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August 2019
NewFest at The Center Presents
Vita & Virginia
Dir. Chanya Button, 2018, Ireland, 110 mins
Free Pre-Release Screening
Set amidst the bohemian high society of 1920s England, Vita & Virginia tells the scintillating true story of a literary love affair that fueled the imagination of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated writers. Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) is the brash, aristocratic wife of a diplomat who refuses to be constrained by her marriage, defiantly courting scandal through her affairs with women. When she meets the brilliant but troubled Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), she is immediately attracted to the famed novelist’s eccentric genius and enigmatic allure. So begins an intense, passionate relationship marked by all-consuming desire, intellectual gamesmanship, and destructive jealousy that will leave both women profoundly transformed and inspire the writing of one of Woolf’s greatest works.
Coming Out Again
All Over Me (1997)
Dir. Alex Sichel, 1997, USA, 90 mins, 35mm
Teddy Award, 1997 Berlin International Film Festival
The close relationship between aspiring punk guitarist Claude (Allison Folland) and her volatile bff Ellen is put to the test when Claude’s more-than-platonic feelings begin to surface one sleepover-fueled summer. Teenage sexual awakening is further complicated when Ellen begins dating a local thug and Claude finds herself torn between her lust for Ellen and new crush Lucy—a pink-haired, out-of-the-closet rocker (played by a pre-L Word Leisha Haily). Set in gritty 1990s Hell’s Kitchen and immersed in the riot grrl scene (with a soundtrack to match), this Teddy Award-winner for Best First Feature is as much a time capsule of lost punk era NYC as it is an enduring landmark of queer cinema. Screening in 35mm.
With producer Dolly Hall and writer Sylvia Sichel in person
Recent Events
NewFest at The Center Presents
Socrates
Screening Room at The Center
New York Premiere Dir. Alexandre Moratto, Brazil, 2018, 71 mins Winner of multiple festival jury awards, as well as the Independent Spirit Award for "Someone to Watch" for director Alexandre Moratto, SOCRATES is a powerful and beautifully shot portra...
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Summer Lovers (1982)
Quad Cinema
Dir. Randal Kleiser, USA, 1982, 35mm, 98 mins Screening in 35mm Young American couple Peter Gallagher and Daryl Hannah (pre-Splash) finesse a sun-kissed ménage à trois with French archaeologist Valérie Quennessen (Conan the Barbarian) on the Greek...
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Love is Short (Films)
THE WILLIAM VALE
In partnership with Rooftop Films Brief encounters, fleeting carnal flings, and impermanent paramours. Followed by Q&A
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Sister Aimee
Fort Greene Park
*NOTE*: This screening has been rescheduled due to rain, and will now be Sunday, July 14th Dir. Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann, 2019, USA, 87 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films After faking her own death, America’s most famous evangelist...
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Saint Frances
Industry City
Dir. Alex Thompson, 2019, USA, 101 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films A down-and-out young woman searches for herself as she nannies for a family on the verge of breaking apart in this SXSW award winner. Followed by Q&A
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You Don’t Nomi
Liberty Park
Dir. Jeffree McHale, 2018, USA, 92 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films A thought-provoking and entertaining look at an unforgettable piece of American popular culture and the surprising ways we connect with film and each other. Followed by Q&A
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Gay USA (1977)
Quad Cinema
Dir. Arthur J. Bressan Jr., 1977, USA, 78 mins Filmed in a single day on June 26, 1977 in multiple locations throughout the country, this tremendous time capsule captures a variety of pride parades across the landscape of American and offers an overv...
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My Days of Mercy
THE WILLIAM VALE
Dir. Tali Shalom-Ezer, 2018, USA, 103 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films Ellen Page and Kate Mara play women on opposite sides of the death penalty debate who embark on an unlikely and intimate journey. Followed by Q&A
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A Bigger Splash (1974)
Metrograph
Dir. Jack Hazan, UK, 1974, 106 mins New 4K Restoration An intimate and innovative film about English-born, often California-based artist David Hockney and his work, honoring its subject through creative risk-taking. Hazan creates an improvisatory nar...
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Wig
SVA Theatre
Dir. Chris Moukarbel, USA, 2019, 90 mins Featuring Lady Bunny, Charlene Incarnate, Flotilla DeBarge, Kevin Aviance, Neil Patrick Harris, Willam, Linda Simpson, Naomi Smalls, and Tabboo! Wigstock was an annual drag festival which glamorously signaled ...
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Deep in Vogue
SVA Theatre
Dirs. Amy Watson & Dennis Keighron-Foster, UK, 2019, 61 mins East Coast Premiere Inspired by the 80s ball scene in New York City--which was made iconic by the 1990 documentary PARIS IS BURNING--there’s a thriving Northern Vogue ball scene flourishi...
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Adam
SVA Theatre
Dir. Rhys Ernst, USA, 2019, 95 mins New York Premiere Hot off its World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival, this highly anticipated comedy from Emmy-nominated director Rhys Ernst (TRANSPARENT) and the Oscar-nominated producers of SHORTBUS and BROKEBA...
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Queer Brunch with Nitehawk: PUNKS (2000)
Nitehawk Cinema
Dir: Patrik-Ian Polk, USA, 2000, 104 mins, 35mm NewFest partners up with Nitehawk Cinema to present a special Queer Brunch 35mm screening of PUNKS, the rarely seen iconic film from 2000. Each audience member will receive a complimentary copy of the b...
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Queer Shorts with Vimeo
Cinépolis Chelsea
Pride screening in partnership with Vimeo Vimeo and NewFest are delighted to present this wide-ranging blend of documentary and narrative films revolve around gender and identity, showing an inclusive array of protagonists facing personal obstacles &...
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Lianna (1983)
Quad Cinema
Dir. John Sayles, 1983, USA, 110 mins, 35mm Lending unfussy naturalism and emotional heft to its central lesbian relationship, Sayles’ sophomore feature remains a rarely-screened landmark of Sapphic cinema. Faculty wife and mother Lianna (Linda Gri...
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