“The Prison Show”, directed by Gabriella Kessler, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary showcases a Houston TX radio show created by former inmates and prisoners’ loved ones. The show keeps prisoners connected to the outside world and allows families to call in and leave messages for prisoners who are listening.
A Phantom Song directed by Michael Gorman and Donna Daly, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows a stage play that focuses on enabling recovering addicts often overlooked in their community. The film is a moving look at the impact art can have on people and how a community can uplift everyone in it.
My Heavenly City, directed by Sen-I Yu, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The debut feature film tells three interrelated stories about life as transplants in New York City – three sets of characters connect and inspire one another in their journey to find hope in this heavenly city.
San Francisco Bae directed by Cephra Stuart, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The fresh and fun coming-of-age story follows the journey of a failing founder and a med-school dropout who, together, concoct a risky plan to pursue their true passions and achieve the American dream.
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s, directed by Anna Moot-Levin and Laura Green, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows three families as they confront the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and explores how the disease impacts identities and relationships.
Feb 22, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM: PANO + NY Women in Film & TV Mixer (Mirabella Lounge)
Ray of Hope, directed by Ryan Singh and Nikila Cole, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature documentary examines the Eelam Tamil diaspora’s struggle for justice and healing and explores the shared trauma of displacement and the pursuit of accountability and hope.
A Wonderful Way with Dragons, directed by Delfine Paolini, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature film is the story of six children of varying years who were brought to a remote property by their parents to be kept safe from a deadly pandemic that has swept the world. However, years of isolation has begun to affect the children.
Ultimate Citizens, directed by Francine Strickwerda, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary film follows Jamshid, an Iranian American public school counselor, as he helps the children of immigrants and refugees in Seattle find belonging on their way to compete in the world’s largest Ultimate Frisbee Tournament.
Smoking Tigers, directed by So Young Shelly Yo, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature film tells the story of a lonely Korean-American teenager who hides her true identity to fit in, only to discover the bittersweet pains of adulthood.
You’ve heard of voguing and drag races — now witness the LGBTQ icons who originated them. See the documentary “The Ball” on February 24 @9:45 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
A dark comedy about the presumptions of love. See the feature-length film Maoussi on February 23 @8:30 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
When you’re perceived as a strong woman, you are not allowed to make mistakes, to be afraid, to feel weak – basically to be human. See the feature film “12 Weeks” on February 22 @9:15 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
A dead body won’t stop these sisters from sealing the deal of a lifetime. See the comedy “Real Estate Sisters” on February 23 @6:00 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
Why is gender equality necessary for a balanced society? See the documentary film “Unite For Bissau: Agroecology And Feminism In Guinea Bissau” on February 24 @12:45 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
