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Shorts and Talks, 56th New York Film Festival
Featuring films from nine countries as well as from burgeoning talent here in New York, the shorts section presents 21 films in four different programs. NYFF Talks will bring wide-ranging conversations with directors featured in NYFF56 to the public.
Actress-Activist Rose McGowan Speaking Out About Actress-Activist Asia Argento
“A lot of people have been demanding answers and a response to the recent events surrounding Asia Argento’s sexual assault case,” says Rose Mcgowan in a statement. “Many people believe that because we have been close in each other’s lives over the past year that perhaps I am affiliated with this incident or being complicit. I am not.”
Special Events for the NYFF56
Special Events will feature Orson Welles’s long-awaited The Other Side of the Wind, finally completed by his collaborators this year, which follows the last night in the life of a legendary Hollywood filmmaker as he completes his final film. That will screen alongside Morgan Neville’s in-depth documentary They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, which uncovers the fascinating story behind Welles’s last completed film, 50 years in the making.
The 56th New York Film Festival Spotlight on Documentary
This year’s series of dispatches from the front lines of nonfiction cinema features intimate portraits of artists, depictions of the quest for political and social justice, and much more.
New York Latino Film Festival Starts Today
The New York Latino Film Festival is the premier Urban Latino film event in the country. It started in 1999
OSM! – Movie Review: Crazy Rich Asians, Are You Ever Enough?
Anyone who is Asian can totally relate to this movie – Vanette Colmenares
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Line Up for the Convergence Section of the 56th New York Film Festival, October 11 to 14, 2018
Edited by Gregg W. Morris The seventh edition of thise highly anticipated annual program delves into innovative modes of storytelling via interactive experiences, featuring Virtual Reality, Immersive Cinema, AI and more. “By expanding our virtual reality programming for 2018. it’s…