{"id":11824,"date":"2022-08-06T11:25:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T15:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=11824"},"modified":"2022-08-06T11:25:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T15:25:17","slug":"the-6th-annual-festival-of-cinema-nyc-announces-film-lineup-august-5-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=11824","title":{"rendered":"The 6th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC announces film lineup August 5-14"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 6<\/b>th<\/sup><\/b> Annual Festival of Cinema NYC announces film lineup\u00a0<\/b>August 5-14<\/b><\/p>\n

Casey Nelson & Marchelle Thurman\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Black, White and the Greys<\/i> opens the film festival,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and Michael Glover Smith\u2019s Relative<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>is the Closing Night selection.<\/b><\/p>\n

World Premieres include Christopher Jackson\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The Beast Comes at Midnight<\/i>, Yalda Jebelli\u2019s Jamshidieh<\/i>,\u00a0<\/b>and Kim Johnson\u2019s Wishing For Wings<\/i>. North American\u00a0<\/span><\/b>premieres include Florian Hessique \u2018s In the Moment<\/i>,\u00a0<\/b>Heimir Bjarnason\u2019s Redux<\/i>, and Yves Matthey\u2019s Wet Dogs.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Festival of Cinema NYC returns for its 6th year, as a live in-person 10-day event, August 5 – August 14. Taking place at the Regal UA Midway theater in Forest Hills, Queens, FOC NYC will showcase 124 independent films from more than 25 countries, with over 90 anticipated filmmakers to be in attendance. The festival opens with the New York premiere of Casey Nelson & Marchelle Thurman\u2019s Black, White and the Greys<\/i><\/b>, and Closes with the New York Premiere screening of Michael Glover Smith\u2019s Relative<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n

The premiere rich film festival includes 12 world premieres, 7 North American premieres, and 13 East Coast premieres. World premieres include Christopher Jackson\u2019s The Beast Comes at Midnight<\/i><\/b>, Yalda Jebelli\u2019s Jamshidieh<\/i><\/b>, and Kim Johnson\u2019s Wishing For Wings<\/i><\/b>. North American premieres include Florian Hessique \u2018s In the Moment<\/i><\/b>, Heimir Bjarnason\u2019s Redux<\/i><\/b>, and Yves Matthey\u2019s Wet Dogs<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n

Next month will mark the festival\u2019s return to the Queens Library at Forest Hills as a second screening location for the first time since 2019 as FOC NYC continues to expand its footprint back to its pre-pandemic glory. Programming at the library will includes short film screenings, seminars and special guest speakers – all of which will be offered free to the public. Seminars include a discussion and film presentation with Face To Face Films founder and director Anthony Laura. Guest speaker Pamala Buzick Kim, Executive Director of the non-profit organization Free The Work, will lead a discussion on the challenges of increasing diversity behind the camera during a time when the rights of women and LGBTQ individuals are actively under assault. Other seminars will cover film industry topics such as film distribution and new approaches to doing press and PR to promote independent films today.<\/p>\n

Festival of Cinema NYC Founder and Executive Director Jayson Simba, said, \u201cThis year\u2019s edition of the film festival continues to build on the success and growth we experienced last year highlighted by our return to the Queens Library for free films, panels and talks. This year, we have also worked hard to find amazing films from all over the world to present to our FOC NYC film fans, while also celebrating our local filmmakers and the community we call home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the additions to FOC NYC, will be a pre-launch party inside Resorts World NYC\u2019s famous 360\u00ba Bar and Lounge (110-0 Rockaway Blvd) on Thursday, August 4. On Sunday August 7, the festival will hold its first ever family day, highlighted by the screening of Marcus Ovnell\u2019s children\u2019s fantasy film, Emily and the Magic Journey<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n

Casey Nelson & Marchelle Thurman\u2019s family drama Black White and the Greys<\/i><\/b> opens the film festival things off on Friday, August 5. The film follows a young couple and their daughter whose lives are upended by the pandemic and the realities of the quarantine, job loss and the gradual discovery that their beliefs simply don\u2019t align on many important issues. The film will be preceded by a screening of Kary Sarrey\u2019s short film Song of the Same Night<\/i><\/b>. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Michael Glover Smith\u2019s ensemble dramedy Relative <\/i><\/b>closes FOC NYC on Saturday, August 13. The film stars Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks<\/i>) and Steppenwolf Theater legend Francis Guinan as the parents of a family dealing with separations, new romances, and empty-nesting following the college graduation of their son (played by The Walking Dead<\/i>‘s Cameron Scott Roberts). The film will be preceded by a screening of Maria Juranic\u2019s short film A Feast That Never Comes<\/i><\/b>. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

World premieres include Christopher Jackson\u2019s The Beast Comes at Midnight<\/i><\/b>, where two teens come to the realization that their town is being terrorized by a werewolf. The Midnight Madness Horror film features Eric Roberts. Yalda Jebelli\u2019s Jamshidieh<\/i><\/b> looks at a couple dealing with a tragic incident that may tie them to a murder investigation, and Kim Johnson\u2019s documentary Wishing For Wings<\/i><\/b> focuses on the experiences of a shy middle-class librarian who teaches teenage boys in prison. Among the films making their North American premieres are Florian Hessique\u2018s drama In the Moment<\/i><\/b> about the struggles of a ranch hand\u2019s return from a fall-induced coma which lasted ten years. Heimir Bjarnason\u2019s Icelandic drama Redux<\/i><\/b> follows the lives of three characters whose lives intertwine amidst buried secrets and small town corruption, and Yves Matthey\u2019s Swiss road film Wet Dogs<\/i><\/b> where a woman takes her best friend on a trip to \u201cescape\u201d from a cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Additional highlights include Cat Brewer\u2019s documentary Sign the Show<\/i><\/b> which shines a light on Deaf and HoH community members, American Sign Language interpreters, and includes interviews with over 50 artists, including Kelly Clarkson, D.L. Hughley, Waka Flocka Flame, DJ Whoo Kid, and Andr\u00e9 3000 focusing on the challenges and barriers faced by the Deaf\/HoH community. Joss Refauvelet\u2019s thriller Aamal <\/i><\/b>about a woman Chained to a pickup truck and abandoned in the California desert with a gun as her only apparent means of escape makes its East Coast premiere. Nicola Rose\u2019s female coming-of-age comedy Goodbye, Petrushka <\/i><\/b>follows a young woman (Lizzie Kehoe) as she journeys from New York to Paris as she battles wacky French bureaucrats, nannying for the Parisian family from hell, and a toxic relationship, as she tries to achieve her dreams. Gaysorn Thavat\u2019s The Justice of Bunny King <\/i><\/b>focuses on a headstrong mother of two with a sketchy past, who earns her keep by washing windows at tra\ufb03c lights. Using her razor-sharp wit to charm money from gridlocked motorists, she saves every cent to get back the custody of her kids, but now she must race against the clock or all of her hard work could go for naught.<\/p>\n

Festival of Cinema NYC will culminate with an award dinner celebration on Sunday August 14, at the JCAL Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Jamaica, Queens, where films in competition will vie for awards in 17 Categories.<\/p>\n

This year Festival of Cinema NYC is introducing the sale of ticket bundles along with All-Access VIP passes. Attendees can purchase tickets in bundles of 10 or 15 at a discounted rate. All-Access passes will offer the largest discount and include entry into the Award DInner Ceremony on August 14th. Regular ticket prices are $17 per film block. Opening and Closing Night tickets are priced at $30 and include entry and a drink to the afterparty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Individual tickets, bundles and VIP passes can be purchased by visiting www.FestivalofCinemaNYC.com (Discounts to individual tickets purchases will be offered at the door for Senior Citizens, SAG-AFTRA members, Resorts World NYC Genting Rewards members, members of the Queens Economic Development Corporation, the Forest Hills Asian Association, the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Queens Chamber of Commerce, and members Community Board 6.)<\/p>\n

The 2022 Festival of Cinema NYC is funded in part by the Mosaic Network and Fund in The New York Community Trust; Resorts World Gives; The Mathis-Pfohl Foundation; The NYSCA Recovery Fund, and is supported and made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Other sponsors for the 2022 festival include Regal Cinemas; Final Draft; Soundview Media Partners, and Simple DCP.<\/p>\n

To purchase tickets and learn more information about the festival, please visit https:\/\/www.festivalofcinemanyc.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2022 FESTIVAL OF CINEMA NYC OFFICIAL SELECTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

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OPENING NIGHT SELECTION<\/b><\/p>\n

Black White and the Greys <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Casey Nelson & Marchelle Thurman<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 99 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jordie and Caleb Grey have a seemingly perfect life. They\u2019ve been married for seven years and have an adorable, precocious five-year-old daughter named Millie. Of course they have their ups and downs but for the most part they\u2019re happy. That all changes when a nationwide pandemic hits, and the couple are forced to quarantine together. Caleb loses his job and becomes a stay-at- home dad, while Jordie is tasked with being the sole breadwinner and working from home. As various events of 2020 unfold – the death of Kobe Bryant, Covid, \u2018The Black Lives Matter\u2019 movement, a wave of Cancel Culture in Caleb\u2019s field, etc… The couple gradually discovers that their beliefs simply don\u2019t align on many important issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Preceded by<\/i><\/p>\n

Song of the Same Night <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kary Sarrey<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CLOSING NIGHT SELECTION<\/b><\/p>\n

Relative <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michael Glover Smith<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 97 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This Chicago-made dramedy stars Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks<\/i>) and Steppenwolf Theater legend Francis Guinan as the parents of a family at a crossroads. How will the Frank family handle separations, new romances, and empty-nesting following the college graduation of Benji (played by The Walking Dead<\/i>‘s Cameron Scott Roberts), the youngest member of their clan? Time, love, family reunions and online proclivities test all of the characters in this ensemble film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Preceded by<\/i><\/p>\n

A Feast That Never Comes <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Maria Juranic<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 17 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURES<\/b><\/p>\n

A Thousand Hours <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Carl Moberg<\/p>\n

Countries: Sweden\/Denmark; Running Time: 101 min<\/p>\n

Anna\u2019s and Thomas\u2019 bandmate was not supposed to die. And Anna was not supposed to kiss Thomas in the aftermath. Nor was she supposed to leave everything and move to Berlin. And Thomas was most certainly not supposed to just show up in Berlin one day, when she\u2019s gotten a new life and moved on from him. But music has its own way.<\/p>\n

Aamal <\/i><\/b> East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Joss Refauvelet<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 87 min<\/p>\n

Chained to a pickup truck and abandoned in the California desert with a gun as her only apparent means of escape, a young woman must unravel her captor’s twisted scheme before she is undone herself.<\/p>\n

The Beast Comes at Midnight <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Christopher Jackson<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 85 min<\/p>\n

Tuff, a teenage outcast, is struggling to grow his failing live stream which centers around his family heritage of slideshows and carnivals. After a series of animal attacks begin making headlines in town, Tuff begins to suspect that the attacks could be the work of something more sinister. When Mary, one of the most popular girls at school, reveals that she’s a long time fan of Tuff’s live stream, the two begin a journey to uncover the truth about the attacks and discover that a real life werewolf is in their rural Florida town!<\/p>\n

Borrowed <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Carlos Rafael Betancourt<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 92 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

David, a middle aged painter and former Navy officer living in a secluded but beautiful shoreline house in the Florida Keys, breaks his willful isolation to do a portrait of a very special guest: young, edgy and openly gay Justin; but as the date takes an unexpected turn, David must do everything in his power to keep control of the situation while discovering Justin’s true intentions.<\/p>\n

Don’t Talk to Strangers <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Ryan Lacen & Anthony Baldino<\/p>\n

Country: Ireland; Running Time: 84 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emmy\u2019s family has always been different, for starters they all have gone dangerously insane at the age of thirty. Now, with her own thirtieth birthday looming, Emmy decides to travel to Ireland to uncover answers to what may be a life-long family curse. It\u2019s there that she tracks down Patrick, a stranger whose own family may have had ties to hers. Now, as Emmy grows closer to the answers to her family curse, she finds herself caught in the middle of a dangerous affair.<\/p>\n

Eagle Knight <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alejandro Blazquez<\/p>\n

Country: Mexico; Running Time: 98 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After high school is over three friends most choose their paths in life. Pastor dreams of flying and the love of Flor, her jealous brother Nacho gets seduced by crime.<\/p>\n

Emily and the Magic Journey <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Marcus Ovnell<\/p>\n

Country: Sweden; Running Time: 85 min<\/p>\n

Emily and her mother live alone after losing her father. She wants to help her mother find happiness and to learn about the father she never knew. When Emily finds a mysterious chest that transports her to a magical world, she meets fantastic and mythical creatures that become her new friends. After discovering her new friends are in danger, Emily must face her worst fear to complete her journey.<\/p>\n

Esme, My Love <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Cory Choy<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 105 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Hannah notices the symptoms of a terminal and painful illness in her aloof daughter, Esme, she decides to take her on a trip to their abandoned family farm in a desperate attempt to connect before they have to say goodbye. Inspired by true events and starring Stacey Weckstein and a 9-year-old Audrey Grace Marshall,\u00a0 <\/span>Esme, My Love<\/i> is a suspenseful meditation on love, loss, family, and magic.<\/p>\n

Goodbye, Petrushka <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Nicola Rose<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 100 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Claire, 19, is a bit of an oddball: a romantic, a puppeteer, and a fish out of water at college. After one appalling class too many, Claire hits a breaking point. Right around that same time, she has a chance meeting with an intriguing Frenchman named Thibaut, a figure skater at the end of his career. That’s when Claire decides it’s time for a change. She allows her crazy, rich best friend Julia to talk her into an impulsive move from New York to Paris. There, the starry-eyed Claire meets Thibaut again and they embark on a unique project together. But from there, nothing in Paris quite goes as Claire planned. Whether she’s battling wacky French bureaucrats, nannying for the Parisian family from hell, embarrassing herself in front of Thibaut, or finding her way through a toxic relationship \u2014 Claire’s stint in Paris is one faux pas after another.<\/p>\n

Happy FKIN Sunshine <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Derek Diorio<\/p>\n

Country: Canada; Running Time: 98 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ronnie Weston and her brother Will live in a one mill town. When the mill workers go on strike, the future for their family looks bleak. Fortunately, Ronnie has found a brisk business selling weed. When Will wants to start a band, Ronnie uses her weed profits to buy Will an electric guitar. Against everybody\u2019s advice, Will enlists local outcast Artie Porter as the bass player. Artie spends his days allegedly partying with heavy metal icons and getting fellatio from rock and roll legends – or so he says. Artie\u2019s lies cause instant conflict within the band, especially with Vince, the egotistical lead singer. But the musical chemistry is undeniable, and Will feels that his band just might hit the big time. If they can survive their dying town\u2026and each other.<\/p>\n

Implanted <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Fabien Dufils<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 93 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah, a struggling young woman, becomes a test subject for an experimental medical AI implant. When the implant turns sinister and takes control of her body, Sarah fights to survive with only one choice: to live or die.<\/p>\n

In Her Name <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Sarah Carter<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 142 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After decades of radio silence and their mother\u2019s recent suicide, family bankruptcy conspires to reunite estranged and wildly incompatible sisters as they face the weird business involved in their egolomaniacal artist father\u2019s terminal prognosis.\u00a0 <\/span>The film begins when Fiona unexpectedly arrives at Freya and Marv\u2019s doorstep to sell their home before the bank can get to it. Only then does Fiona learn that her dad is dying and her sister\u2019s life is, in her opinion, out of control.\u00a0 <\/span>Against their wishes, Fiona is compelled to stay. Mirroring an absurd level of denial and delusion over the course of a few days together, the three of them undergo a series of alchemical revelations that unravel their twisted narratives.\u00a0 <\/span>Their lives are no less tragic but finally, they know love.<\/p>\n

In the Moment <\/i>North American Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Florian Hessique \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: France; Running Time: 84 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After a fall from a horse that left him in a coma for almost ten years, Joshua returns to the stables he knew so well. Greeted by Mario and Alice, he recognizes nothing and no one. Throughout this day, the latter will try everything to revive some memories in the head of the one they were so close to, but who today seems to be a complete stranger.<\/p>\n

Jamshidieh <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Yalda Jebelli<\/p>\n

Country: Iran; Running Time: 91 min<\/p>\n

After Taraneh and Amir get into a street fight, things get complicated when the taxi driver involved dies. Taraneh wants to make sure they didn’t cause any harm to the man, but it comes at a price opening up a simple death to a murder investigation. Should she stay silent, there would not be any further scrutinization. What Taraneh will choose, puts their marriage in test.<\/p>\n

The Justice of Bunny King <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Gaysorn Thavat<\/p>\n

Country: New Zealand; Running Time: 101 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bunny King (Davis), a headstrong mother of two with a sketchy past, earns her keep by washing windows at tra\ufb03c lights. Using her razor-sharp wit to charm money from gridlocked motorists, she saves every cent to get back the custody of her kids. After promising her daughter a birthday party, Bunny must fight the social services and break the rules to keep her word, but in doing so risks losing her children altogether. Accompanied by her niece Tonya (Thomasin McKenzie), a fierce teenager running away from home, Bunny is in a race against the clock and headed towards an epic showdown with the authorities.<\/p>\n

Man with Shadow <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ema Kugler<\/p>\n

Country: Slovenia; Running Time: 100 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Genetic code forces people to reproduce. Infants have no choice: they become a part of this world without any will of their own, and as completely helpless beings they are subjected to training in the civilizational norms\u2026 Is anything else possible at all?<\/p>\n

Nobody Famous <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Elizabeth Ahlstrom<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 69 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pozo-Seco Singers were an American folk band that experienced national commercial success during the 1960s. Comprised of Susan Taylor, Don Williams and Lofton Kline, the trio hailed out of Corpus Christi, TX, but once they signed to Columbia Records, their music went national. They are perhaps best known for their 1966 hit \u201cTime\u201c but that was just one moment in their acclaimed history. Susan Taylor was the lead singer. She is best known as Taylor Pie, but with her overly friendly, always smiling, and lighthearted humorous persona she prefers to be simply be called \u201cPie\u201d.<\/p>\n

Redux <\/i> North American Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Heimir Bjarnason<\/p>\n

Country: Iceland; Running Time: 92 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an idyllic Southern Icelandic village, we follow the lives of three characters, each dealing with loss, regret, life\u2019s paths and dark pasts. Ragna, an aimless delivery woman with aspirations of ambition, finds her world upended when J\u00fal\u00edus, her half-brother, mysteriously disappears in the wake of his wife\u2019s sudden death. Meanwhile, the deceased wife\u2019s sister, Arna, starts to uncover darker truths as she discovers a bleak trail of buried secrets and small town corruption, all in the name of loyalty and family.<\/p>\n

Turbo Cola <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Luke Covert<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 95 min<\/p>\n

With all of his friends headed to a party on the last night of 1999, Austin takes an extra shift at the Quality Mart gas station and is forced to look down the barrel of what it means to graduate high school and face a future stuck in his middle of nowhere hometown. He’s got one night to make his dreams come true, legal or not, and he’s taking it.<\/p>\n

Under Spanish Skies <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Nathan Buck<\/p>\n

Country: Germany; Running Time: 89 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After her husband Neil\u2019s death, Leah calls her closest friends, Beth and Gregory to join her for a weekend at her farm in Andalucia. Soon after they arrive, Leah reveals that she and Neil had a suicide pact and that she will end her life the day after they leave. Now, Gregory and Beth face a harrowing dilemma: whether to tell Leah the truths they know about Neil, or to allow her to go to her death holding on to illusions of a perfect marriage. Meanwhile, Alix, a young, rebellious woman arrives to spend the hot summer with her uncle, Andr\u00e9s, the farm\u2019s environmentalist overseer. This unexpected arrival disrupts Leah\u2019s careful plans, and chaos ensues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wet Dogs <\/i>North American Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Yves Matthey<\/p>\n

Country: Switzerland; Running Time: 74 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alix & Tina. Two best friends. Tina gets bad news: she has a cancer. She calls Alix and then escapes from the hospital. Together they decide to go and live their dreams.<\/p>\n

Zeria <\/i><\/b> East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Harry Cleven<\/p>\n

Country: Belgium; Running Time: 61 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaspard tells his life story to his grandson whom he has never met…Zeria, his grandson, is the first human born on Mars… after the collapse of humanity, during a great exodus where everyone left Earth – except the oldest ones\u2026Zeria would then be the first human being to return to Earth without ever having known it. Gaspard will entrust the troubled images of his past to his grandson, as sincerely as possible, with all the absurdity, the incoherence, the tragedy and the grotesque.\u00a0 Sometimes he gets a little lost in his memories, mixing them with those he has been told,\u00a0with his dreams and fantasies…<\/p>\n

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES<\/b><\/p>\n

Finding Courage <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kay Rubacek<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 80 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A former journalist for the Chinese Communist Party (YIFEI WANG), living in exile in San Francisco, struggles to settle into life in America while working to heal her family\u2019s wounds from their tragic past. She is seeking justice for the murder of her sister at the hands of the Chinese authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Melissa Jo Peltier<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 113 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine how you\u2019d feel if you\u2019d fallen for a lifelong conman, only to learn that everything he told you was a lie. Not all Trump voters were ignorant or \u201cdeplorable\u201d in 2016; many were tricked by lies and mesmerized by rhetoric into seeing something that wasn\u2019t there. Those who\u2019ve woken and decided to tell us their stories. In The Game is Up<\/i>, we\u2019re telling some of those stories, using soft emotional persuasion (deeply personal, intimate stories, leading to audience identification) and experts who explain exactly how Trump hoodwinked them, in this\u00a0 powerful, influential two hour documentary film. Our subjects are a vast array of individuals who deserve voices.\u00a0 We are their vehicle.<\/p>\n

One Pint at a Time <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Aaron Hose<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 89 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer\u2019s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture.\u00a0 <\/span>Today, Black-owned breweries make up less than 1% of the nearly 9,000 breweries in operation.\u00a0 <\/span>Eager to shift the historical perception of who makes and drinks beer, Black brewers, brand owners and influencers across the country are reshaping the craft beer industry and the future of America\u2019s favorite adult beverage.<\/p>\n

Sign the Show<\/i><\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Director: Cat Brewer<\/p>\n

Country: US, Running Time: 96 min<\/p>\n

The film brings together entertainers, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH) community, and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to discuss accessibility at live performances in a humorous, heartfelt, and insightful way.<\/p>\n

Something Ain’t Right <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Susan Downs, MD<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 73 min<\/p>\n

This documentary with Kevin Sorbo looks at physicians who were successfully treating covid since March 2020.\u00a0 <\/span>Yet the majority of these physicians throughout the world were censored.\u00a0 <\/span>Countless lives could have been saved had this not happened. Had this censorship not happened, would we have needed the economically destructive lockdowns? Would people be living in fear as they are today?\u00a0 <\/span>How would our lives be different?<\/p>\n

Wishing For Wings <\/i> World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kim Johnson<\/p>\n

Country: Trinidad & Tobago; Running Time: 72 min<\/p>\n

A shy middle-class librarian is inveigled into teaching Literature to teenage boys in prison. They are from a world of poverty and crime, a universe away from their teacher and her syllabus. Teacher and students must learn to communicate with, and learn from one another so she can help prepare them for examinations. That new relationship affects the lives of both teacher and students in ways neither foresaw.<\/p>\n

WEBISODES<\/b><\/p>\n

A Class Act <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Louie Cortes, Bec Fordyce<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Renowned NYC acting coach, Tommy Turf has hired an indie documentary crew to document his rise to fame. In the pilot episode – we are introduced to him and his students. Each student has a different reason why they are there.<\/p>\n

DAD-rahpy – EP 1- It was dads at first site <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Rick “Wind” Herrera, Alexandra “Cloud” Gutierrez<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DAD-rahpy<\/i> follows two Afro-Latino fathers who randomly met on a bench at a children\u2019s park. As they build a friendship they confront their internal conflicts, and the Joys of fatherhood while juggling the obstacles of life.<\/p>\n

Demise – Episode 1 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tony Kim<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 6 min \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Demise<\/i> is a stylish 10 episode series that portrays a modern day David vs. Goliath fable.\u00a0 <\/span>It captures the zeitgeist of today” Billionaires living in depraved opulence with impunity vs the rest of us. This is a story of one man, Jason Stone, who must fight for his innocence against a system that protects billionaires and the sycophants who enables Jason’s demise.<\/p>\n

Dichos <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mary Ang\u00e9lica Molina<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min<\/p>\n

Because a \u201csaying” in any language never has a literal translation in another, the episodes present tall-tales that describe their spirit and essence. Cheeky and playful, Dichos<\/i> attempts to translate the untranslatable.<\/p>\n

How to Hack Birth Control <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Sassy Mohen<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 27 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A 3-segment satire pilot that focuses on how to navigate and take charge in today\u2019s contraception universe. The film takes a run at \u2018not supposed to talk about,\u2019 scenarios and answers the questions women truly want to know but are taught to be too afraid to ask.<\/p>\n

Prisoner <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ingrid Franchi<\/p>\n

Country: France; Running Time: 13 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Five characters struggle in their respective lives to get rid of a destiny imposed, suffered, or thwarted, in order to fully flourish in their respective choices. They will have to face their families, society, to be able to live their lives freely without being a prisoner.<\/p>\n

Visitation (webseries) – Episode One <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Patrick Devaney<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An elite NASA research team go against directives and launch their own investigation into a strange signal coming from the edges of the solar system. They decide on their own, mostly for fun, to see if they’d get some sort of response. They are hardly prepared for the day when they do and after that moment, everything moves quicker than they can compensate for. And what is this response exactly? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wherever You Go <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Eevin Hartsough & Andrew Beguin<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min<\/p>\n

A pair of new friends stick together as they run away from a series of antagonists but discover the one person you can’t run away from is yourself.<\/p>\n

SHORT FILMS<\/b><\/p>\n

Narrative<\/b><\/p>\n

40ish\u2026 <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Traci Hays<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 25 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adjustment of Status <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Josh Deal<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After Sunset <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Melo Zhang<\/p>\n

Country: China; Running Time: 8 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All That Glitters <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Dan Bronzite<\/p>\n

Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 24 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Animals You Want Tao Eat <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Phil Cheney<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the Wall <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tanya Gambourg<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bloom <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Paul De Cinque<\/p>\n

Country: Australia; Running Time: 9 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridge <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Shannon Morrall<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Breaking Up <\/i>North American Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Claudia Nankervis, Jessica Sofarnos<\/p>\n

Country: Australia; Running Time: 16 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Charlie <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Matthew Horvat<\/p>\n

Country: Canada; Running Time: 10 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Charter <\/i>North American Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: El Houssine Hnine<\/p>\n

Country: Maroc; Running Time: 20 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

City Creatures <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michael Johnston<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min<\/p>\n

Cookaphony <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Joe Chvala<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dance Till Dawn <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Austin Nunes<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Juan Manuel <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jos\u00e9 Luis L\u00f3pez Ortiz<\/p>\n

Country: Spain; Running Time: 17 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Della Morte Sisters <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Bill Sorvino<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 18 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Delirantissimo <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alain Rimbert<\/p>\n

Country: France; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Derrick & Boyd <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Chris Goodwin<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 26 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Double Zero <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Pat Bradley<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

F* the M Train <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Peter Gagnon<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min<\/p>\n

Forest Giants <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Augusta Mariano<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 21 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For I Am Dead <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Patricia Delso Lucas<\/p>\n

Country: Belgium; Running Time: 18 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Four Walls of Charlotte Moreland <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Alison Stover, Joe Benedetto<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 23 min<\/p>\n

The Grave With No Name <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: G\u00e9rard Corporon<\/p>\n

Country: France; Running Time: 15 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Han <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Titus Paar<\/p>\n

Country: Sweden; Running Time: 22 min<\/p>\n

The Head of the Cat <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Harriet and Peter Meining<\/p>\n

Country: Germany; Running Time: 29 min<\/p>\n

The Hunter Permutation <\/i>North American Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Zora Cielle Anri<\/p>\n

Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 25 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I Mustache You <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Shara Ashley Zeiger<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m Not Nice <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Shannon Morrall, Tom A. Capps<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 17 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalamiti <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Glenn Pack<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 14 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Knightman <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jun Sekiya<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kold <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Marley Hasselbach<\/p>\n

Country: Denmark; Running Time: 18 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last Seen <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Nathan Ginter<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s Leave The Planet! <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Chelsea Bryn Lockie<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Little Drummer Boy <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: John Gray<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Love and Addiction <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Directed by Richard Lampone<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Margarita Milne <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Margarita Milne<\/p>\n

Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 20 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Night Clubbers <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Matthew James Thomas<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 16 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No Reasons <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Masataka Ishizaki<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min<\/p>\n

Nothing Is Real <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Masa Gibson<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

Odd Man Out <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Peter Ethymiou<\/p>\n

Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 11 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Orbital Christmas <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mitsuyasu Sakai<\/p>\n

Country: Japan; Running Time: 16 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Part Forever <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alan Chung An Ou<\/p>\n

Country: Taiwan; Running Time: 12 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rusty The Robot Desert Waltz <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alan Rosenfeld<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 3 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sada <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alex Andre<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 27 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sapo\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Muhammad Bilal<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 24 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seven Fishes <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jaclyn Gramigna<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She’s Fine <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ramuel Galarza<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min<\/p>\n

Sold <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Chris Thompson<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Solitary <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Daniel Farmer<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonny, Mammy and Patch the Dog <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Adam Hart<\/p>\n

Country: Ireland; Running Time: 15 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Spin <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Lisa Marie Tedesco<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 17 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Suburban Fantasy <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Peter Mancuso<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 28 min<\/p>\n

Survival Job <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Monica McCarthy<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sushi <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tim Martin<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min<\/p>\n

Sweet Pea & Glass <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Daniel Merino Villavicencio<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s Something in the Silence <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mike Castro<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s Something Wrong With Paul <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mark Clauburg<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min<\/p>\n

True Crime <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kai Brown<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Vow <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Charles Sweeney<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wicks <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Vadim Egoul<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Will You Take This Dog? <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Shari Albert<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Documentary<\/b><\/p>\n

In a Whole New Way <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jonathan Fisher<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 31 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Just Benjamin <\/i>East Coast Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Paige Murphy<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 24 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Living Through It <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Daniel E. Kennedy<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Animation<\/b><\/p>\n

Blind Date <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alan Rosenfeld<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 2 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason Pell’s Pinpricks <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Adam Stover<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sucks To Be The Moon <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Eric Paperth, Tyler March<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Experimental<\/b><\/p>\n

The Game Called Go Insane <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jake LeCarner<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Into the Colors <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jessica Juliao<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Old Friends and Other Days <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Cameron Menzies<\/p>\n

Country: Northern Ireland; Running Time: 36 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sally <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Phillip Russell<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unsaid <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ayodeji Otuyelu<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 18 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vultures <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Daniel Denegre<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min<\/p>\n

Music Video<\/b><\/p>\n

BubbleBathAntics Carrie <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Adam M. Tuller<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

Erin Hill: Eleanor Rigby <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Erin Hill<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reminiscence <\/i>World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jia Zhao<\/p>\n

Country: China; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

Sananda Maitreya – Her Kiss (Music Video) <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Luciano Boschetti<\/p>\n

Country: Italy; Running Time: 6 min \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Snakes of Russia – Heart Caves In (Robot Koch remix) – Official Video <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jeremiah Hutchens<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Todo <\/i>North American Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michael D\u00fcrr<\/p>\n

Country: Austria; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

About Festival of Cinema NYC<\/b>:<\/p>\n

Festival of Cinema, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The festival was founded by local independent filmmakers with a passion to get movies made and to expand the reach of artists\u2019 work. Recognizing the challenges filmmakers face in the film industry, the festival’s aim is to establish a presence, and spread awareness, of cinematic creativity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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