The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023, is one of our favorite film festivals. It shows the struggles and the triumphs of the African Diaspora around the world ~ including many places where you don't expect to see Black faces. One of the cool things about this edition of the festival is its acknowledgement of the relationship between the African Diaspora and … [Read more...] about African Diaspora International Film Festival Brings the Many Faces of Mother Africa To New York City
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The DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival Brings the World to New York
DOC NYC 2023 is America's largest documentary film festival, and one of the best in the world. Like other New York film festivals, this is not only about seeing new films before everyone else does. It's more about entering the conversation with actors, filmmakers, and film fans. There are lots of Q&As with the filmmakers. Filmmaking used to cost a lot of money, but … [Read more...] about The DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival Brings the World to New York
Dominican Film Festival New York 2023 Gets to the Heart of What it Means to Be Quisqueuyan
The Dominican Film Festival New York 2023 is a festival of films made in the Dominican Republic and by the Dominican Diaspora. Dominican Film Festival New York 2023 The Dominican Film Festival New York 2023 screens films made in the Dominican Republic and by the Dominican Diaspora; with a red carpet opening night at the United Palace in Washington Heights on Thursday, … [Read more...] about Dominican Film Festival New York 2023 Gets to the Heart of What it Means to Be Quisqueuyan
The International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2023 is a Deep Dive into Boricua Identity and Filmmaking
The 13th International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2023 screens films made in Puerto Rico and by the Puerto Rican Diaspora. There are more Puerto Ricans in Diaspora on the mainland, than on the island, so the heritage part makes sense. Our colonial status makes things complicated. "Yo soy Boricua, __ ___ __ __ ____." But what does that mean? Are we Americans, … [Read more...] about The International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2023 is a Deep Dive into Boricua Identity and Filmmaking
The Bushwick Film Festival is Coming of Age with a Diverse Crew of Emerging Filmmakers
The Bushwick Film Festival 2023 is a community film festival that reflects the diversity of Bushwick, a center of Brooklyn's Latin, and especially Puerto Rican community. The Festival was founded in 2007 by Liberian-born Kweighbaye Kotee to provide opportunities to filmmakers of color. 16th Bushwick Film Festival 2023 The 16th Bushwick Film Festival 2023 uses its … [Read more...] about The Bushwick Film Festival is Coming of Age with a Diverse Crew of Emerging Filmmakers
The 61st New York Film Festival Screens the Heartbeat of New World Cinema
The New York Film Festival 2023 is the 61st edition of one of the longest-running and most respected film festivals in the United States. New York is a film city. The American film industry began here. New York is also closer to Europe than a lot of the US, so the festival leans European as well. But it also shows great Latin films, and seems close to the small, but vibrant … [Read more...] about The 61st New York Film Festival Screens the Heartbeat of New World Cinema
Tribeca Film Festival 2023 is Screening Some Latin Films That are Deep Dives into Latin Culture
The Tribeca Film Festival 2023 is screening several Latin films that give unique perspectives on Latin culture and other international points of view, in Tribeca and around town; June 7-18, 2023. Tribeca Film Festival 2023 Boca Chica "Boca Chica," by Gabriella Moses, is the story of twelve-year old Desi who sings in the local choir, but dreams of becoming a … [Read more...] about Tribeca Film Festival 2023 is Screening Some Latin Films That are Deep Dives into Latin Culture
Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 Screens Stories About Life & Those Who Live It
The Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 is an international film festival with an independent focus. It's Brooklyn! 26th Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 This year's festival focuses on stories about life and those who live it, or more succinctly "human times." Pretty much everyone walking around Brooklyn qualifies for that. Manhattan is dead. Long live Brooklyn! And Brooklynites … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 Screens Stories About Life & Those Who Live It
Open Roads New Italian Cinema is a Window on Italian Culture
The Open Roads New Italian Cinema 2023 film festival brings Italian movie legends and emerging filmmakers to Lincoln Center screens. Italians have a particular sense of style and humor, so there are many interesting films to choose from. Open Roads New Italian Cinema 2023 The opening-night film is Francesca Archibugi's "The Hummingbird," an adaptation of Sandro Veronesi's … [Read more...] about Open Roads New Italian Cinema is a Window on Italian Culture
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Brings Global Problems into Focus
The 34th Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2023 is at Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center in the West Village, May 31 - June 11, 2023. $15. 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇮🇷 🇮🇹 🇺🇬 The festival's cast of filmmakers, film subjects, journalists, activists and academics lift the conversation about what's really happening in the world today. We have a lot of problems that we can only solve together. … [Read more...] about Human Rights Watch Film Festival Brings Global Problems into Focus
Harlem International Film Festival 2023 Brings the Spotlight Uptown
The 18th Harlem International Film Festival 2023 opens with the New York premiere of Ryan Dickie and Abigail Horton's "Blow Up My Life" at the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theatre; on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6:30pm. The Friday night red carpet gala has many filmmakers in attendance with two spotlight presentations. There is the world premiere of two episodes of STARZ' … [Read more...] about Harlem International Film Festival 2023 Brings the Spotlight Uptown
The New York African Film Festival 2023 Free Forms into Film Africa
The New York African Film Festival 2023 celebrates its 30th Anniversary of "free forms" at Film at Lincoln Center and Maysles Center. The festival wraps up as Film Africa at Brooklyn Academy of Music: BAM. We are at the beginning of a global renaissance of African and African Diaspora culture. This time it includes the voices and creative power of women, the very guardians … [Read more...] about The New York African Film Festival 2023 Free Forms into Film Africa
Colombian Film Festival NY 2023 Brings the Best of Colombian Cinema to New York City
The Colombian Film Festival NY 2023 brings the best of Colombian cinema to Quad Cinema in Greenwich Village, from May 4-7, 2023. colfilmny.com 🇨🇴 10th Colombian Film Festival NY 2023 The festival opens with Carlos Ospina's 2022 documentary "Viva Edy!" It's the story of Edy Martinez, who was not only one of Colombia's most important jazz pianists, but also an … [Read more...] about Colombian Film Festival NY 2023 Brings the Best of Colombian Cinema to New York City
African Diaspora International Film Festival is a World Full of Music & Soul
The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2o23 is a Harlem-based film festival about the experience of people of color around the world. African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 digs into the theme of "Music & Soul in the African Diaspora" as a force for social change. It's screening American, … [Read more...] about African Diaspora International Film Festival is a World Full of Music & Soul
NYICFF 2023 New York International Children’s Film Festival is Live Again With Great Latin Films
The NYICFF 2023 New York International Children's Film Festival screens Oscar-qualifying children's films for a variety of ages. Many of these films are simply entertaining, but there is more going on at the NYICFF. Growing up seems harder today than it used to be, because children are exposed to so much, so fast now. Our culture makes unhealthy choices seem exciting, so it … [Read more...] about NYICFF 2023 New York International Children’s Film Festival is Live Again With Great Latin Films
Doc Fortnight 2023 Explores the Sad Echoes of Our Colonial Past and Present
MoMA Doc Fortnight 2023 is the Museum of Modern Art's festival of new international documentary film. It's an important festival because the Museum of Modern Art holds one of the world's great film collections. Art follows the times, and occasionally leads it. This film festival gives a bird's eye view into what's happening in the world. 22nd MoMA Doc Fortnight … [Read more...] about Doc Fortnight 2023 Explores the Sad Echoes of Our Colonial Past and Present
Dance on Camera Festival 2023 Brings Dance to the Big Screen at Film at Lincoln Center
The Dance on Camera Festival 2023 is a film festival of dance films co-produced by the Dance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center. The world's longest-running dance film festival brings dance storytelling to the big screen, and connects dancers and dance companies with audiences they might not reach otherwise. 51st Dance on Camera Festival 2023 The 51st … [Read more...] about Dance on Camera Festival 2023 Brings Dance to the Big Screen at Film at Lincoln Center
New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 Screens the World at Film at Lincoln Center
The 32nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 screens the Jewish experience from around the world. 32nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 The 32nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2023, coproduced with the Jewish Museum, screens 29 Jewish films from around the world; at Film at Lincoln Center in the Walter Reade Theater; from January 12-23, 2023. 🇺🇸 🇬🇹 | 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 | 🇿🇦 | 🇮🇱 … [Read more...] about New York Jewish Film Festival 2023 Screens the World at Film at Lincoln Center
International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2022 is at El Museo del Barrio, Museum of the City of New York, & Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center
The International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2022 is a community film festival that develops filmmaking opportunities for Puerto Ricans on the island and across the Diaspora. International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2022 The International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2022 is at El Museo del Barrio, Museum of the City of New York, and Julia de … [Read more...] about International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2022 is at El Museo del Barrio, Museum of the City of New York, & Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center
DOC NYC 2022
DOC NYC 2022 is America's biggest documentary film festival, and considered one of the best in the world. 13th DOC NYC 2022 DOC NYC 2022, America's largest documentary film festival, is at IFC Center in Manhattan's West Village, SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea, Wednesday, November 9-17, 2022. It continues online to November 27. 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 ✡️ 🇻🇪 🇺🇸 The … [Read more...] about DOC NYC 2022
Dominican Film Festival New York 2022
The Dominican Film Festival New York 2022 is a showcase of movies made in the Dominican Republic or by the Dominican Diaspora. The festival is growing and changing this year. It's now the Dominican Film Festival New York, AND the Dominican Film Festival New Jersey. Congratulations to the team for building one of the fastest-growing Latin film festivals in the United States. … [Read more...] about Dominican Film Festival New York 2022
The Queens World Film Festival 2022 is at Five Venues in Queens
The Queens World Film Festival 2022 brings independent cinema to the people of Queens, NYC. 12th Queens World Film Festival 2022 The 12th Queens World Film Festival 2022 brings 157 films from 27 countries to the Queens Theatre, Flushing Town Hall, Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Astoria Studios and The Local, in Queens, Tuesday-Sunday, November 1-6, 2022. From $15. … [Read more...] about The Queens World Film Festival 2022 is at Five Venues in Queens
Havana Film Festival New York 2022
The Havana Film Festival New York 2022 screens Latin American films you won't see anywhere else in NYC. These are not Hollywood blockbusters. They are the exact opposite. Havana Film Festival selections have great storytelling and emotional depth that is beyond the comprehension of most Hollywood filmmakers. Non-English films are screened with subtitles. There are usually … [Read more...] about Havana Film Festival New York 2022
Bushwick Film Festival 2022 Features Over 100 Independent Films from Brooklyn and the World
The Bushwick Film Festival 2022 was founded by Liberia-born, NYU Steinhardt graduate, Kweighbaye Kotee in 2007 to provide opportunities to Brooklyn filmmakers of color. There are feature narrative and documentary films, plus many shorts. It's like other film festivals with actors and directors, premieres, networking and Q&As. But it also has a strong community … [Read more...] about Bushwick Film Festival 2022 Features Over 100 Independent Films from Brooklyn and the World
The 25th Brooklyn Film Festival is “Unthinkable”
The 25th Brooklyn Film Festival 2022, "Unthinkable," is at Windmill Studios in Greenpoint, and Union Docs in Williamsburg, and online Fri, Jun 3-12, 2022. From $10. Full Pass $35. brooklynfilmfestival.org 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇱🇫🇷🇬🇫🇮🇳🇮🇱🇮🇹🇲🇽🇵🇭🇵🇷🇪🇸 25th Brooklyn Film Festival 2022 The Festival started all the way back in 1998. Oy vey! A 25th anniversary is a big deal. This edition … [Read more...] about The 25th Brooklyn Film Festival is “Unthinkable”
The Tribeca Film Festival Now Has a Latinx / Latin American Section
The Tribeca Film Festival 2022 is at the Beacon Theatre in the Upper West Side and all over Manhattan, Wed, June 8-19, 2022. tribecafilm.com Tribeca Film Festival 2022 The opening night film is Halftime by Amanda Micheli. It's a look behind the curtain at iconic Latin diva Jennifer Lopez through her performances at the Super Bowl and the presidential inauguration. … [Read more...] about The Tribeca Film Festival Now Has a Latinx / Latin American Section
The Open Roads New Italian Cinema Festival Freaks Out at Film at Lincoln Center
The 21st Open Roads New Italian Cinema Festival 2022 is at Film at Lincoln Center for one week Thu-Wed, June 9-15, 2022. filmlinc.org 🇮🇹 21st Open Roads New Italian Cinema 2022 Italian cinema produces some interesting artists who have influenced the entire art form. Even American cinema has many great directors with an Italian heritage. So it's great to see what Italian … [Read more...] about The Open Roads New Italian Cinema Festival Freaks Out at Film at Lincoln Center
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2022 is More Relevant Than Ever
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2022 screens movies from around the world that highlight the challenges we face as one planet and one people. Human rights used to be a little on the fringe, but the climate, ecological and social issues that we face today make human rights a core issue. Somehow it is all tied together. In our Indigenous state, we have a symbiotic … [Read more...] about The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2022 is More Relevant Than Ever
Doc Fortnight 2022 Films Explore the Fragility of Life and Mother Earth at MoMA
Doc Fortnight 2022, MoMA’s documentary film festival, is online to members and in-person at the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown, Wed, Feb 23 – Mar 10. 🇧🇷🇫🇷🇲🇽🇵🇭🇪🇸 This year's 19 features and 10 shorts focus on environmental issues and the fragility of life in a rapidly changing world. That's smart programming because the two issues are profoundly interlinked. Destroying … [Read more...] about Doc Fortnight 2022 Films Explore the Fragility of Life and Mother Earth at MoMA
25th New York International Children’s Film Festival 2022 Screens Great Latin Films at SVA Theatre
The New York International Children's Film Festival 2022 (NYICFF) screens Oscar-qualifying children's films for a variety of ages at the SVA Theatre in Chelsea, Manhattan, Fri-Sun, Mar 4-19, 2022. From $17. nyicff.org 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇦🇫🇷🇮🇱🇲🇽🇵🇸🇺🇬🇺🇸 There are international films for all ages in many different languages. Children love being able to see young people like themselves on the … [Read more...] about 25th New York International Children’s Film Festival 2022 Screens Great Latin Films at SVA Theatre