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9th Annual Athena Film Fest: Women & Cinema
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- Published on Monday, 25 February 2019 18:16
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Held at Barnard College, the Athena Film Festival (running February 28 to March 3) features films, TV, and entertainment by, for, and about women.
The festival will open its 2019 edition with Fast Color, a reimagining of the super hero film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw as a hero forced to run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after abandoning her family, the only place she has left to hide is home. The festival has a slate of films addressing civil rights (Netizens, A Private War, On Her Shoulders), immigration (The Great Mother), reproductive rights (Ask Jane), and more.
Special screenings include the World Premiere of the Lifetime original film I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story. John Carpenter’s horror classic Halloween will be part of a late-night Horror Classics block along with a horror and women panel discussion. Dykes, Camera, Action! looks at the rise of lesbian feminist film after the 70s. And of course, expect panel discussions, shorts, and other activities during the festival.
To learn more, go to: https://athenafilmfestival.com/
Athena Film Festival
February 28 - March 3, 2019
Barnard College
New York City International Film Festival: PTSD, Pro Wrestlers, & Pop Art
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- Published on Saturday, 23 February 2019 15:48
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One of New York’s most acclaimed film festival, the New York City International Film Festival returns on February 25, 2019. Held at the DOLBY Theatre (1350 6th Ave), the Opening Night will feature the North American premier of Factory Cowboys - Working with Warhol, with an introduction by director Ulli Lommel. Based on Lommel’s 2017 biography "Factory Fame - Working with Warhol," the film looks at the manic 1970’s in NYC and Warhol’s Factory.
This year the festival will honor Manny Perez, who will attend the screening of Veneno – The First Fall on Opening Night, February 25th and actor Vincent Pastore, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution the arts at the Closing Award ceremony will take place on March 1.
Veneno – The First Fall, starring Manny Pérez as Dominican wrestler Jack Veneno, will also screen on the opening night. Following the screening, Roberto Rizzo will host a Q&A with Perez.
Debuting this year, New York City International Film Festival will showcase filmmakers and documentarians who use their craft to explore social issues such as Depicting the Invisible, which traces the creation of a portrait series by artist Susan Barron that depicts 15 American veterans suffering from PTSD and their inspirational stories.
To learn more, go to: https://nyciff.com/
New York City International Film Festival
February 28 - March 1, 2019
Dolby Theatre
1350 6th Ave.
New York, NY 10019
Paint & Painting in "The Last Family"
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 February 2019 14:59
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As part of the Window to Europe Film Series, New York’s Czech Center (321 East 73rd Street) will be screening the film The Last Family. Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński (director of the award winning documentary DEEP LOVE), the Polish film is a biopic of the artist Zdzisław Beksiński, known for his bizarre hellscapes, and nightmarish surrealist paintings. The biopic chronicle’s the painter’s life juggling his rise in the art world, his marriage, and raising a deeply troubled son. This is the first narrative film from Matuszyński and will be screened on March 12 at 7 PM.
To learn more, go to: http://new-york.czechcentres.cz/
Czech Center New York
321 East 73rd Street
NY 10021 New York
New York Int'l Children’s Film Festival: Perspectives from Around the World
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2019 17:10
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Spanning theaters across New York City, the New York International Children’s Film Festival features new and classic films from around the world for all audiences. Founded in 1997, the festival has screened hundreds of films from the world over for audiences from toddler to teen to parent.
The fest opens with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, from director Chiwetel Ejiofor. Produced in Malawi, the film (based on a true story) follows 13-year-old William Kamkwamba, who is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees. Sneaking back into the school library, he finds a way, using the bones of the bicycle belonging to his father Trywell (Ejiofor), to build a windmill which then saves his Malawian village from famine.
In the Peruvian themed animated film Pachamama Tepulpai and his pet armadillo embark on a young heroes’ quest to locate their community’s stolen treasure, and must confront the Inca and newly arrived Spanish to retain their indigenous ways.
Hiroyasu Ishida’s Penguin Highway a young boy must juggle theoretical physics, the onset of puberty, and hordes of penguins mysteriously appearing in his quiet Japanese suburb.
The German film Queen of Niendorf is the coming of age story of a girl who bucks the expectations of the world and discovers a makeshift raft and treehouse boys’ club. Skeptical because she’s a girl, the club members make her prove her mettle. Lea realizes that true bravery is not just what you do, but sometimes what you don’t do—and isn’t afraid to prove it.
The festival also has special segments for shorts and animation, as well as Girls’ POV, a special selection of shorts by and for girls.
To learn more, go to: https://nyicff.org/
New York International Children’s Film Festival
February 22 - March 17, 2019
Various Venues
