NewFest 2019 Festival Guide
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October 2019
Narrative Feature
15 Years
New York Premiere
Dir. Yuval Hadadi, Israel, 2019, 89 mins
When his best friend becomes pregnant and his longtime boyfriend starts talking about adopting, the usually-unfazed Yoav begins to unravel. Small arguments fester to extreme degrees in Yuval Hadadi’s...
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Dir. Yuval Hadadi, Israel, 2019, 89 mins
When his best friend becomes pregnant and his longtime boyfriend starts talking about adopting, the usually-unfazed Yoav begins to unravel. Small arguments fester to extreme degrees in Yuval Hadadi’s...
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Narrative Feature
15 Years
New York Premiere
Dir. Yuval Hadadi, Israel, 2019, 89 mins
When his best friend becomes pregnant and his longtime boyfriend starts talking about adopting, the usually-unfazed Yoav begins to unravel. Small arguments fester to extreme degrees in Yuval Hadadi’s...
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Dir. Yuval Hadadi, Israel, 2019, 89 mins
When his best friend becomes pregnant and his longtime boyfriend starts talking about adopting, the usually-unfazed Yoav begins to unravel. Small arguments fester to extreme degrees in Yuval Hadadi’s...
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Narrative Feature
A Dog Barking at the Moon
New York Premiere
Dir. Lisa Zi Xiang, China & Spain, 2019, 107 mins
While visiting her broken family with her American husband, pregnant writer Huang Xiaoyu finds herself trapped between her cult-brainwashed mother and her secretly homosexual father. An...
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Dir. Lisa Zi Xiang, China & Spain, 2019, 107 mins
While visiting her broken family with her American husband, pregnant writer Huang Xiaoyu finds herself trapped between her cult-brainwashed mother and her secretly homosexual father. An...
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Episodic
A Luv Tale: The Series
New York Premiere
Dir. Kay Oyegun, USA, 2018, 75 mins
Based on the 1999 award-winning film, writer and creator Sidra Smith’s A LUV TALE: THE SERIES brings us back to Harlem: a section of New York City vibrant with...
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Dir. Kay Oyegun, USA, 2018, 75 mins
Based on the 1999 award-winning film, writer and creator Sidra Smith’s A LUV TALE: THE SERIES brings us back to Harlem: a section of New York City vibrant with...
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Documentary Feature
A Night at Switch n’ Play
New York Premiere
Dir. Cody Stickels, USA, 2019, 72 mins
You are cordially invited to a night at Switch n’ Play! Meet the daring and dazzling queer artists behind one of Brooklyn’s most popular and groundbreaking performance groups. Come...
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Dir. Cody Stickels, USA, 2019, 72 mins
You are cordially invited to a night at Switch n’ Play! Meet the daring and dazzling queer artists behind one of Brooklyn’s most popular and groundbreaking performance groups. Come...
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Shorts Program
All in the Trans Family
Traversing the spectrum from absurdly honest to honestly absurd, this tonally varied shorts program focuses on the myriad of trans experiences as they relate to family, acceptance, and home. Good, bad, and weird family dynamics are on...
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Shorts Program
All in the Trans Family
Traversing the spectrum from absurdly honest to honestly absurd, this tonally varied shorts program focuses on the myriad of trans experiences as they relate to family, acceptance, and home. Good, bad, and weird family dynamics are on...
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Documentary Feature
All We’ve Got
World Premiere
Dir. Alexis Clements, USA, 2019, 67 mins
Since 2010, over 100 queer women’s spaces—from dive bars to bookstores and dance halls to health centers—have shuttered across the United States. As concern grows over the death and dearth...
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Dir. Alexis Clements, USA, 2019, 67 mins
Since 2010, over 100 queer women’s spaces—from dive bars to bookstores and dance halls to health centers—have shuttered across the United States. As concern grows over the death and dearth...
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Documentary Feature
All We’ve Got
World Premiere
Dir. Alexis Clements, USA, 2019, 67 mins
Since 2010, over 100 queer women’s spaces—from dive bars to bookstores and dance halls to health centers—have shuttered across the United States. As concern grows over the death and dearth...
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Dir. Alexis Clements, USA, 2019, 67 mins
Since 2010, over 100 queer women’s spaces—from dive bars to bookstores and dance halls to health centers—have shuttered across the United States. As concern grows over the death and dearth...
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International Centerpiece
And Then We Danced (International Centerpiece)
New York Premiere
Dir. Levan Akin, Sweden/France, 2019, 105 mins
Fresh from its acclaimed debut at Cannes, writer/director Levan Akin’s AND THEN WE DANCED delivers a passionate and exceptionally crafted tale of love and liberation set against the backdrop...
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Dir. Levan Akin, Sweden/France, 2019, 105 mins
Fresh from its acclaimed debut at Cannes, writer/director Levan Akin’s AND THEN WE DANCED delivers a passionate and exceptionally crafted tale of love and liberation set against the backdrop...
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Narrative Feature
Benjamin
New York Premiere
Dir. Simon Amstell, UK, 2018, 85 mins
Like a perfectly steeped cup of English Breakfast, BENJAMIN is satisfyingly bittersweet, a romantic comedy from the distinctive mind of Simon Amstell (NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS). Benjamin is an...
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Dir. Simon Amstell, UK, 2018, 85 mins
Like a perfectly steeped cup of English Breakfast, BENJAMIN is satisfyingly bittersweet, a romantic comedy from the distinctive mind of Simon Amstell (NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS). Benjamin is an...
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Shorts Program
Beyond the Binary
There are more than two genders and these filmmakers explore the deep potential and power in that fact. Trans love, legacies, and longing are finally being brought to the forefront. Exclusively featuring films by trans, nonbinary, and...
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Shorts Program
Beyond the Binary
There are more than two genders and these filmmakers explore the deep potential and power in that fact. Trans love, legacies, and longing are finally being brought to the forefront. Exclusively featuring films by trans, nonbinary, and...
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Narrative Feature
Billie & Emma
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Samantha Lee, Philippines, 2018, 107 mins
In the Philippines during the 1990s, out teenager and rock-music-lover Billie is sent from Manila to live with her aunt in a rural village. Sticking out like a sore...
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Dir. Samantha Lee, Philippines, 2018, 107 mins
In the Philippines during the 1990s, out teenager and rock-music-lover Billie is sent from Manila to live with her aunt in a rural village. Sticking out like a sore...
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Narrative Feature
Billie & Emma
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Samantha Lee, Philippines, 2018, 107 mins
In the Philippines during the 1990s, out teenager and rock-music-lover Billie is sent from Manila to live with her aunt in a rural village. Sticking out like a sore...
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Dir. Samantha Lee, Philippines, 2018, 107 mins
In the Philippines during the 1990s, out teenager and rock-music-lover Billie is sent from Manila to live with her aunt in a rural village. Sticking out like a sore...
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HalloKween Narrative Feature
Bit
New York Premiere
Dir. Brad Michael Elmore, USA, 2019, 90 min
Think Los Angeles is soulless? Try surviving the city’s underground feminist vampire scene. In this comedic horror flick with a flair for the postmodern, trans teenager Laurel (SUPERGIRL’s...
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Dir. Brad Michael Elmore, USA, 2019, 90 min
Think Los Angeles is soulless? Try surviving the city’s underground feminist vampire scene. In this comedic horror flick with a flair for the postmodern, trans teenager Laurel (SUPERGIRL’s...
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Shorts Program
Bless Your Queer Heart
As diverse as the region itself, this batch of shorts centering the experiences of LGBTQ Southerners will have you using "Ya'll" as your go-to gender neutral pronoun in no time. From tender to terrifying, these six short...
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Shorts Program
Bless Your Queer Heart
As diverse as the region itself, this batch of shorts centering the experiences of LGBTQ Southerners will have you using "Ya'll" as your go-to gender neutral pronoun in no time. From tender to terrifying, these six short...
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HalloKween Narrative Feature
Brief Story from the Green Planet
New York Premiere
Dir. Santiago Loza, Argentina, Germany, Brazil, and Spain, 2019, 75 mins
In the eerie early moments of this mesmerizing Teddy Award winner, Tania—a transgender club performer—finds out that her grandmother has died. When she brings the...
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Dir. Santiago Loza, Argentina, Germany, Brazil, and Spain, 2019, 75 mins
In the eerie early moments of this mesmerizing Teddy Award winner, Tania—a transgender club performer—finds out that her grandmother has died. When she brings the...
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Shorts Program
Busy Thinkin’ Bout Boys
Let’s hear it for the boys! From a jubilant dance number to a California king-sized bed, this year's signature program revels in and investigates the lives of gay boys surviving and thriving in 2019. Join us on...
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Shorts Program
Busy Thinkin’ Bout Boys
Let’s hear it for the boys! From a jubilant dance number to a California king-sized bed, this year's signature program revels in and investigates the lives of gay boys surviving and thriving in 2019. Join us on...
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Retrospective Shorts Program
Color Me Barbara
The first of her kind, the lesbian experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer paid homage to queer history, bodies, and subculture for over 50 years. During a retrospective of her work at New York Film Festival in 2017, Hammer...
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Episodic Showcase
Comedy Episodic Showcase
The hilarious work featured in this episodic showcase demonstrates the incredible diversity of comedic situations that occur in the lives of queer folks and how we persevere through them. Awkward hookups, breakups, work disasters, and a birthday...
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Screening and Conversation
Crystal City
New York Premiere
Dir. Terrence Crawford, USA, 2019, 89 mins
Filmmaker Terrence Crawford delivers a respectful and intimate look into the lives of gay men dealing with the re-emerging crisis of crystal meth addiction in New York City. Crawford...
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Dir. Terrence Crawford, USA, 2019, 89 mins
Filmmaker Terrence Crawford delivers a respectful and intimate look into the lives of gay men dealing with the re-emerging crisis of crystal meth addiction in New York City. Crawford...
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New York Centerpiece
Cubby (New York Centerpiece)
New York Premiere
Dir. Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff, USA, 2019, 83 mins
With a bold voice reminiscent of heyday ’90s independent cinema, CUBBY gives a whole new meaning to “adventures in babysitting." Written and co-directed by breakout star...
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Dir. Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff, USA, 2019, 83 mins
With a bold voice reminiscent of heyday ’90s independent cinema, CUBBY gives a whole new meaning to “adventures in babysitting." Written and co-directed by breakout star...
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Shorts Program
Dancing with Myself
Are we human or are we dancer? This shorts program sets out to answer that timeless question. Whether at a party, a studio, or all by oneself, this dynamic program celebrates the varied art of dance and...
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Shorts Program
Dancing with Myself
Are we human or are we dancer? This shorts program sets out to answer that timeless question. Whether at a party, a studio, or all by oneself, this dynamic program celebrates the varied art of dance and...
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Documentary Centerpiece
Drag Kids (Documentary Centerpiece)
U.S. Premiere
Dir. Megan Wennberg, Canada, 2019, 80 mins
Four very different drag performers under the age of 12 meet and celebrate their shared interest for the first time in Megan Wennberg's marvelously entertaining and touching documentary DRAG KIDS....
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Dir. Megan Wennberg, Canada, 2019, 80 mins
Four very different drag performers under the age of 12 meet and celebrate their shared interest for the first time in Megan Wennberg's marvelously entertaining and touching documentary DRAG KIDS....
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Episodic Showcase
Drama Episodic Showcase
30 ROCK'S Jenna Maroney once said "Drama is like gay man Gatorade." So come replenish your electrolytes at this episodic showcase that entirely focuses on what the heart wants and needs—and don't limit it to just gay...
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Documentary Feature
Fabulous + Burn the House Down
New York Premieres
FABULOUS: Dir. Audrey Jean-Baptiste, France, 2019, 46 mins
BURN THE HOUSE DOWN: Dir. Giselle Bailey & Nneka Onuorah, France, 2019, 44 mins
Audrey Jean-Baptiste’s triumphant FABULOUS follows Lasseindra Ninja, a notable fixture of the ballroom scene in...
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FABULOUS: Dir. Audrey Jean-Baptiste, France, 2019, 46 mins
BURN THE HOUSE DOWN: Dir. Giselle Bailey & Nneka Onuorah, France, 2019, 44 mins
Audrey Jean-Baptiste’s triumphant FABULOUS follows Lasseindra Ninja, a notable fixture of the ballroom scene in...
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Legacy Screening
Go Fish
25th Anniversary
Dir. Rose Troche, United States, 1994, 84 mins
Opposites attract in this New Queer Cinema staple that defined ’90s lesbian zeitgeist. Camille ‘Max’ West (GUINEVERE TURNER, CHARLIE SAYS, and THE L WORD) is a tony young lesbian...
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Dir. Rose Troche, United States, 1994, 84 mins
Opposites attract in this New Queer Cinema staple that defined ’90s lesbian zeitgeist. Camille ‘Max’ West (GUINEVERE TURNER, CHARLIE SAYS, and THE L WORD) is a tony young lesbian...
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Narrative Feature
Holy Trinity
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Molly Hewitt, USA, 2019, 91 mins
HOLY TRINITY is an absolute acid trip of kinky, drug-induced, gender-fluid adventures through an alternative universe's Chicago. We follow Trinity, a queer dominatrix, who, after huffing a new brand...
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Dir. Molly Hewitt, USA, 2019, 91 mins
HOLY TRINITY is an absolute acid trip of kinky, drug-induced, gender-fluid adventures through an alternative universe's Chicago. We follow Trinity, a queer dominatrix, who, after huffing a new brand...
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Shorts Program
Hot Girl Mixtape
The girls are back in town! Our latest batch of short films that focus on the lives and loves of lesbian and queer women celebrates vintage coming out stories, the importance of holding one's own at the...
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Shorts Program
Hot Girl Mixtape
The girls are back in town! Our latest batch of short films that focus on the lives and loves of lesbian and queer women celebrates vintage coming out stories, the importance of holding one's own at the...
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Special Event
In Conversation with Jen Richards
From creating, producing, and starring in the groundbreaking Emmy-nominated web series HER STORY, which world premiered at NewFest in 2015, to her series regular role in the upcoming HBO series MRS. FLETCHER, Jen Richards is a trailblazer...
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Documentary Feature
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life
New York Premiere
Dir. Tomer Heymann, Israel & Germany, 2018, 106 mins
Jonathan Agassi, one of the world's most successful gay porn stars, splits his time between Israel, where both his parents live, and Berlin. The recipient of multiple...
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Dir. Tomer Heymann, Israel & Germany, 2018, 106 mins
Jonathan Agassi, one of the world's most successful gay porn stars, splits his time between Israel, where both his parents live, and Berlin. The recipient of multiple...
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Narrative Feature
Last Ferry
New York Premiere
Dir. Jaki Bradley, USA, 2019, 86 mins
Fire Island during the early summer off-season makes for a perfectly isolated setting for this singular comedy-thriller. When lonely lawyer Joseph (Ramon Torres, who also serves as writer/co-producer) ventures...
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Dir. Jaki Bradley, USA, 2019, 86 mins
Fire Island during the early summer off-season makes for a perfectly isolated setting for this singular comedy-thriller. When lonely lawyer Joseph (Ramon Torres, who also serves as writer/co-producer) ventures...
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Documentary Feature
Leonard Soloway’s Broadway
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Jeff Wolk, USA, 2019, 82 mins
Leonard Soloway is a Broadway legend, and he’s got the Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, and unforgettable stories to prove it. Narrated by Campbell Scott, this documentary follows the octogenarian...
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Dir. Jeff Wolk, USA, 2019, 82 mins
Leonard Soloway is a Broadway legend, and he’s got the Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, and unforgettable stories to prove it. Narrated by Campbell Scott, this documentary follows the octogenarian...
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Documentary Feature
Markie in Milwaukee
New York Premiere
Dir. Matt Kliegman, USA, 2019, 92 mins
In this remarkable documentary, transgender TSA agent and former minister Markie Wenzel struggles with being ostracized within her conservative community as she debates whether to de-transition. On the eve...
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Dir. Matt Kliegman, USA, 2019, 92 mins
In this remarkable documentary, transgender TSA agent and former minister Markie Wenzel struggles with being ostracized within her conservative community as she debates whether to de-transition. On the eve...
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Documentary Feature
Markie in Milwaukee
New York Premiere
Dir. Matt Kliegman, USA, 2019, 92 mins
In this remarkable documentary, transgender TSA agent and former minister Markie Wenzel struggles with being ostracized within her conservative community as she debates whether to de-transition. On the eve...
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Dir. Matt Kliegman, USA, 2019, 92 mins
In this remarkable documentary, transgender TSA agent and former minister Markie Wenzel struggles with being ostracized within her conservative community as she debates whether to de-transition. On the eve...
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Narrative Feature
Monsters.
New York Premiere
Dir. Marius Olteanu, Romania, 2019, 116 mins
Presenting a clear snapshot of a contemporary Romanian couple through three distinct chapters, Marius Olteanu’s formal portrait of a marriage in silent disarray is immersive in its naturalism and...
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Dir. Marius Olteanu, Romania, 2019, 116 mins
Presenting a clear snapshot of a contemporary Romanian couple through three distinct chapters, Marius Olteanu’s formal portrait of a marriage in silent disarray is immersive in its naturalism and...
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Documentary Feature
Mr. Leather
New York Premiere
Dir. Daniel Nolasco, Brazil, 2019, 85 mins
Get up close and personal with Brazil’s leather community in Daniel Nolasco’s playful documentary about the titular competition. Nolasco follows judges, past winners, and current contenders for the title...
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Dir. Daniel Nolasco, Brazil, 2019, 85 mins
Get up close and personal with Brazil’s leather community in Daniel Nolasco’s playful documentary about the titular competition. Nolasco follows judges, past winners, and current contenders for the title...
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Narrative Feature
Music for Bleeding Hearts
World Premiere
Dir. Rafael Gomes, Brazil, 2019, 102 mins
In present-day São Paulo, a trio of young hearts are about to break. Ricardo has both a steady boyfriend and a wandering eye for a new coworker. Isabella is taking...
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Dir. Rafael Gomes, Brazil, 2019, 102 mins
In present-day São Paulo, a trio of young hearts are about to break. Ricardo has both a steady boyfriend and a wandering eye for a new coworker. Isabella is taking...
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Narrative Feature
Music for Bleeding Hearts
World Premiere
Dir. Rafael Gomes, Brazil, 2019, 102 mins
In present-day São Paulo, a trio of young hearts are about to break. Ricardo has both a steady boyfriend and a wandering eye for a new coworker. Isabella is taking...
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Dir. Rafael Gomes, Brazil, 2019, 102 mins
In present-day São Paulo, a trio of young hearts are about to break. Ricardo has both a steady boyfriend and a wandering eye for a new coworker. Isabella is taking...
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Narrative Feature
Nevrland
New York Premiere
Dir. Gregor Schmidinger, Austria, 2019, 88 mins
Seeking escape from his drab life at home and at work in a slaughterhouse, Jakob retreats into online worlds in search of excitement. After making a connection with tight-torsoed...
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Dir. Gregor Schmidinger, Austria, 2019, 88 mins
Seeking escape from his drab life at home and at work in a slaughterhouse, Jakob retreats into online worlds in search of excitement. After making a connection with tight-torsoed...
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Shorts Program
Nocturnal Dream Shows
Up late and looking to go down a queer rabbit hole? Look no further than NOCTURNAL DREAM SHOWS, our collection of all things shocking, surreal, sensual, and short! Borrowing its name from visionary visual artist and filmmaker...
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Shorts Program
Nocturnal Dream Shows
Up late and looking to go down a queer rabbit hole? Look no further than NOCTURNAL DREAM SHOWS, our collection of all things shocking, surreal, sensual, and short! Borrowing its name from visionary visual artist and filmmaker...
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Documentary Feature
One Taxi Ride
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Mak CK, Mexico and Singapore, 2019, 84 mins
When Erick was 17 years old, his life changed forever. Ten years after a traumatic taxi ride, he's ready to reclaim his future and set out on...
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Dir. Mak CK, Mexico and Singapore, 2019, 84 mins
When Erick was 17 years old, his life changed forever. Ten years after a traumatic taxi ride, he's ready to reclaim his future and set out on...
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Documentary Feature
One Taxi Ride
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Mak CK, Mexico and Singapore, 2019, 84 mins
When Erick was 17 years old, his life changed forever. Ten years after a traumatic taxi ride, he's ready to reclaim his future and set out on...
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Dir. Mak CK, Mexico and Singapore, 2019, 84 mins
When Erick was 17 years old, his life changed forever. Ten years after a traumatic taxi ride, he's ready to reclaim his future and set out on...
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Documentary Feature
Our Dance of Revolution
New York Premiere
Dir. Phillip Pike, Canada, 2019, 102 mins
An audience favorite at this year’s Hot Docs, OUR DANCE OF REVOLUTION is an enriching documentary that celebrates the unsung heroes of Toronto’s black LGBTQ community. Tracing four decades...
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Dir. Phillip Pike, Canada, 2019, 102 mins
An audience favorite at this year’s Hot Docs, OUR DANCE OF REVOLUTION is an enriching documentary that celebrates the unsung heroes of Toronto’s black LGBTQ community. Tracing four decades...
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Screening and Conversation
Out For Greatness: Screening & Panel
To demonstrate its support of LGBTQ+ storytellers, Hyundai brought six queer luminaries together to produce a collection of eye-opening intersectional conversations. These three documentary shorts follow Shangela and Kevin Yee, Chika and Michelle Badillo, and Reggie Bullock...
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Outer Borough Realness – Shorts Program
Outer Borough Realness
A vibrant collection of stories that reach beyond Manhattan and take you on a funny, romantic, powerful, and very queer quest through Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens (sorry Staten Island) faster than a ride on the G...
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Shorts Program
Outer Borough Realness
A vibrant collection of stories that reach beyond Manhattan and take you on a funny, romantic, powerful, and very queer quest through Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens (sorry Staten Island) faster than a ride on the G...
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Postcards From Brazil – Shorts Program
Postcards From Brazil
With the election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018, the world's eyes suddenly turned to Brazil. But the country's history with oppression of LGBTQ+, Afro-Brazilian, and low-income communities has been a complicated one for quite some time. POSTCARDS...
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Shorts Program
Postcards from Brazil
With the election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018, the world's eyes suddenly turned to Brazil. But the country's history with oppression of LGBTQ+, Afro-Brazilian, and low-income communities has been a complicated one for quite some time. POSTCARDS...
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Documentary Feature
Queen of Lapa
New York Premiere
Dir. Theodore Collatos and Carolina Monnerat, Brazil, 2019, 73 mins
Against the backdrop of political corruption and flagrant transphobia in Brazil, the late, great Luana Muniz—cabaret performer, activist, and sex worker since age 11—minced no words...
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Dir. Theodore Collatos and Carolina Monnerat, Brazil, 2019, 73 mins
Against the backdrop of political corruption and flagrant transphobia in Brazil, the late, great Luana Muniz—cabaret performer, activist, and sex worker since age 11—minced no words...
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Special Event
Queer Comedian Storytelling Hour
"When was your first time...that you saw yourself represented as a queer person on screen?" This is the question that we have posed to our diverse and hilarious group of NYC comedians from all across the LGBTQ...
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Screening and Conversation
Queer Genius
New York Premiere
Dir. Chet Catherine Pancake, USA, 2019, 114 mins
Effortlessly multigenerational, interdisciplinary, and diverse in scope, QUEER GENIUS peers into the lives of five virtuosos who have challenged artistic formalism, gender roles, and heterosexism without apology in...
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Dir. Chet Catherine Pancake, USA, 2019, 114 mins
Effortlessly multigenerational, interdisciplinary, and diverse in scope, QUEER GENIUS peers into the lives of five virtuosos who have challenged artistic formalism, gender roles, and heterosexism without apology in...
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Documentary Feature
Queer Japan
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Graham Kolbeins, USA and Japan, 2019, 100 mins
While queer and trans subject matter remains somewhat taboo in parts of Japan, Graham Kolbeins assembles an extraordinary group of artists, activists, and community leaders who are...
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Dir. Graham Kolbeins, USA and Japan, 2019, 100 mins
While queer and trans subject matter remains somewhat taboo in parts of Japan, Graham Kolbeins assembles an extraordinary group of artists, activists, and community leaders who are...
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Documentary Feature
Queer Japan
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Graham Kolbeins, USA and Japan, 2019, 100 mins
While queer and trans subject-matter remains somewhat taboo in parts of Japan, Graham Kolbeins assembled an extraordinary group of artists, activists, and community-leaders who are fighting to...
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Dir. Graham Kolbeins, USA and Japan, 2019, 100 mins
While queer and trans subject-matter remains somewhat taboo in parts of Japan, Graham Kolbeins assembled an extraordinary group of artists, activists, and community-leaders who are fighting to...
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Documentary Feature
Queering the Script
New York Premiere
Dir. Gabrielle Zilkha, Canada & USA, 2019, 85 mins
Fangirls have long been overlooked and disregarded, but Gabrielle Zilkha’s documentary beautifully honors the queer women who have consistently supported some of television’s most popularly coded shows,...
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Dir. Gabrielle Zilkha, Canada & USA, 2019, 85 mins
Fangirls have long been overlooked and disregarded, but Gabrielle Zilkha’s documentary beautifully honors the queer women who have consistently supported some of television’s most popularly coded shows,...
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HalloKween Centerpiece
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street (HalloKween Centerpiece)
New York Premiere
Dir. Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen, USA, 2019, 100 mins
Following a successful stint on Broadway alongside stars such as Cher, Karen Black, and Sandy Dennis, closeted actor Mark Patton launched his film career with a...
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Dir. Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen, USA, 2019, 100 mins
Following a successful stint on Broadway alongside stars such as Cher, Karen Black, and Sandy Dennis, closeted actor Mark Patton launched his film career with a...
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Narrative Feature
Second Star on the Right
New York Premiere
Dir. Ruth Caudeli, Columbia, 2019, 82 mins
In the blink of an eye, gregarious bisexual Emilia (Silvia Varón) has gone from being a core member of a tight-knit group of women to its biggest burden. As...
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Dir. Ruth Caudeli, Columbia, 2019, 82 mins
In the blink of an eye, gregarious bisexual Emilia (Silvia Varón) has gone from being a core member of a tight-knit group of women to its biggest burden. As...
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Opening Night Film & Party
Sell By (Opening Night Film & Party)
New York Premiere
Dir. Mike Doyle, USA, 2019, 94 mins
Ticket includes film and entrance to the Opening Night Party
Delivering laugh-out-loud humor alongside wry truths, SELL BY is proof that witty writing and a strong ensemble are a true...
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Dir. Mike Doyle, USA, 2019, 94 mins
Ticket includes film and entrance to the Opening Night Party
Delivering laugh-out-loud humor alongside wry truths, SELL BY is proof that witty writing and a strong ensemble are a true...
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Narrative Feature
Seventeen
New York Premiere
Dir. Monja Art, Austria, 2017, 104 mins
Reminiscent of subtle tales of sapphic desire like SHOW ME LOVE and MY SUMMER OF LOVE, Monja Art’s feature is an adroit portrait of young love and its complex...
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Dir. Monja Art, Austria, 2017, 104 mins
Reminiscent of subtle tales of sapphic desire like SHOW ME LOVE and MY SUMMER OF LOVE, Monja Art’s feature is an adroit portrait of young love and its complex...
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Narrative Feature
Siberia and Him
World Premiere
Dir. Viatcheslav Kopturevskiy, USA & Russia, 2019, 72 mins
Meek farmhand Sasha and policeman Dima have a fraught relationship. They’re brothers-in-law, travel companions, and—secretly—lovers. Over the course of their journey to visit Sasha’s grandmother, unspoken truths are...
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Dir. Viatcheslav Kopturevskiy, USA & Russia, 2019, 72 mins
Meek farmhand Sasha and policeman Dima have a fraught relationship. They’re brothers-in-law, travel companions, and—secretly—lovers. Over the course of their journey to visit Sasha’s grandmother, unspoken truths are...
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Narrative Feature
Siberia and Him
World Premiere
Dir. Viatcheslav Kopturevskiy, USA & Russia, 2019, 72 mins
Meek farmhand Sasha and policeman Dima have a fraught relationship. They’re brothers-in-law, travel companions, and—secretly—lovers. Over the course of their journey to visit Sasha’s grandmother, unspoken truths are...
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Dir. Viatcheslav Kopturevskiy, USA & Russia, 2019, 72 mins
Meek farmhand Sasha and policeman Dima have a fraught relationship. They’re brothers-in-law, travel companions, and—secretly—lovers. Over the course of their journey to visit Sasha’s grandmother, unspoken truths are...
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Screening and Conversation
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Vishnu Dass, USA, 1991-2019, 81 mins
Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston narrates this exploration of the spectacularly dreamlike world of Salvador Dalí protégé Steven Arnold and his strikingly creative body of work. Arnold’s photography, filmography,...
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Dir. Vishnu Dass, USA, 1991-2019, 81 mins
Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston narrates this exploration of the spectacularly dreamlike world of Salvador Dalí protégé Steven Arnold and his strikingly creative body of work. Arnold’s photography, filmography,...
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Narrative Feature
Straight Up
New York Premiere
Dir. James Sweeney, USA, 2019, 95 mins
Heralding in a fresh voice of contemporary independent cinema, writer/director/producer James Sweeney stars in this witty comedy as Todd, an obsessive-compulsive and GILMORE GIRLS-loving twentysomething plagued by intense anxieties....
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Dir. James Sweeney, USA, 2019, 95 mins
Heralding in a fresh voice of contemporary independent cinema, writer/director/producer James Sweeney stars in this witty comedy as Todd, an obsessive-compulsive and GILMORE GIRLS-loving twentysomething plagued by intense anxieties....
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Narrative Feature
Temblores
New York Premiere
Dir. Jayro Bustamante, Guatemala, France, and Luxembourg, 2019, 107 mins
In Guatemala, earthquakes (or tremors) can be a very common occurrence. TEMBLORES explores what happens to an affluent religious family as a rumbling rift symbolically tears...
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Dir. Jayro Bustamante, Guatemala, France, and Luxembourg, 2019, 107 mins
In Guatemala, earthquakes (or tremors) can be a very common occurrence. TEMBLORES explores what happens to an affluent religious family as a rumbling rift symbolically tears...
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Documentary Feature
The Archivettes
New York Premiere
Dir. Megan Rossman, USA and Australia, 2017, 61 mins
Led by local heroes Deb Edel and Joan Nestle in the 1970s, a group of young lesbians frustrated by misogyny and homophobia within academia huddled together and...
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Dir. Megan Rossman, USA and Australia, 2017, 61 mins
Led by local heroes Deb Edel and Joan Nestle in the 1970s, a group of young lesbians frustrated by misogyny and homophobia within academia huddled together and...
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Comedy Shorts
The Gag’s All Here
The gag’s all here in this program of riotous, fanciful, and wacky shorts filled to the brim with their own personal brands of humor, hijinks, and hilarity relating to the queer experience. Featuring a history of flagging,...
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Narrative Feature
The Shiny Shrimps
New York Premiere
Dir. Maxime Govare & Cédric Le Gallo, France, 2019, 103 mins
After an Olympic swimmer nearing the end of his career makes a homophobic comment on TV, he’s barred from any further events unless he agrees...
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Dir. Maxime Govare & Cédric Le Gallo, France, 2019, 103 mins
After an Olympic swimmer nearing the end of his career makes a homophobic comment on TV, he’s barred from any further events unless he agrees...
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Spotlight Screening
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
New York Premiere
Dir. Martin Krejčí, USA, 2017, 88 mins
The story of a young, constantly bullied boy who runs away in search of the mother he never knew might sound familiar, but Martin Krejcí’s moving, magical film gives...
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Dir. Martin Krejčí, USA, 2017, 88 mins
The story of a young, constantly bullied boy who runs away in search of the mother he never knew might sound familiar, but Martin Krejcí’s moving, magical film gives...
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Episodic
These Thems
East Coast Premiere
Dir. Jett Garrison, USA, 2018, 82 mins
After realizing she may be a lesbian, Gretchen (Gretchen Wylder) befriends nonbinary dog-walker Vero (Victoria Ortiz), who decides to stop training dogs and start training cishets. Vero takes Gretchen...
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Dir. Jett Garrison, USA, 2018, 82 mins
After realizing she may be a lesbian, Gretchen (Gretchen Wylder) befriends nonbinary dog-walker Vero (Victoria Ortiz), who decides to stop training dogs and start training cishets. Vero takes Gretchen...
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U.S. Centerpiece
To The Stars (U.S. Centerpiece)
New York Premiere
Dir. Martha Stephens, USA, 2018, 109 mins
Set in the conservative, bobby-socked setting of a 1960s Oklahoma high school, mysterious cosmopolitan new girl Maggie (Liana Liberato)—a coveted recruit among the popular girls—takes an unexpected shining to...
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Dir. Martha Stephens, USA, 2018, 109 mins
Set in the conservative, bobby-socked setting of a 1960s Oklahoma high school, mysterious cosmopolitan new girl Maggie (Liana Liberato)—a coveted recruit among the popular girls—takes an unexpected shining to...
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Legacy Screening
Tongues Untied
30th Anniversary Screening
Dir. Marlon Riggs, United States, 1990, 55 mins
The seminal documentary on black gay life, Emmy Award-winning director Marlon T. Riggs’ 1989 TONGUES UNTIED uses poetry, personal testimony, rap, and performance (featuring poet Essex Hemphill and...
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Dir. Marlon Riggs, United States, 1990, 55 mins
The seminal documentary on black gay life, Emmy Award-winning director Marlon T. Riggs’ 1989 TONGUES UNTIED uses poetry, personal testimony, rap, and performance (featuring poet Essex Hemphill and...
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Narrative Feature
Top 3
New York Premiere
Dir. Sofie Edvardsson, Sweden, 2019, 44 mins
In this inventive and bittersweet animated rom-com, perpetual list-maker Anton falls in love with David and the two share a globetrotting young romance. But things start to go awry...
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Dir. Sofie Edvardsson, Sweden, 2019, 44 mins
In this inventive and bittersweet animated rom-com, perpetual list-maker Anton falls in love with David and the two share a globetrotting young romance. But things start to go awry...
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Narrative Feature
Top 3
New York Premiere
Dir. Sofie Edvardsson, Sweden, 2019, 44 mins
In this inventive and bittersweet animated rom-com, perpetual list-maker Anton falls in love with David and the two share a globetrotting young romance. But things start to go awry...
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Dir. Sofie Edvardsson, Sweden, 2019, 44 mins
In this inventive and bittersweet animated rom-com, perpetual list-maker Anton falls in love with David and the two share a globetrotting young romance. But things start to go awry...
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Closing Night Film & Party
Tu Me Manques (Closing Night Film & Party)
New York Premiere
Dir. Rodrigo Bellott, USA/Bolivia, 2019, 110 mins
Ticket includes film and entrance to the Closing Night Party
After his son Gabriel passes away, conservative Bolivian patriarch Jorge (Oscar Martínez) accidentally Skypes Gabriel’s ex-boyfriend Sebastian (Fernando Barbosa), leading...
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Dir. Rodrigo Bellott, USA/Bolivia, 2019, 110 mins
Ticket includes film and entrance to the Closing Night Party
After his son Gabriel passes away, conservative Bolivian patriarch Jorge (Oscar Martínez) accidentally Skypes Gabriel’s ex-boyfriend Sebastian (Fernando Barbosa), leading...
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Documentary Feature
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
New York Premiere
Dir. Tom Shepard, USA, 2019, 84 mins
Tom Shepard's new documentary follows four asylum-seekers from Syria, Angola, and The Democratic Republic of Congo as they try to start fresh in the United States. Subhi, Junior, Mari,...
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Dir. Tom Shepard, USA, 2019, 84 mins
Tom Shepard's new documentary follows four asylum-seekers from Syria, Angola, and The Democratic Republic of Congo as they try to start fresh in the United States. Subhi, Junior, Mari,...
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Episodic
Work in Progress
Dir. Tim Mason, USA, 2019
WORK IN PROGRESS, a new half-hour comedy series created by Chicago improv mainstays Abby McEnany and Tim Mason and co-written by Lilly Wachowski (THE MATRIX, SENSE8), is a funny and uniquely human comedy....
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WORK IN PROGRESS, a new half-hour comedy series created by Chicago improv mainstays Abby McEnany and Tim Mason and co-written by Lilly Wachowski (THE MATRIX, SENSE8), is a funny and uniquely human comedy....
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Documentary Feature
Your Turn
New York Premiere
Dir. Eliza Capai, Brazil, 2019, 93 mins
Lucas “Koka” Penteado, Marcela Jesus, and Nayara Souza were three ordinary high school students whose lives suddenly changed when the state of São Paulo announced plans to close 94...
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Dir. Eliza Capai, Brazil, 2019, 93 mins
Lucas “Koka” Penteado, Marcela Jesus, and Nayara Souza were three ordinary high school students whose lives suddenly changed when the state of São Paulo announced plans to close 94...
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Teen Shorts Program
Youth Program: Feels Like Teen Spirit
This program is open exclusively to high school students and staff within New York City's schools
Through an inclusive and endearing collection of short films, this program is exclusively offered to high school students and provides access and...
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Through an inclusive and endearing collection of short films, this program is exclusively offered to high school students and provides access and...
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Narrative Feature
Zen in the Ice Rift
New York Premiere
Dir. Margherita Ferri, Italy, 2018, 90 mins
Maia “Zen” Zenassi is a quick-tempered, nonconforming 16-year-old living in a provincial Italian mountain village. A standout on the local boys’ hockey team, Zen uses the sport as a...
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Dir. Margherita Ferri, Italy, 2018, 90 mins
Maia “Zen” Zenassi is a quick-tempered, nonconforming 16-year-old living in a provincial Italian mountain village. A standout on the local boys’ hockey team, Zen uses the sport as a...
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