Dances With Film NY Showcases Familes, Crimefighters, & Friction

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Parent Category: Film Festivals

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Published on Friday, 09 January 2026 14:51

Written by Brad Balfour

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Since 1998 the Dances With Film festival has championed aspiring filmmakers and little known projects. Originating in LA, DWF expanded to New York in 2022 and now the Dances With Film NY festival hits the Regal Union Square (850 Broadway, New York, NY) this January 15 to 18. DWFNY includes features, shorts, documentaries, pilots, and family friendly fare in a packed schedule. 

The festival opens with the North American premiere of Vindicta, directed by Dominik Sedlar, a tale of a young woman’s revenge against the Nazis. Documentaries include Dad Genes in which a former sperm donor discovers that he’s fathered dozens of children, thrusting him into the global spotlight and transforming him from anonymous donor to unconventional family man. The Midnight Series block of films features works that are a little off kilter siuch as Knifeman in where a mild-mannered IRS Agent Horatio Hunt must suit up and become a superhero Knifeman to save his city from an assault by a sinister sorceress in this film that’s part Ultraman, part Silence of the Lambs. The closing night film is Roof, directed by Salvatore Sciortino. Two co-workers facing terrible life choices get locked on the roof of a skyscraper during a long, hot holiday weekend. What begins as an inconvenience becomes a fight for survival as they attempt increasingly dangerous ways to escape, all the while forming a unique and unexpected friendship.

DWFNY will also feature a slate of panels and events to be held at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Union Square with details TBA.

To learn more, go to: https://danceswithfilms.com/

Dances With Film NY
January 15 - 18, 2026

Regal Union Square
850 Broadway
New York, NY 10003