Feature Films Presentations<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\nOPENING NIGHT <\/strong>
\nAfro-Punk Sci-Fi Cinema<\/strong>
\nGARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Daniel Peddle
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 87min
\nGARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON is an intimate, moving and transformative portrait of Burley Luvell Benford III, an elderly African-American veteran who occupies an abandoned piece of government property by the beach in Kauai, Hawaii. We witness his\u00a0off-the-grid existence while learning about his fascinating life-story. Unforgettably charming, Burley Luvell Benford III upends our presumptions and challenges our worldview while earning his place in our hearts.<\/p>\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nAFRO PUNK GIRL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 US Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Annetta Lauffer
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 16min
\nAFRO PUNK GIRL is a dystopian sci-fi drama set in a near future Britain, where Christmases are hot, nights are filled with violent muggings and the militia government enforces the \u201cHappiness Agenda\u201d upon it’s citizens.<\/p>\nAnd<\/u><\/em>
\nIRIDESCENCE<\/strong>
\nDitrector: Eileen Byrne
\nCountries: Germany\/Luxemborg
\nAfter being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, \u00e9lodie turned her suffering and fears into a creative fight against the disease and the debilitating effects of the treatments used. Her latest work, IRIDESCENCE, is the personal story of her fight with cancer and the way she found to deal with the disease in a creative and hopeful manner. It’s also a way of giving back and handing on the positive vibes that she’s received from friends, family and strangers during the course of her disease.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
CLOSING NIGHT<\/strong>
\nCURTSY, MISTER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North American Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Angela Robinson Witherspoon
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 60min
\nA very human story of survival. Ronnie Grant is raised in the projects on 61st and West End Ave., in New York City, but eventually manages to move to the much nicer co-ops on 64th Street, right behind Lincoln Center. His favorite aunt, Glo, decides he would be cute dressed up as a little girl. This leads to a life of androgyny and an early molestation by a friend\u2019s father. Ronnie never thinks of himself as a victim. He tells his very personal story with honesty, dignity and a large dose of humor.<\/p>\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nBACKSTORY<\/strong>
\nDirector: Joschka Laukeninks
\nCountry: Germany, Running Time: 8min
\nAs a young child our protagonist is left by his mother and has to live with his violent father. He fights his way through adolescence and falls in love with the woman of his dreams and just as everything seems to be finally working out for him, a sudden event changes the course of his life forever. A story about how everything we love, everything we learn, everything we build, everything we fear, will one day be gone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
BANGAOLOGIA \u2013 THE SCIENCE OF STYLE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Coreon Du
\nCountries: USA\/Portugal\/Angola, Running Time: 83min
\nThe African continent has always been a place that evokes a deep sense of wonder and fantasy. It is naturally diverse, with a vast array of people, cultures, and natural beauty. Being the home to ancient civilizations, it is considered the \u201cbirthplace of humanity\u201d or \u201cthe motherland\u201d. But could it also be the birthplace of style? Africans and their cultures are inspiring the aesthetic world today more than ever. From the runways of the world to the meccas of visual art, there is an undeniable presence of African influence and a growing number of African trendsetters. BANGAOLOGIA \u2013 THE SCIENCE OF STYLE sets out to explore the raison d\u00b4\u00eatre behind the recent growth of the African aesthetic in the world, including from the most unexpected places.<\/p>\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nPROCLAMATION PUNCTUATION<\/strong>
\nDirector: Sewra G Kidane
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 5min
\nAn enthralling music video\/fashion film centered on a fabulously fascinating woman reciting a short soliloquy paying homage to her love for using exclamation points in her missives. Periods are so period, whereas an exclamation point livens up a sentence! There is simply nothing worse than a long drawn out sentence ending in an uninspiring dull dot! So when exclamation points are your philosophy on life, one must always keep it on the up beat!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
BEAUTIFUL DEVILS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: James Marquand
\nCountry: UK, Running Time: 104min
\nA modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Othello set within the music scene of East London. Oz and Ivan are lifelong friends and music producers. When Oz gets offered a lucrative recording contract, he makes the decision to separate from Ivan professionally. This rejection turns to rage, as Ivan plots to undermine Oz’s success and get him kicked off the label. The plan kickstarts an escalation of jealousy and paranoia in Oz with deadly consequences. Stars Iain Glen (Game of Thrones<\/em>) and Osy Ikhile (The Legend of Tarzan<\/em>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
BEFORE THE TREES WAS STRANGE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Derek Burrows
\nCountry: Bahamas, Running Time: 86min
\nBEFORE THE TREES WAS STRANGE is a personal documentary, a journey of race and identity sparked by the \u00a0filmmaker\u2019s desire to unlock a mystery within his own family, growing up white in The Bahamas and being seen as black in America. This film is about race, love and forgiveness and finally redemption as he explores his mother’s questions about her own heritage only to find the truth that was kept away from him.<\/p>\nDAY AFTER DAY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Jacques Zanetti
\nCounry: USA, Running Time: 107min
\nA Romeo and Juliet & Juliet and Juliet Story: This New York City-centric film is based around two diverse couples going through relatable struggles that many have faced in their own lives. What is love, and how do you know if you\u2019re in it? How will we work together to maintain and preserve our love? DAY AFTER DAY is a story of love and conflict, with dynamic, relatable interactions between characters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
EVERYBODY HAS AN ANDY DICK STORY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Cathy Carlson
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 77min
\nEvery generation has its legendary characters – icons who have lived outrageous lives, created hilarious stories that only their closest friends have access to. This documentary makes you feel like you are a part of it, like you are at the party. And because Andy has created thousands of great stories, there’s a pretty good chance that you have a story about him. And let’s face it, after decades of partying, these people just might remember the stories just a little bit better than Andy does.
\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nPHILIP CARLSON ON BEHALF OF TALENT
\nDirector: Christopher Ming Ryan
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 7min
\nA passion for finding talent. Philip Carlson was a talent agent who signed and represented the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Claire Danes, Idris Elba, Viola Davis, and Liev Schreiber. His roster of acting talent is long and his career spanned decades.<\/p>\nTHE EXTINCTION OF THE DINOSAURS<\/strong>
\nDirector: Luis Ayhll\u00f3n
\nCountry: Mexico, Running Time: 83min
\nHugo has terminal cancer and needs easy money. For that reason, he wants to sell his house to Paco, an old friend who had an affair with his wife, thirty years ago. Paco wants to buy the house, but he doesn\u2019t have a penny. Therefore, Hugo suggests to Paco that he should commit a robbery to get he money he needs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
GINA\u2019S JOURNEY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East Coast Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Sean Durant
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 82 min
\nDocumentary based on the Afterword of the book, Life of William Grimes the Runaway Slave<\/u>, written by Regina Mason. The Afterword, \u201cMy Long Road Back to William Grimes\u201d reveals Regina\u2019s long path to authenticate her ancestor\u2019s story and the intense personal sacrifices that made editing and re-publishing his original book possible. In the film, Regina\u2019s path is retraced as she visits historical locations and key points of interest along her 15-year path of discovery. The film features special visual effects to create scenes during the 1800s when her ancestor, William Grimes, was enslaved in the South and endured a life of hardship as a free man in the North. This footage is blended with interviews from Regina Mason, her coeditor, Dr. William Andrews, scholars, and others who were a part of her journey.
\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nJONAH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East Coast Premiere <\/strong>
\n6 min
\nUS
\nDirector:\u00a0Andrew Michael Ellis
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 6min
\nJONAH is a meditative documentary using dance to explore and personify a curious interview with a former African American slave. Interpreting a historical interview through a modern exploratory dance, the documentary asks questions about the inheritance of trauma, and our capacity to regenerate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
GROOM\u2019S BLOCK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North American Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Ilker Savaskurt
\nCountry: Turkey, Running Time: 103min
\nIn the Groom’s Block, the guards and prison governor manipulate tensions, as prisoners push each other to the edge of survival. We experience the tension and paradox of a violent prison and justice system reflecting the shifting moral norms and structure of Turkish society. The jailed and jailers enforce violent justice daily, expressing in their lives a society confronted with its need to hide from itself, in desperate denial of its cruel contradictions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
HODA\u2019S STORY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Johan Eriksson
\nCountries: Palestian Territories\/Israel\/Finland, Running Time: 58min
\nTwelve years in the life of a girl in Gaza who was blinded by a bullet. On March 1, 2003, 12-year old Hoda Darwish is hit in the head by a bullet while sitting at her desk in an elementary school in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. Hoda miraculously survives, but she wakes up from her coma asking when the daylight comes, as the bullet had blinded her. She struggles to come to terms with her altered life, doubting her will to live, amidst the endless violence in the Gaza Strip. Eventually, she meets the girl who sat beside her when she was shot, which changes her fate in a remarkable way.
\nPreceded by <\/u><\/em>
\nIN EXILE<\/strong>
\nDirector: Alexander Kurilov
\nCountry: Moldova, Running Time: 11min
\nThe story of a boy who lives with his grandmother in an Eastern European village. His parents are both working abroad, so the boy is left to his own devices. He fills his time by playing in an abandoned shed on the riverbank. Inside the shed he toils away at a mysterious project – a powerful \u2018flying machine\u2019 that would take him to his parents. This project keeps him going, until one day he makes an unexpected friend who needs his care and protection. So the boy has to choose between his all consuming dream of re-uniting with his parents or taking care of another living soul.
\nAnd<\/u><\/em>
\nSPEECHLESS<\/strong>
\nDirector: Robin Polak
\nCountry: Germany, Running Time: 7min
\nA little boy walks through a toy store full of people talking a strange and incomprehensible language. Alone he bonds with a young mother who finds a way to communicate with him without words. He is going to tell her something that she was not ready to hear.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
HOME AWAY<\/strong>
\nDirector:\u00a0Oliver Yan
\nCountry: China, 101min
\nMr. Zhou, in order to purchase the VIP membership of a nursing home, wants to seize the opportunity of the relocation of his house by arranging a fake marriage with Mrs. Dong to acquire more money out of the compensation. But Mrs. Dong, fearing karma, has her doubts all along. Zhou Ping, Mr. Zhou’s son, on the other hand, sees the relocation as an opportunity to buy a school estate for his daughter, Zhou Jiajia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
HOW THEY GOT OVER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Robert Clem
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 87min
\nFootage from the classic early 60s television series, \u201cTV Gospel Time\u201d is mixed with archival images and interviews with members of the Blind Boys of Alabama, Soul Stirrers, Dixie Hummingbirds and other groups to tell the story of young black men who found a way out of poverty through spiritual music and the secular music they inspired.<\/p>\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nWHEN THE SAINTS<\/strong>
\nDirector: Dominic Laing
\nCountry: Luxemborg, Running Time: 5min
\nThe music video for WHEN THE SAINTS\u2019 takes a stanza from \u201cWhen the Saints Go Marchin\u2019 In\u201d and uses it as an conduit for a single character\u2019s emotional journey; from grief to defiance, from deep ache to true hope — a full expression of heart and soul.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
I AM SHAKESPEARE (THE HENRY GREEN STORY)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Stephen Dest
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 81min
\nI AM SHAKESPEARE (THE HENRY GREEN STORY) chronicles the inspiring true life story of 19-year old Henry Green. While living a dual life as a brilliant young actor and inner-city gang member, he was brutally shot and left for dead just shortly after his inspiring performance in William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ when he was just 19- years old. The film traces his remarkable recovery and intestinal transplant received from a 13-year boy killed in a car accident on the other side of the country.
\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nTHE TABLES<\/strong>
\nDirector: Jon Bunning
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 15min
\nA look at the powerful connection between a pair of outdoor ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group of people they\u2019ve brought together, from homeless people to investment bankers to gangbangers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
KROTOA<\/strong>
\nDirector: Roberta Durrant
\nCountry: South Africa, Running Time: 122min
\nKrotoa is a historical character, a woman of colour who can be described as the first woman in South Africa who fought against colonialism and discrimination. KROTOA is set in 1652 and is a drama inspired by the real life of a feisty, bright, young 11-year old girl who is removed from her close-knit Khoi (indigenous) tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck (the first Governor of the Cape Colony), her uncle\u2019s trading partner. She is brought into the first Fort established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. There she grows into a visionary young woman who assimilates the Dutch language and culture so well that she rises to become an influential interpreter for van Riebeeck. As such, Krotoa ends up being rejected by her own Khoi people and eventually destroyed by the Dutch when she tries to find the middle way between the two cultures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
LANDSCAPES\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Vincent Fournier
\nCountries: France\/Thailand, Running Time: 52min
\nLANDSCAPES tells four different stories of a small group of friends living in rural areas northeast of Thailand (Isan). Their daily life is made of basic repetitive things: eating, sleeping, working, partying, dreaming \u2013 surviving like we all do. What we don’t all do is have to cope with that peculiar feeling, that sensation that you will never be able to live your life fully, that you will never reach any level of happiness. A hard fate, for sure, but accepting that fate and agreeing to tell us what it means – even in a country, Thailand, where everybody says it’s easier to be accepted when you are transgender (which is a false affirmation) – reveals extraordinary characters whose personal balance is always at risk. Sad but true, these stories are nevertheless also very positive as the message brought by these universal cameos is so powerful and sincere that you can only be touched.
\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nGAME<\/strong>
\nDirector: Jeannie Donohoe
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 15min
\nA.J Green, a new kid in town, shows up at the high school boys’ basketball tryouts and instantly makes an impression. Coach takes notice, and so do the other players, some of whom feel threatened by the new blood. The school’s team is excellent–second best in the state–and this is the year Coach plans to win it all. A.J. proves himself on the court and clearly has talent, heart, and drive… as well as a big secret. Will A.J. be able to make the team once the players and Coach discover the truth?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
MIGRANT DREAMS<\/strong>
\nDirector: Min Sook Lee
\nCountry: Canada, Running Time: 88min
\nA powerful feature documentary by multiple award-winning director Min Sook Lee (El Contrato, Hogtown, Tiger Spirit) and Emmy award-winning producer Lisa Valencia-Svensson whose Herman\u2019s House won Best Documentary at Harlem International in 2012. MIGRANT DREAMS tells the undertold story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada\u2019s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that treats foreign workers as modern-day indentured laborers. Under the rules of Canada\u2019s migrant labor program, low wage migrants are tied to one employer.
\nPreceded by <\/u><\/em>
\nTRIP TO THE STARS<\/strong>
\nDirector: Nathalie Blomme
\nCountry: France, Running Time: 3min
\nMusic video for \u201cTrip to the Stars\u201d by NATE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Johnny O\u2019Reilly
\nCountry: Russia, Running Time: 100min
\nMOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS is a multi-narrative drama about the hidden bonds that connects us all. The film dives headlong into the volatile intersections of contemporary Moscow and the intimate lives of five people: An entrepreneur whose business empire comes under siege by powerful bureaucrats, a teenage girl mired in the misery of a broken home, a young man forced to choose between his girlfriend and his grandmother; a beautiful singer torn apart by the pursuit of two men, and an ailing film star who gets embroiled in a bizarre kidnapping. Over the course of one day, their lives will change forever. These stories weave through Moscow\u2019s choked cityscape as it celebrates its birthday with a massive fireworks display. They reveal the unrestrained energy of Europe\u2019s biggest city and the cruelty and beauty of the Russian spirit.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
NANA \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Serena Dykman
\nCountries: USA\/Poland\/Belgium, Running Time: 100min
\nAt 22, Serena had always known that her grandmother, Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, was an Auschwitz survivor, but never inquired more about the Nana she had lost at 11. After witnessing the Charlie Hebdo and Brussels Jewish museum attacks, Serena suddenly decides to read her grandmother\u2019s memoir, and realizes who she was; more than a survivor, more than a Polish Jew, Serena discovers a woman she barely knew, a woman who despite her heavy past, gave all of her strength and life to fighting intolerance.
\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nAT THE END OF THE LINE<\/strong>
\nDirector: Robert Kerr
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 5min
\nMusic video, set in 1939, in Nazi Germany, where an amazing thing happened: Jewish parents, sensing their lives were in danger, placed their children aboard trains to be raised by foster families across free Europe. They did this, knowing they would probably never see their children again…
\nAnd<\/u><\/em>
\nAN UNDENIABLE VOICE<\/strong>
\nDirectors: Price Arana, Adam Rothlein
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 16min
\nSam Harris, believed to be one of the youngest to survive the camps during the Holocaust, shares his amazing story of survival with Executive Producer Sharon Stone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
ORDINARY PEOPLE (Pamilya Ordinaryo)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East Coast Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Eduardo Roy, Jr.
\nCountry: Phillipines, Running Time: 107min
\nJane and Aries are teenage parents. They make a living out of stealing on the streets… until fate hits back at them.
\nPreceded by <\/u><\/em>
\nTHE DESERT JOURNEY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Kamal Khan
\nCountry: Pakistan, Running Time: 8min
\nA sex worker’s world breaks down when she finds herself in a whirlwind of violence after a murderer is suspected to be hiding at her workplace.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
QUALITY PROBLEMS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East Coast Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirectors: Brooke Purdy, Doug Purdy
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 106min
\nBailey and Drew Poster are a 40-something couple much like other couples: They have two kids, two jobs, one dad with Alzheimer\u2019s and one boob with cancer. Toss in planning a birthday party for an 8-year old, and the only thing you can do is laugh.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
SAVE ME FROM LOVE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Jason Swain
\nCountry: USA, Running Time\u201d 90min
\nKendra, who is at wits end with her fianc\u00e9, explores the world of dating, with coaxing from her friends, to find that true love comes when least expected.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
SERVANT OR SLAVE<\/strong>
\nDirector: Steven McGregor
\nCountry: Australia, Running Time: 58min
\nBringing to light the heartbreaking experiences of Rita, Violet, Adelaide and Valerie, SERVANT OR SLAVE is a film of courage, strength and the fortitude to pursue justice for the crimes committed against them after being stolen from their families, trained to be domestic servants and forced into indentured labor. Theirs is a David and Goliath battle, not only for personal retribution, but also for the next generation of Aboriginal people to come
\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nJONAH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East Coast Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Andrew Michael Ellis
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 6min
\nJONAH is a meditative documentary using dance to explore and personify a curious interview with a former African American slave. Interpreting a historical interview through a modern exploratory dance, the documentary asks questions about the inheritance of trauma, and our capacity to regenerate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
SHADOWS FALL NORTH<\/strong>
\nDirector: Brian Vawter
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 110min
\nProduced by UNH\u2019s Center for the Humanities and Atlantic Media Productions, SHADOWS FALL NORTH features the key players responsible for Portsmouth\u2019s African Burying Ground memorial park, honoring the centuries-old souls discovered beneath city sidewalks more than a decade ago. And it delves deep into the overlooked history of racism in Northern New England. A rallying cry to acknowledge untold stories and set history straight. How does New Hampshire, a state with the motto \u201cLive Free or Die,\u201d confront and understand its participation in slavery, segregation, and the neglect of African-American history? What happens to our identity as residents of this state, as New Englanders and as Americans when we begin to acknowledge all of our past?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
SOME GIRLS<\/strong>
\nDirector: Raquel Cepeda
\nCountries: USA\/Dominican Republic, Running Time: 52min
\nSOME GIRLS explores issues of identity within the Latina-American community by focusing on a group of troubled teenage girls in a Bronx-based suicide prevention program who feel rejected by mainstream America, but are transformed through an exploration of their roots. In the course of the film, shot over a four-year period, they use ancestral DNA testing to discover their ancestry and, in doing so, begin to rethink what and how they’ve been taught about history. Following the testing, the girls embark on an expedition to learn more about themselves based on the results.
\nPreceded by<\/u><\/em>
\nA GIRL CAN DREAM\u2026BRE SCULLARK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harlem Spotlight<\/strong>
\nDirector: Marquis Martin
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 35min
\nBre Scullark is a professional Model (America\u2019s Next Top Model, Cycle 5), a Certified Trauma Yoga Instructor for Jails and institutions, a Documentarian and the founder of Urban Peace Squad; Urban Peace Squad is a donation Based Peace Workshop providing live Music, Yoga, Meditation and open Discussion in under served communities. Bre takes us on her journey in finding peace through yoga.
\nAnd<\/u><\/em>
\nMY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL<\/strong>
\nDirector: Brandon German
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 4min
\nMusic video for the song ‘My Black Is Beautiful’ inspired by teaching middle-school aged children and realizing that low self-esteem was a recurring issue among young black girls. The video follows a young middle school aged, black girl, who struggles with low self-esteem. She is insecure about her hair texture, her size and her complexion. The young girl, while undergoing Rites of Passage, is taught that ‘self love is more precious than anything else.’ As the story unfolds, she slowly begins to understand the importance of self-worth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
THE SPEECH (Die Rede)<\/strong>
\nDirector: Eduard Erne
\nCountry: Switzerland, Running Time: 52min
\nNovember 4th, 2008. President-elect Barack Obama addresses an enthusiastic gathering in Chicago’s Grant Park. With the three words ‘Yes, we can’, Barack Obama sums up the America\u2019s optimism and its capacity for change. The documentary, THE SPEECH, sets out to take this historic speech at its word. It seeks a dialogue about words and their effect, while also assessing a whole era. It takes us back to the beginning of Obama\u00b4s presidency, to the energy of his words, to the hopes and achievements that this speech was targeting. In a consciously radical fashion, the film focuses on the words. Witnesses are interviewed and it is their memories, emotions and criticisms that provide the framework for the film.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
STRUGGLE & HOPE<\/strong>
\nDirector: Kari Barber
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 65min
\nSTRUGGLE & HOPE follows the stories of four residents of the remaining historically all-black towns: retired teacher Shirley Nero, juke joint owner Selby Minner, recent college graduate and rancher Spencer Nero (a distant relation to Shirley), and younger than usual town council member Keisha Gaines. Each has launched an effort to try to keep people in their town and keep the towns from disappearing like so many already have. Meanwhile, renaissance man and former college professor Dr. Harold Aldridge Jr. searches for meaning again in life after the death of his father. His story underlies the importance of place, knowing one\u2019s own history and, ultimately, why these towns are worth fighting for.
\nVERSES AT WORK<\/strong>
\nDirector: Lucas Mendes
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 67min
\nEmcee and actor Malik Work blurs the lines between hip hop and traditional storytelling in this compelling film capturing the urban artist’s resilience and proclivity to rise, fall, and rise again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Short Films<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n14 STEPS TO HARLEM<\/strong>
\nDirector: Doug Webb
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 5min
\nMusic video for song meant to be an homage to the filmmaker\u2019s parents \u2014 especially his father \u2014 for working to support him and his brother, and sending both to college, something they never had the opportunity to do. The fourteen steps comes from the fact that he would watch him from the upstairs window walking down the steps and onto the sidewalk, heading to the subway to travel to Harlem to his job as a foreman in a small factory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
2ND<\/sup> LIFE<\/strong>
\nDirector: Jake Alexander
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 8min
\nMadou Dossama, an immigrant husband and father of two young children attends a job interview that could change his family\u2019s life. During this job interview with the hospital administrator, Garrett Morgan, we discover that there is more to Madou Dossama than meets the eye.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
I PROMISE TO REMEMBER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere<\/strong>
\nDirector: Jimmy Castor, Jr.
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 15min
\nWhen one loses a parent, memories may fade but their words linger.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
JIMBO<\/strong>
\nDirector: Rodrigo Zanforlin
\nCountry: UK, Running Time: 16min
\nJimbo, 16-years old, quiet, and shy, has spent his life cowering in the shadow of his controlling, anarchist, father El Tigron, and his devoted yet delusional lover, Lolli. After their latest heist, Jimbo decides to take charge of his destiny and break free from his father\u2019s prison.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
KIMCHI TACO<\/strong>
\nDirector: Seran Kim
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 15min
\nWhen Mrs. Han returns to work alone after her husband’s murder at the very liquor store she has to maintain now, even her only employee quits on her. Despite her raw trauma and fear for the uncaught robber still roaming in the neighborhood, she steps outside in desperation of hiring someone new. While no one wants to work at the store out of fear, a quiet but eager woman carrying a large suitcase follows her back to the store.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
LET IT ALL GO<\/strong>
\nDirector: Abdul Malik Abbott
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 4min
\nSergeant James Powell is suffering from severe PTSD. While self-medicating and contemplating his future on a cold and cloudy day in Brooklyn, he experiences a chance encounter with his estranged family as the music and lyrics by B.O.S.S help to soothe his soul.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
SEARCH PARTY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harlem Spotlight <\/strong>
\nDirector: Tesia Joy Walker
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 9min
\nSEARCH PARTY is a short film about Donna Greene, a lower middle class mother living in the Grant Housing projects, hosting a surprise party that is interrupted by an uninvited guest\u2014the police. The police are on a manhunt looking for an unidentified suspect in the area. Donna fights hard to drive the police away, because she doesn\u2019t want anyone or anything to ruin her son\u2019s special day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
THE SARA SPENCER WASHINGTON STORY<\/strong>
\nDirector: Royston Scott
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 28min
\nThe film looks at the life of Sara Spencer, a young black woman who became a phenomenal success selling her line of hair products door to door in 1920’s Atlantic City, New Jersey. She created a business that lasted through The Great Depression, eventually becoming a million-dollar empire giving tens of thousands of black women the opportunity to become self sufficient. She called the business Apex, and they called her Madame Sara Spencer Washington.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
THIS IS FAMILY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harlem Spotlight<\/strong>
\nDirector: Roan Bibby
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 14min
\nA young father-to-be struggles with the decision to finally locate his birth father, only to find that he was not looking for answers about his past as much as he was running from questions about his future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
AN UNDENIABLE VOICE <\/strong>
\nDirectors: Price Arana, Adam Rothlein
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 16min
\nSam Harris, believed to be one of the youngest people to survive the camps during the Holocaust, shares his amazing story of survival with Executive Producer Sharon Stone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
WHITE FACE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Premiere\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nDirector: Mtume Gant
\nCountry: USA, Running Time: 20min
\nNew York Actor Charles Rogers hates his skin and all that hardship that comes with it. Feeling trapped by his race, Charles believes he has found the solution to his problems – change his appearance to embody ‘Whiteness’ – erase all that he has ever been and join the group he’s believes he should be a part of. But is this ever possible?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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ABOUT THE HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL<\/strong>
\nCelebrating the art of cinema in the home of the Harlem Renaissance, The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi<\/em>) inspires and entertains by honoring dynamic films by anyone about anything under the sun. Conceived from the belief that we all have unique experiences and perspectives to share, the Festival actively seeks and exhibits fresh work.\u00a0Hi<\/em> is committed to exemplifying the eminence that Harlem represents and is dedicated to bringing attention to the finest filmmakers from Harlem and across the globe.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Gregg Morris can be reached at gmorris@hunter.cuny.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2017 Harlem International Film Festival\u00a0announced the official selections for the 12th edition of the film festival taking place on May 4-7 at MIST Harlem (41 West 116th Street). Opening with the world premiere of Daniel Peddle\u2019s inspirational documentary, GARDEN…<\/p>\n
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