WFA 2019 News & Film Reviews

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Retrospective of the amazing Iara Lee's films in New York City - April 28-May 3 2019, spanning more than two decades of her work, from 1995's Synthetic Pleasures to last year's Burkinabè Rising ...

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The most painful thing is that many people turn away from the numerous deaths in North Korea, says North Korean defector filmmaker Gyu-min Gim who lived contemporaneously with them and witnessed many deaths.  Mr. Gim spoke with Winter Film Awards' Youlim Nam about his film "The Gift of Love". See "The Gift of Love" on February 16, 2019 @3:45 at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 8th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.   ...

Johan Cronje's "Wonderlus" is a realistic, smart romantic film from South Africa that makes us question our opinions about love, marriage, happily-ever-after endings. A wedding goes awry and the morning after, friends and foes need to piece together the puzzle of the night before. In search of answers, a groom needs to pursue the love of his life, a bride has to untangle herself from the past and a waitress tries to escape the present. See "Wonderlus" on Saturday Feb 16 ...

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Suicide isn't an open and shut case in "A Bitter Reckoning".  When Sheriff Rodgers returns with more questions, it becomes obvious that the suicide of Lester’s father may not be so straightforward.  How do you handle it when your aging parents start to fail?  Is it wrong to help them when they are ready to be done? See "A Bitter Reckoning" on February 20, 2019 @ 7:45 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 8th ...

Would you die for the one you love? A thrilling whodunit flick, Winter Ridge is the story of promising detective Ryan Barnes, who’s struggling to come to terms with wife’s condition after an accident on their anniversary places her in a coma. Six months removed from the crash and still in a coma, Barnes buries himself in a case that involves a serial killer who’s targeting elderly, medically fragile victims. See "Winter Ridge" on February 17, 2019 @ 3:45 pm pm ...

Love transcends age. Inspired by real-life stories of elderly couples caught up in the social services system, Paul Duddridge's "Together" is a powerful drama about an elderly couple who get separated into different care homes against their will. See the US premiere of "Together" on February 17, 2019 @ 1:00 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 8th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.  Winter Film Awards Olivia Butler recently spoke with director Paul ...

GET READY TO THUMBLE! Coach Steve wants to take his last chance to win the Austrian thumb wrestling championship. Unfortunately the competition seems overwhelming. In Return of the Thumb, first time feature-length director Florian Convey has created a refreshing comedy about the life or death sport of thumb wrestling - a brilliant, straight-faced satire that is thoroughly hilarious and entertaining throughout ...

Life and art overlap when creating a film about pregnancy in your own Brooklyn apartment while you are actually pregnant with your first child. A Scientist's Guide to Living and Dying shows a uniquely personal exploration of fear, hope, love and the meaning of life and death. See the New York City premiere of "A Scientist's Guide to Living and Dying" on February 21, 2019 @ 7:45 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 8th ...

Sarah Deakins beautiful new short film "Yellow" is the story of connections among strangers; we effect and ripple through each others’ lives whether we are aware of it or not. Ten characters each experience a crossroads in their lives on a seemingly ordinary afternoon in an art gallery. See the New York City premiere of "Yellow" on February 21, 2019 @ 7:45 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 8th Annual Winter Film Awards International ...

In her directorial debut, « a land shaped by women », Anne-Flore Marxer collaborates with fellow professional snowboarder Aline Bock to spotlight the leadership and success Iceland’s women have enjoyed in the progress toward gender equality.  Exploring breathtaking Iceland in a van and on their snowboards, the snowboarding world champions introduce the viewers to the iconic Icelandic women they meet along the way. See "« a land shaped by women »" on February 17, 2019 @ 3:45 pm at Cinema Village (22 ...

Work by Design Corps, Pratt Institute student Sarah Kim, BFA Communications Design '19, was selected by a jury to represent Winter Film Awards’ 2019 International Film Festival ...

A riveting, on your seat, action film, "Monsters" explores some pertinent themes including: the abuse of patriarchy, the sanctity of matrimony, and finding and holding onto true love. Enticing, provocative, and action-packed, feature film "Monsters" underlying dark message tests the limits of love. From the first scene we’re not sure whether to brace ourselves for a cliche coming-of-age drama, or to expect something else.  See the New York City Premiere of Monsters on Sunday Feb 17 in the 9:15pm -12:00am screening block at ...

Frey Forde and Catherine Dee Holly breathe life into indie film "Pop-Pop is Dead", an hour-long indie comedy film set for its New York City premiere at the 8th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival on Tuesday February 19, in the last block of movies from 7:45-10:45 at Cinema Village Theater at East 12 Street ...

Eleven Jewish bikers traveled from Israel to Germany for a dual cause: carry the torch for the European Jewish (Maccabi) Olympics opening ceremony and remember the Holocaust through personal stories. Catherine Lurie, the director of the feature-length documentary Back to Berlin, explained in an interview to the journalist Despina Afentouli how she perceived the position of the world and the Jewish people back in the 1930s and nowadays. See the New York City Premiere of Back to Berlin on Saturday ...

It’s the survival of the arts for Sam Quiggins, Tim Cho and Mathieu Donoyer whose everyday lives are chronicled in a raw month-to-month portrayal of camaraderie, sacrifice, and a love of the craft in the feature-length documentary "New York Scherzo. See the film on Friday, February 15, 2019 in the 7:00pm - 9:15pm screening block at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 8th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.  ...

Body image, isolation, and obsessions - an underrepresented story of a man struggling to hide his unhealthy eating behavior. The director of "You Look Great", Justin Andrew Davis, explained in an interview to the journalist, Despina Afentouli, how his personal experiences with eating disorders motivated him to produce, write, and lead his debut short film. See the World Premiere of ‘You Look Great’ on February 16, 2019 @3:45 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New ...

It’s true what they say about music. It hits you. The film "Baby Won’t You Please Come Home" illuminates the heart wrenching effects of a retired jazz singer's battle with senile dementia that robs her of her memory, but never her dignity.  See  ‘Baby Won't You Please Come Home’ on Saturday February 16 2019, in the 9:15pm -12:00am block at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 8th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.  Winter Film ...