Feature FILMS
JOIN OR DIE
DIRECTED BY REBECCA DAVIS and PETE DAVIS
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America may depend on it. In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking "Bowling Alone" research into America's decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy's present crisis.
Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly…What can we do about it?
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT
DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER SHARP and MOSES BWAYO
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE 2024
In Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, music star, activist and opposition leader Bobi Wine, together with his wife Barbie, rallies his people in a dangerous fight for freedom from President Museveni’s oppressive 35-year regime.
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
DIRECTED BY MSTYSLAV CHERNOV
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE 2024
An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city as Russian forces close in, they capture what become some of the most defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
CABRINI
DIRECTED BY ALEJANDRO MONTEVERDE
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
The powerful epic story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
PERIODICAL
DIRECTED BY LINA LYTE PLIOPLYTE
The unexpected story of the human body exploring the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle. Periodical includes interviews with experts, activists, doctors, journalists, and celebrities including Gloria Steinem, Megan Rapinoe, Naomi Watts and Anna Konkle. Periodical is told through innovative mixed media storytelling for everyone who wants to know more about the menstrual cycle, and especially for those who don’t.
BEAT STREET
DIRECTED BY HARRY BELAFONTE and DAVID V. PICKER
40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
With dreams of breaking out of their South Bronx existence, an erstwhile DJ, breakdancer, and graffiti artist see a ray of hope when local composer and choreographer takes an interest in their talent. But these friends will find that dreams are hard won in the epicenter of New York’s hip-hop and breakdancing culture.