HYENA BOYS
NYC PREMIERE Follow Nigeria’s elusive hyena boys into their secret world of animal magic and voodoo.
Shorts
THE REINVENTION OF NORMAL
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE The Reinvention of Normal follows Dominic Wilcox, an artist-inventor-designer, on his quest for new ideas.
ROTHMAN
Rothman, the son of a small time crook who grew up to become the kind of lawyer that helps crooks — a New York criminal defense attorney.
TIGER HOOD
NYC PREMIERE Patrick Barr, a.k.a. “Tiger Hood,” has a passion for golf, but lacking the proper equipment, Tiger ‘hits the links’ on the corner of Spring St. and Lafayette, amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City.
THE ABSENTEES
WORLD PREMIERE A story of thousands of Rohingyas–a people persecuted at home and abroad–told through the voice of Raees, a refugee in Dubai.
DUNK TANK CLOWNS
Three men discuss their lives working as dunk tank clowns, a job requiring quick wit, a thick skin and stamina, in carnivals across the north-east.
HEAVY FOG TONIGHT
WORLD PREMIERE Conrad Milster, 79, chief engineer since 1967 at New York City’s oldest running steam power plant, prepares for his last annual steam whistle show.
PINK BOY
2015 SHORT DOCUMENTARY WINNER NYC PREMIERE Two butch lesbians raise a 6-year-old boy who likes to wear tutus to school, and have to navigate a tricky terrain living in conservative Florida.
CINDY SHERMAN: “UNTITLED FILM STILLS”
NYC PREMIERE Ms. Sherman created the Untitled Film Stills from 1977 to 1980, totaling 69 images, it is arguably her most coveted series.
COLORS OF LIFE
Mother and daughter artisans devote their lives in pursuit of understanding and preserving the national treasure of Japanese textile.