Soul City tells the story of a group of civil rights activists and city slickers who attempt to build a multiracial utopia in the heart of Klan Country, North Carolina in the 1970s. Their pioneering efforts to jumpstart this black-owned, black-built town run up against tenacious enemies that still face idealists and dreamers today–ingrained racism, […]
NYC PREMIERE Narrated by Wendell Pierce of The Wire and Treme, Stepping Up opens a door into the lives of musicians and their families as they struggle to balance the roles of artist, caregiver and patient. This film will screen before the Film CARE.
NYC PREMIERE Skatekeet is a documentary about Keet, a ten-year-old girl, whose skateboard skills have attracted attention in a skate world dominated by boys. Besides getting respect from her fellow skaters she also encounters lack of understanding from others. Keet rolls through a world of pre-conceived opinions on how girls should be, while carving out […]
Denise, a 20 year old girl visits nearly every day the Viennese ‘Prater’ amusement park to take some rides with the electronic ‘Tagada’ carousel because it helps her to get over her difficult past. This film will screen before the Film CIRCUS KID
NYC PREMIERE This short documentary highlights tape recorded sessions of an aging couple explaining an odd hobby that has bemused a small, southern town for 10 years- posing naked Barbie Dolls on a homemade beach on their front lawn. When asked why… “Why the hell not” is the only response given. Art is what you […]
WORLD PREMIERE A personal portrait that follows Shirley and her family as they navigate the challenges she faces late in life. This film will screen before PLEASE REMEMBER ME
NYC PREMIERE A theme park celebrating America’s mythic Wild West in wintery Sweden becomes a welcoming home for refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. This film screens before the film SERENADE FOR HAITI
WORLD PREMIERE Dangerous Curves is about an autistic man in rural Iowa who starts a sprint car team with the first transgender driver and how their friendship heals both of them. Born intersex, with both male and female genitalia, Terri O’Connell was raised male in the rough and tumble world of southern racing. In 1999, […]
WORLD PREMIERE Culcha struggles with his relationship with his father. He is a resident of Nonsuch, Jamaica. This film will play before the Film VISITOR’S DAY.
True innovation. What Lies Beneath the Sky (USA, 9 min., Vladimir de Fontenay) turns NYC into a canvas for a meditative city portrait in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Morgan Green Shaves Her Head Backwards (USA, 3 min., Morgan Green), records it and sets it to a score. A filmmaker discovers María 95 (USA, 14 […]