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See Know Evil and Jay Myself

Barbara Rubin And The Exploding NY Underground (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Chuck Smith; Stars: Barbara Rubin)

A recontextualization of the Sixties New York art and experimental film scene through the story of a remarkably influential, yet unheralded, figure

US premiere

The Candidates (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Alexandra Stergiou, Lexi Henigman)

A look at the students of a Queens public high school as they stage an elaborate mock presidential election for an entire semester, one playing Donald Trump and another playing Hillary Clinton.

World premiere

Creating A Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Rauzar Alexander)

A portrait of the master acting teacher and his work at Juilliard.

World premiere

Decade Of Fire (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Vivian Vazquez, Gretchen Hildebran)

A history of the fire in the Bronx and the way that black and Latino communities were blamed for it.

World premiere

Jay Myself (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Stephen Wilkes; Writer: Josh Alexander)

Jay Maisel moves out of the studio he has used since 1966 and sorts through his archives.

Full Review

World premiere

See Know Evil (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Charlie Curran; Stars: Davide Sorrenti, Jaime King, Milla Jovovich)

Born to a family of celebrated fashion photographers, and with a terminal disease that gave him a fearless approach to life and art, Davide Sorrenti took 1990s New York City by storm. This is his story.

Full Review

World premiere

The World Before Your Feet (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jeremy Workman; Stars: Matt Green)

A documentary about a man who has made it his mission to walk along every street in New York City - a 8,000 mile journey.

NYC premiere