SHORTS: THE BIG APPLE
New York, NY. It’s a helluva town. The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi uses humor to tackle anti-Muslim sentiment in The Accidental Activist (USA, 7 min., Samia Khan). Footprint (USA, 18 min., Sara Newens) turns a contemplative lens on the World Trade Center memorial. Bob, The Sheriff of Goodtimes (USA, 13 min., Brad Hinkle) journeys through New York City’s bluegrass scene. An Olympic fencer wields A Sharper Sword (USA, 10 min., Olivier Bernier) to enrich his Bronx community. I’ve Never Been a Fisherman (USA, 5 min., Joe Stankus) profiles a man’s sport of capturing snapshots of NYC’s zany inhabitants. King of the Night (USA, 7 min., Molly Brass, Stephen Tyler) profiles the owner of New York’s last chess shop. In Vilaayat (USA, 23 min., Ansh Vohra), immigrants adjust to their new lives as NYC cabbies.
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