NYC Short Documentary Film Festival

November 3, 2024 - November 3, 2024

Sales End November 3, 2024

Session 1

Price $20.00
Event Date Nov 3, 2024 10:00 AM | Show Details Hide Details

My Biggest Teacher - 14:01 - Veronica recounts the events of a life-changing tragedy on July 15, 2016 when her son is involved in a catastrophic car accident and the subsequent journey of lessons learned on healing and love. - Dir. Arianna Martinez - Key Cast Veronica Hogan, Steven Martinez

The Quiet Machinery of War - 09:58 - Through silent imagery, the evolution of WWI unfolds—a cycle where each technological advancement deepens destruction, only to spark further technological progress. - Dir - Kate McLane

Rooted in Cuba - 14:28 My family narrative begins with the bravery of my grandparents, who left Cuba after Fidel Castro’s regime took power in 1959. - Dir. - Alex Rodriguez

Birdfeeder - 11:30 - The birds outside a Brooklyn window help a man heal as the world turns upside down. When a family of birds move in on his fire escape, they bring hope for a new beginning. - Dir. - Daniel Feighery

A Nature Odyssey - 06:00 - FILM IS DESIGNED WITH INSPIRATION FROM MOTHER EARTH AND OUR CILINARY TRADITIONS. - Dir. - Jacek Szymanski

Co.Ink - 03:52 - Valentin Gatica is a Multi-Media artist and Painter who recently immigrated to San Francisco from Buenos Aires. This film documents this transition in his life and explores his process as he creates a new body of work in the United States, Co.Ink, a playful deconstruction of mass media marketing. - Dir. - Paul Ouellette Key Cast - Valentin Gatica

This is IRA RICHER - 06:23 - Explore the mind, life, and influences of this visionary artist who landed in SOHO, NY in the 1980’s amongst notable figures in the art world. Discover how a critical early event inspired the breakthrough that shaped his foundational works. Dir. - Rick Knief Key Cast - Ira Richer

Gold of the Plateau - 05:52 - Spring has arrived on the Tibetan Plateau, and Zhuoma sets out on a search for something quite extraordinary. - Dir. - Miriam Follin Key Cast - Zhuoma

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Session 2

Price $20.00
Event Date Nov 3, 2024 11:45 AM | Show Details Hide Details

Island Zero - 12:02 - The mayor of an island off the coast of Virginia hopes to have his town saved from rising tides. Dir. - Ryan Broussard, Joshua Sisolak - Key Cast - James Eskridge

Mountain Ballad - 15:00 - I am a softball player from Beijing, I've played softball with my teammates for ten years. In 2020, I went to volunteer at the Qiangbang Angels Charity Baseball Team, where I met Daer Wuer and Nvzi Ayu. Dir - Xuru(Emma) Yang

Moto Borgatoro - 07:45 - Part documentary, part pulp action film, all love and pure passion: "Moto Borgatoro" follows curmudgeon/savant mechanic Peter Boggia and the birth of his custom 1979 Moto Guzzi Le Mans into creation. = Dir. - Roberto Serrini - Key Cast - Peter Boggia

Roots and Wings Ep 3: Parisa Parnian - 08:23 - Roots & Wings profiles WOC chefs who use food as a conduit for cultural awareness and as a means of perpetuating their cultural traditions. Roots + Wings Ep 3. Iranian-American multi-disciplinary visual artist and culinary creative behind Savage Taste, Parisa Parnian - Dir. - Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior, Irene Yadao - Key Cast - Parisa Parnian

Guiding Light - 00:05:00 - Through the compelling interviews of the lead prosecutor, the defense attorney and the police chief, “Guiding Light” tells the story of a young teen (Polly Hannah Klaas) in a small town in America who was kidnapped from her bedroom during a slumber party while her family was in the house. - Dir. - India Anne Mitchell

Splendido! - 11:20 - Vinnie’s Italian Iron Works is a relic of Brooklyn’s industrial past. An operational workshop that has stood defiant for 63 years now surrounded by multi-million dollar brownstones in the heart of Cobble Hill as gentrification lurches to its front door. Dir. - Sophie Mager Key Cast - Vincenzo Pampillonia, Alfredo Pampillonia

Madagascar: A Chance For Change - 13:31 - The valuable and fragile balance of the biodiversity and humanity in Madagascar is weighed. - Dir. - Elias Stevens

Woman in Flowery Vest - 11:48 - Chief Nurse Zheng is about to retire. In the catheterization lab of a cardiovascular hospital, she has witnessed generations of doctors grow up and accompanied thousands of patients through heart surgeries. - Dir. - Xingdong Huang, Shixiang Zhou, Ruiyang Wang Key Cast - Hong Zheng

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