in the world, holding more than one million people. Many New Yorkers do not know […]
From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE A documentary that tells the story of the Flint Water Crisis from the perspectives of those who have experienced this tragedy first hand and from activists on the ground working through grass-root organizations to make a difference. While the national news media has been covering this event through the governmental point of […]
Walk Good
NYC PREMIERE Walk Good is an unflinching short documentary about a grieving mother who lost all three of her children to gun violence in three separate and unrelated incidents.
SHORTS: SPEAKING UP SPEAKING OUT
Seeking justice. Grassroots organizations and activists ignored by national news take center stage in From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City (USA, 23 min., Elise Conklin). Andy Goes In (USA, 16 min., Josh Polon) to uncover animal abuse at America’s top farms. Mass Swell (USA, 12 min., Patricia Silva) lends a powerful counterpoint to media […]
Andy Goes In
US PREMIERE He’s a $10/hr farmhand with Tyson and McDonald’s in his crosshairs. And his name isn’t Andy.