October 16, 2019
7TH STREET
DescriptionDescription Josh Pais has lived on 7th Street between Avenues C and D in the East Village since he was three when his hippie mother relocated the family there. In the nearly four-decades Pais has spent in New York's Alphabet City, waves of settlers have passed through the neighborhood, leaving thick layers of cultural sediment...
October 16, 2019
ABOUT THE LIVING (SERES HUMANOS)
DescriptionDescription Weaving a hypnotic score with breathtaking cinematography, director Jorge Aguilera presents a story of loss and redemption in his debut film. After the death of six-year-old Dalia, her mother eludes grief by hosting a scandalous TV talk show, her brother escapes into a relationship with a ballerina, and her father drifts into madness. But...
October 16, 2019
2 MINUTES
DescriptionDescription During 2 MINUTES, a boy lies in his bathtub holding his breath. Will he beat his personal best?
October 16, 2019
WHOA
DescriptionDescription Modern living is held up for target practice in this series of shorts. Whether you reside in the hood or are surrounded by strip malls, you will see a bit of yourself in all these stories. DELUSIONS IN MODERN PRIMITIVISM: Bored with his tattoos and piercings, Jerome looks for an alternative form of body...
October 16, 2019
ZOE
DescriptionDescription Few films capture our universal yearning for connection as simply and effectively as Deborah Attoinese's heartfelt story of three runaway teens and a displaced British woman whose paths cross in the desert. Unable to bear the sight of her battered mother any longer, Zoe and her equally unhappy girlfriends, Sarah and Ally, run away...
October 16, 2019
WEDDING NIGHT (NOCHE DE BODAS)
DescriptionDescription Whatever is going on in Latin cinema, we can only hope it's contagious. From the hundreds of Latin submissions, we are proud to present eight of the very best. WEDDING NIGHT: Passion multiplies during a wedding night. BAMBOLEHO: Inspired by the book The Baron of the Trees, by ltalo Calvino. ROGELIO: A dead man...
October 16, 2019
WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? (NI NEI PIEN CHI TIEN)
DescriptionDescription A Tsai Ming-liang film has certain elements: the long held shot and exquisite tension in the frame; the pacing; the themes of alienation; and of course that familiar face of constant muse Lee Kang-Sheng. But WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? also feels different and fresh. Hsiao-kang is a young man who sells watches in...
October 16, 2019
VISIBLE SECRET (YAULING YANGAN)
DescriptionDescription This latest film from Ann Hui may surprise some of her fans-it's a ghost mystery. An internationally recognized and awarded filmmaker, Hui is best known for her moving films on Hong Kong and Chinese history and life. But after working in commercial TV, Hui started her film career in mystery and horror, with her...
October 16, 2019
THE WEDDING BANQUET (HSI YEN)
DescriptionDescription THE WEDDING BANQUET is the second film in Ang Lee's "Father's Knows Best" trilogy {and the second to be shot in New York). A young man from Taiwan and his American lover are happily sharing their lives together. Unfortunately, his parents have no idea that he is gay. This wonderful comedy explores the complications...
October 16, 2019
UNLOVED
DescriptionDescription Winner of the Grand Rail d'Oro and the Ecumenical Jury Prize for Future Talent at the 20001 Cannes Film Festival, UNLOVED is an extraordinary film and an incisively astute depiction of ambition. Mitsuko is content as an administrator at city hall. Eiji, the head of an IT company, is impressed and offers her a...
