SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

 

 

 

11:00 Am LITTLE ELLIS ISLAND

 A Citgo Gas Station in upstate New York, manned by an Indian immigrant with a big heart, is the new Ellis Island. A film by Danielle Bernstein.

 

 

 

 

11:30 AM FOR HER SERVICE

After years of military service, two female vets find themselves among the fastest growing homeless population in the U.S. A film by Debanjali Bose, Jacob Rusek & Deborah Wong.

 

 

 

 

12:15 pm PAY OR STAY

Across the country, poor people are being jailed for unpaid fines; how the “pay or stay” system traps citizens in Jackson, Mississippi.  A film by Jack Dodson.

 

 

 

 

 

01:30 PM - POSTURE

Three minutes, six postures, and only one national champion. Brace yourselves, because competitive yoga isn’t all zen. A film by Nathan Bender & Daniel A. Nelson.

 

 

 

 

2:15 PM - SOMM STATE OF MIND

Never mind the glass ceiling. It’s what’s in the glass that counts. A film by Lani Chan & Bianca Holman.

 

 

 

 

3:00 PM ON POINTE

A group of black dancers on a mission to prove that classical ballet doesn’t have to mean sleek hair and light skin. A film by Priscilla Thompson & Joy Jeong.

 

 

 

 

 

3:45 PM The Writing on the Wall

One in four New Yorkers struggles to understand the words around them – this is their story. A film by Erika Glass & Nokuthula Manyathi.

 

 

 

 

4:30 PM RIGGED

 When contractors with histories of wage theft and worker abuse are hired by the city, what’s the real cost of affordable housing? A film by Sarah Erickson & /Russell Midori.

 

 

 

 

 

5:15 PM - THE TOWERS

A dwarf basketball team shows the world you don't have to be tall to play ball. A film by Oliver Arnold & Maria Chiu.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11

 

 

 

11:00 aM FAMILY COMICS

Welcome to the secret language of queers. A film by Sawyer D’Argonne & Christopher Etienne.

 

 

 

 

 

11:45 AM THE WAITING

Those behind bars aren’t the only ones waiting for a release. Three families cope with the effects of incarceration. A film by Murat Bilgincan & Ko Bragg.

 

 

 

01:15 PM bad papers

 Army vet Brett Yarborough says his less-than- honorable discharge is due to PTSD; now he’s battling the VA for benefits. A film by Thomas Himes.

 

 

 

 

01:45 PM - I AM HER

Out of the limelight, under the streetlight, the transgender homeless battle their pasts and fight for a safe place to be. A film by Sasha Pezenik.

 

 

 

 

 

2:30 PM UNSPOKEN

 Billy was a beloved son, a brother and an Arab-American. Like a growing number of Muslims in this country, he was also a heroin user. A film by Sneha Antony..

 

 

 

3:00 PM PEOPLE FOR TRUMP

 Meet Jim, Bobbie and Michele, members of the Trump ground-game you were told didn’t exist. A film by Sarah Bellingham & Max Toomey.

 

 

 

 

3:45 PM BORN TO STAY

High school senior Elvia Garcia is a class leader, head of the debate club and terrified that her mother will be deported just like her dad. A film by Daniela Cruzat & Farrah Lopez.

 

*In a previous version of this page the Youth Court by Lorraine Ustaris was scheduled to show at 4:30 on Sunday. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the film will not be screened this weekend, but will show at a later date.