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Luther: Never Too Much and Skywalkers: A Love Story
1-800-ON-HER-OWN
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Dana Flor)
Ani DiFranco was an unmistakable talent who shook the Nineties alternative music scene. This documentary follows her life today.
America’s Burning
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: David Smick; Stars: Michael Douglas, James Carville, Leon Panetta, Amy Chua, David Smick)
A dive into the precarious state of America’s seemingly unbridgeable economic divide - with a
surprisingly optimistic outlook on its future.
Avicii: I'm Tim
(Country: Sweden, US; Year: 2024; Director: Henrik Burman; Writer: Henrik Burman; Stars: Chris Martin, Avicii, Nile Rodgers, David Guetta, Aloe Blacc, Ash Pournouri)
Profile of the musician.
Black Table
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: John Antonio James, Billy Mack; Writer: John Antonio James, Bill Mack)
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to abolish affirmative action, this film looks back
at the largest class of Black students at Yale in the 1990s, the dining table that bonded them, and how their story informs our future.
The Cranes Call
(Country: Netherlands, Germany, France, Ukraine, UK; Year: 2024; Director: Laura Warner; Stars: Anna Neistat, Solomiia Stasiv)
Account of the mission to hold those responsible for atrocities in Ukraine to account.
Emergent City
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Kelly Anderson, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg)
A series of connected industrial buildings within a primarily immigrant, working class community in Brooklyn - conflicting views draw battlelines between residents, city officials and master planners as the fate of the city and contemporary urban development hangs in the balance.
I’m Your Venus
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Kimberly Reed)
Following the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of Paris Is Burning as Venus’ two families - biological and ballroom - come together to seek answers and celebrate her legacy.
It Was All a Dream
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Dream Hampton)
A dive into hip hop history.
Jago: Into The White
(Country: Italy; Year: 2024; Director: Luigi Pingitore)
Jago, a sculptor in Naples, works through the days and nights chipping away at his next marble masterpiece: a recreation of one of Michelangelo’s iconic subjects.
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Bruce David Klein; Stars: Judy Garland, Mia Farrow, Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Bob Fosse, Lorna Luft, Ben Vereen, Gwen Verdon, Vincente Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Kay Thompson, Peter Allen, John Kander, Michael Feinstein, Fred Ebb)
Profile of Liza Minelli.
Luther: Never Too Much
(Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Dawn Porter)
Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.
Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger
(Year: 2024; Director: David Hinton)
Documentary about the directors.
Pandora’s Code
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Kyle Vorbach)
Consdieration of the rise of artificial intelligence, balancing its remarkable capabilities and dark ethical
concerns.
Rebel Nun
(Country: US, UK; Year: 2024; Director: Dominic Sivyer)
The story of Catholic nun and leading death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean, whose story was first captured in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking.
S/He Is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Doc
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: David Charles Rodrigues)
Portrait of the singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist and occultist.
Skywalkers: A Love Story
(Year: 2024; Director: Jeff Zimbalist; Writer: Jeff Zimbalist)
To save their career and relationship, a daredevil couple journey across the globe to climb the world’s last super skyscraper and perform a bold acrobatic stunt on the spire.
Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play.
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Jeremy O Harris; Stars: Devin Kawaoka, Jeremy O. Harris, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Annie McNamara, Irene Sofia Lucio, Jonathan Higginbotham, Patricia Fa'asua, Aaron Latta-Morissette, Stephen Cefalu, Sung Yoon, Marié Botha, Malcolm Callender, Amauta M. Firmino, Jakeem Powell, Athan Chekas)
Self-portrait of writer Jeremy O Harris as he workshops Slave Play, the provocative play that thrust him into
the spotlight, with a new cast of young actors from New York’s William Esper Studio.
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Bill Teck)
Traces Van Zandt’s career as a musician, activist and actor from the clubs of Asbury Park, NJ, to stadiums around the world, to the Bada Bing Club.
They All Came Out To Montreux
(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Oliver Murray; Stars: Sting, Alicia Keys, Prince, Keith Richards, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, George Clinton, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Roberta Flack)
The story of how Claude Nobs turned his Swiss town into the home for one of the world’s biggest jazz
festivals.
The Thinking Game
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Greg Kohs)
The story of scientist Demis Hassabis and his relentless quest to solve the enigma of artificial general intelligence.
Untitled Casa Bonita Documentary
(Director: Arthur Bradford)
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone launch a hands-on attempt to restore the iconic Colorado “eatertainment” mecca Casa Bonita to its former glory.
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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