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With little time and even littler budget, a directing duo attempt to finish their indie movie - but at what cost? Two is a meta-fictitious film that was principally shot in two days, a dark comic satire of gender and power dynamics in the film industry created with an ensemble cast of some of the greatest up and coming comedic talent. 

Screening followed by Q & A moderated by special guest

In the heart of a bustling Times Square kitchen, dreams and desperation collide as the back-of-house staff each chase the elusive American dream. When money goes missing from the till, the spotlight falls on Pedro (Briones), a passionate dreamer entangled in a tumultuous love affair with Julia (Mara), a waitress grappling with her own commitments. As tensions rise and shocking revelations unfold, the relentless pace of the kitchen threatens to shatter the hopes and aspirations of those who keep it running. It's a high-stakes drama that explores the intersection of the personal ambition and systemic exploitation of undocumented immigrant workers within the pressure-cooker environment of a Times Square New York restaurant.

Screening followed by Q & A.

NEW YORK PREMIERE

After a mysterious incident, a mid-20s non-binary sex worker must consider making a life-altering decision during one late summer weekend in New York City.

Screening followed by Q & A.

NEW YORK & WORLD PREMIERES

AVON VIDO by Dhara Wright

BITS by Lilliya Reid

HEY LOVER by Marcus Maddox

LATE AND CRYING by Richard Simon

LOLO by Owynn Kaye

NEPOTISM, BABY! by Tij D’oyen

NIGHTMILK by Tiger Hornby

PITCHER/CATCHER by Will Janowitz & Monroe Robertson

PLEASE LOVE ME by Lea Rose Sebastianis

TRAIN OF THOUGHT by Vogue Giovanna Giambri

Quite possibly the most rare and collectable of Michael M. Bilandic’s work, NRG2000 is a surreal, ecstasy fuelled, collage of Eurodance music videos, first person shooter video games, forgotten rave dances, familiar (and unfamiliar) ducks, cruise ship furries, Na’vi, Fred Flintstone and more. Innovatively edited by Stephen Gurewitz, this found footage film was originally commissioned for the Spectacle Theater’s 2019 “Mike Madness” retrospective.

WORLD PREMIERE

Rose's father has just died. He had a "touch" to him that she seems to share, and she isn't sure what to do with it as it begins to creep into her life. Her mother, Annie, was always outside this connection her daughter and husband had - now that he's gone Rose is farther away than ever. They move to a place where James Dean died on a notoriously dangerous road. Rose starts seeing strange things all around her and slowly deteriorates, while Annie learns about the death of an unknown girl at the famous intersection and begins a kind of communion with her - the one person she can give love to. Rose and Annie are finally led back to each other, with help from the one person they never expected. 

NEW YORK & WORLD PREMIERES

ALL DAY ELLIPTICAL by Boothe Carlson

APPLIANCE by Olivia Erlanger

Dark by Alex Ross Perry

DAYS OF HATE by Oliver Shahery

E’S by Maya Winkler

MELODY OF LOVE by Guy Kozak

SELLING RABBITS by Hannah Schulman

STEPS TO DESTRUCTION by Leah Hennessey

THROUGH THE WINDOW PANE by Joshua Pankiw

This film documents the legendary SoHo restaurant and artists' cooperative Food, which opened in 1971. Owned and operated by Caroline Goodden, Food was designed and built largely by Matta-Clark, who also organized art events and performances there. As a social space, meeting ground and ongoing art project for the emergent downtown artists' community, Food was a landmark that still resonates in the history and mythology of SoHo in the 1970s.

Screening followed by Q & A with artist Lucien Smith, who is opening a new FOOD restaurant, and filmmaker Zachary Graves-Miller, moderated by Jessamyn Fiore, Co-Director of the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark.

WORLD PREMIERE

The Ion Pack, New York City’s once-anonymous Instagram trolls of the downtown film world, talk with filmmakers as they contemplate life, love and longing in the city of 8 million stories.

Screening followed by Q & A with director, The Ion Pack, Caveh Zahedi, and Lucien Smith.

NEW YORK PREMIERE

A sexless couple, paranoid about the status of their relationship, embraces surveillance, spying and performance as a means to fall in love again, in this absurd, high-concept comedy.

Screening followed by Q & A with director, moderated by special guest.

NEW YORK & WORLD PREMIERES

500 FLOWERS by A.C.

AFTERPARTY by Kava Gorna

THE DATE by Avery O’Rourke

FREEFALL by Abyn Blue Atticus Reabe

THE METHOD by Rick Rocha

REST IN PEACE by Rachel Amodeo

THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON by Nina Cristante

SOUL CITY by M. Henry Jones

ZOPA by Victoria Imperioli

NEW YORK PREMIERE

MESSY is a neurotic sex comedy romp about a promiscuous love addict named Stella who moves to New York after a bad breakup, and her quest to find love and purpose - one disappointing date at a time.

Screening followed by Q & A with director, moderated by Chloë Sevigny.

NEW YORK PREMIERE

Clara, a Georgian model based in Los Angeles has a job in Greece and takes her girlfriend Ella along for an island holiday. Altin, Veton and Eddy are young Albanian illegals, part of a shadow society of laborers living in an abandoned seaside hotel. Clara and Ella explore the site when an accident occurs. The Albanians don’t speak a word of English. Different worlds collide and misunderstandings lead to the situation spiraling into violence and revenge. Exposing the plight of a social group fundamental to the Greek economy, the story highlights the consequences of fear, prejudice and exploitation.

Screening followed by Q & A with cast, moderated by Beach Fossils' Jack Doyle Smith and Tommy Davidson.

NEW YORK & WORLD PREMIERES

ALL THE WORDS ON THE PAGE by Hunter Gause

...AND YOU HAD TOURETTE'S by Luis Figueroa Caunedo

HERE COMES KERMIT WILLIAMS by Ryan Terk

HI! YOU ARE CURRENTLY BEING RECORDED by Anna Maguire & Kyle Greenberg

HIS MOTHER by Maia Scalia

LOS MOSQUITOS by Nicole Chi

OUT TO LUNCH by Miles Emanuel

THIRD HOUSE OF SATURN by Jesse Brant Howell

NEW YORK PREMIERE

In an act of desperation, impulsive black sheep Alejandro flees his home in Mexico. On the run from his unforgiving father, Alejandro finds himself in New York City where he meets Jack, a college age pet store employee with similar parental baggage. Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. When Alejandro’s past threatens to catch up with him, Jack is forced to choose between his family and a life on the run.

Screening followed by Q & A with director, moderated by Rebekah Sherman-Myntti.

A special selection of films from The Film-Makers’ Co-Op presented by Stephanie LaCava, Daniel Arnold, and Alex Ross Perry.

Screening preceded by Q & A with presenters.

WORLD PREMIERE

Two strangers show up at the same Brooklyn apartment to collect cash they’re both owed. Forced to spend the day together on a journey through New York City, the pair reveal intimate details about their lives. One of them happens to be hiding a harrowing secret.

Screening followed by Q & A with director and cast, moderated by Jeremy O. Harris.