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Before the Close of Day
Posted by : Peter LucasThe experimental documentary Before the Close of Day is a poetic meditation on Dante’s Purgatorio. Set on the Staten Island Ferry during winter storms, passengers cross the New York Harbor while Cantos from Purgatorio are read evoking a spiritual passage between places. As the boats pass Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, questions about our obligations for welcoming others are suggested. B...
Borderline Coffee
Posted by : Susanna"Coffee?" Asks the mysterious blue post-it. "To Bed" replies the red. A young woman's thoughts battle it out as she ventures through her anxiety to accomplish what would seem to be a simple task: a cup of coffee.
Parklife
Posted by : Lillian Xuege LiParklife chronicles life in Manhattan's Columbus Park, where groups of Chinese seniors congregate on a daily basis. As seasons change and an unexpected crisis unfolds, the park's seemingly outlandish cultural spectacles and nostalgic performances wane.
The Charmed Life of Fig Dauphine
Posted by : Gretchen ZufallA spirited young girl fortune teller in New Orleans leads her teenage sidekick through escapades involving unruly gangsters and a drag queen known as The Countess, while trying to solve the mystery of her unwitting birth father..jpg&w=100&h=100&q=100; "Greetings From Sarajevo")
Greetings From Sarajevo
Posted by : Melissa SkirbollHana, an assassin, arrives in New York ready to exact justice on a war criminal whom Sofia, a survivor of the Bosnian genocide, had discovered hiding in plain sight in the city. When Hana reaches her target she discovers Stanislav, the monster she was raised to hate is now just a sick, old, blind man. Whether Hana carries out the mission or frees herself from the cycle of retribution is the the he...
Down the House
Posted by : Tricia MurajdaDown the House transports the viewer to the town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, once the epicenter of the U.S. Steel Industry. Abandoned and deteriorating, with "90% of the our town in a landfill somewhere", residents use urban farming, artistry and mutual aid to reimagine their town in the shell of the old.
Detour
Posted by : Bobby WebsterJoseph and Anna are both outsiders - immigrants, isolated in a city of millions, trapped for very different reasons. When their paths cross on a rainy New York night, they might just have a chance to remake their lives.
Rehab Cabin
Posted by : Kate BeacomBest friends Chloe and Domenic are quickly growing apart. At Chloe’s insistence, for their last hurrah, they kidnap their favorite celebrity, washed-up former child star Amanda Campbell. Driving a stolen limo, they take Amanda to a secluded cabin where they improvise a rehabilitation program designed to rejuvenate her career.
Dagger
Posted by : Will Chase"To be or not to be?" The very moment Tom (Will Chase) contemplates this famous question about whether his life is worth living, a disembodied, cheeky, and outspoken William Shakespeare (Jack Davenport) intervenes, via the chandelier.