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NY PREMIERE An immersive and poetic film centered on iconic shaman Davi Kopenawa and the Yanomami community of Watoriki in the Brazilian rainforest. Based on the book co-authored by Davi Kopenawa and anthropologist Bruce Albert, the film invites us to participate in the sacred ritual of Reahu, and challenges all of us existing in a capitalist system (“the People of Merchandise”) who exploit nature for financial gain to rebel against the damage wrought by the industrial world on the Amazon rainforest. - Ruth Somalo

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director, producer, and cinematographer Eryk Rocha, and Yanomami Shaman Davi Kopenawa.


All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

NYC PREMIERE A constellation of archival footage, historical documents, and sound recordings presents a fascinating counter history of Colombia’s role in space exploration. Among the rare scenes, we witness fascinating Cold-War era footage of a NASA boot camp built in the jungle to teach astronauts how to survive in a hostile environment. Constructed through artful editing and manipulation of the fragmented reality, this playful, spectral narrative raises critical questions about colonization and extractivism. - Ruth Somalo

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Andrés Jurado, and producer Maria Rojas Arias.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE A poetic and haunting film about the daily struggles of a group of children who grew up in war-torn Kosovo. A dark coming of age story filmed over a period of 15 years, which solemnly observes and reflects on the long-term repercussions of war. Birgitte Staermose expertly introduces performative interludes that highlight the intimate artistic collaboration with the film’s protagonists by giving them the space to address and confront the audience in their own terms. - Ruth Somalo

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Birgitte Stærmose.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Intrigued that the 1988 Sylvester Stallone war movie  Rambo III was filmed in Israel’s Negev Desert, Daniel Mann begins investigating. Mann writes letters to Stallone, and also encounters self-taught artist Bashir, a Palestinian Bedouin dispossessed from his tribal land, who had been hired to work on the movie.  Shifting between sharp irony and penetrating reflections on the Israeli occupation, the film provides a lucid look at the region’s past and present. - Ruth Somalo

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Daniel Mann.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika
Closed Captioning for online screenings

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.