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Terrell Homes
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalA story of strong mothers fighting for their home. Urban warriors -- Rita, Dorothy, Valerie, Linda and Rosemary -- African American tenants in public housing, wield the power of their voices to battle gentrification in Newark, NJ while preserving their ancestors' values of survival for future generations.
Love Tooth
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalAaron, a successful screenwriter lost his first love seven years ago without knowing the reason. He deludes himself that another love tooth (wisdom tooth) grows again and it might bring his love back to him. Aaron meets a charming girl, Emma and she reminds him of his first lover, Jinny. He struggles to overcome the first love and start a new relationship with Emma.
LIGO
Posted by : Manhattan Film Festival“LIGO” is the thrilling inside story of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC's top discovery of the decade, the discovery of gravitational waves from deep space, 2015-1017 — the historic first detections of the cataclysmic collisions of two black holes in 2015 and then two neutron stars two years later — a spectacular explosion that became the most observed astronomy event in history. The detections opene...
Roses are Blind
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalWhen 19-year old, Julie Janson, a Columbia University student returns to her dorm room, her college roommate recommends Julie meet with a famous psychic for career guidance. During Julie's meeting, the Janson family secret is revealed.
Middle of Nowhere
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalHosted by Aron Ralston, the true-life adventurer behind the film ‘127 hours,’ Middle of Nowhere is a series which brings together the world’s greatest adventures and thrill-seekers, delving into their craziest, deadliest, and most harrowing stories.
The Executioners We All Had A Chance
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalThe Executioner We All Had A Chance, is a documentary about two men who started a boxing gym to save the young boys from the mean, gang invested streets of Philadelphia in the early 70's. In doing this they would develop some of the greatest amateur fighters world would ever have. Unfortunately life decision in the end would cost most o them their dreams of becoming Champions.
Let The People Decide
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalThe struggle over voting rights is headline news. This fight goes back generations as strategies to suppress the vote have evolved over the decades. Are race and politics inseparable?
HOW AM I DOING
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalHow Am I Doing? is a serio-comic deep dive into the world of recovering alcoholic Eli Meyer, a charming, not quite handsome, forty something fading actor everyone seems to recognize from a cancelled series called “Ladder 6.” Working to prove his stability and reconcile with his family, Eli is thrown for a loop when ex-wife Ronda announces her engagement to cardiologist, Nick Pappas, aka "Dr. V...
WIGGLE
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalA kid with one loose tooth and two crazy parents. Growing up is a push-pull.
My Year of Living Mindfully
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalIn the midst of a growing mental illness epidemic, award-winning health journalist Shannon Harvey enlists a team of scientists to put meditation to the test. As she travels 30,000 kilometres around the world, from the bright lights of Manhattan to the dusty refugee camps of the Middle East, she has one simple question in mind: Could learning to quiet our busy minds be the solution the world so des...