Six American women, sold on the promise of radical transformation, travel to Bali into the hands of an influencer guru and her Indonesian assistant, and get slapped with reality: change is messy AF. See the feature film “Unpacking” on February 22 @6:30 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
“The Sticky Side of Baklava”, a comedy about two Lebanese sisters living in Québec, finds humor in culture clashes and the realization that embracing our differences can be as sweet as bite of baklava. See the US Premiere of feature-length comedy on February 23 @6:30 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
“Living Loud” uses percussive instruments to portray the message of community, womanhood, and love through the lens of samba-raggae music from Brazil. See the 40-minute documentary on February 24 @3:15 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
To be a woman in any industry often comes with battles of misogyny; the documentary “Stuntwomen” explores how these women make themselves seen in a job that requires them to remain in the shadows. See the North American premiere of feature documentary Stuntwomen on February 24 @5:30 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
Directors Anna Moot-Levin and Laura Green follow the extraordinary stories of three people living with Parkinson’s, capturing their Herculean strength and power to adapt. See the NYC Premiere of feature documentary “Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s” 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.
“Pianoman” invites viewers to witness not just instrument restoration but a profound journey of healing, celebrating the universal pursuit of dreams intertwined with the desire to rediscover the comforting embrace of home. See the World Premiere of feature documentary “Pianoman” on February 24 @3:15 PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
Red Canary Song is an abolitionist collective dedicated to decriminalizing sex work – it consists of massage workers, sex workers and allies who organize for the protection of migrant laborers. See their story in the NYC Premiere of feature documentary “Fly in Power” on February 24 @7:45PM at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street) as part of New York City’s 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
“Raw Materials” is a coming-of-age story that faces sexuality, the church, family, and the constant pursuit of getting to know oneself. See the 33-minue short drama “Raw Materials” on February 21 @5PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
Guanglin Xu is a player of the board game ‘Go’. Demonstrating impressive skill at the age of 11, he also happens to be blind. Quietly, documentarian Yunhong Pu captures his story with intimacy and care. See the Documentary “Go Through The Dark” on February 18 @2:15PM at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
What about brutality victims who keep their lives but lose much more? What about their families? “Black Mothers Love & Resist” is a film that goes beyond portraying the trauma that families face to teach communities about self-care and rebuilding. See the documentary feature film on Feb 18 @6:45PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
A community organizer and single mother must make hard choices between her kids and her career. When she’s offered the chance to interview for a position that could change everything, she begins receiving mysterious messages from her ancestors and senses that something bigger is at play. See the feature film on Feb 22 @8:30PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
Former beauty queen and senior citizen Solvej lives alone with her dog in a social housing area on the outskirts of Danish provincial town Viborg. Each day, she performs the same old routines roaming around on her scooter dealing her prescription drugs, dreaming of a world outside Viborg and reminiscing over old love letters from her past. When unforeseen circumstances bring her neighbor’s daughter into her life, an unlikely friendship forms and new hope for the future emerges. See the feature film on Feb 20 @8:30PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Daphne Yeager Ostendorf deals with the loss of her daughter and husband through a stirring documentary about enduring love and processing grief. See the documentary “Keeping Olivia” as part of Documentary Day on Feb 18 @4:25PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
A life-altering haircut was all it took for filmmaker Cheryl Bookout to decide on the subject of her next big documentary. That, and a gay father who owns a quaint, retro salon who is living his best life filled with love, art, music and adventure. Enter: The Beauty Bubble. See the documentary “Inside the Beauty Bubble” as part of Documentary Day on Feb 18 @12PM and Feb 22 @2:45PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
Alma Thomas made many significant contributions in the 20th century art world with her use of color and unique style. See the documentary “Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color” as part of Documentary Day on September 26 @ 2:25PM and September 29 @3PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.
