Past Films
BEST OF THE ORPHAN FILM SYMPOSIUM (THIRD EDITION)
Speakers include curator Dan Streible; filmmaker Bill Morrison; film scholar Juan Salas; and author Farai Chideya.
Co-presented by Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives The term “orphan” film refers to footage with unknown origins uncovered by archivists. The films range from home movies to industrials to works that defy categorization. Every two years, NYU ...More info »
A HEALTHY BABY GIRL (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Judith Helfand; Co-presented with Women Make Movies, POV and Docurama
In celebration of director Judith Helfand living 20 years post the cancer and chemical exposure drama explored in A HEALTHY BABY GIRL, STF is delighted to show this anniversary presentation. In her debut first-person film, Helfand (co-director of ...More info »
BURMA VJ (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with Khin Maung Win and Aye Chan Naing: the editor in chief and deputy executive editor of the DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma)
THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Nominated for an Academy Award, BURMA VJ is already the recipient of over 40 international awards, including Sundance World Cinema Documentary Editing Prize (2009), Berlin Film Festival Human Rights Film Award (2009) Full ...More info »
WINNING TIME: REGGIE MILLER VS. THE NEW YORK KNICKS (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Dan Klores
The filmmaker behind CRAZY LOVE - winner of the Independent Spirit Award - delivers another classic New York story, ripped from the headlines of tabloids. In the 1990s, an epic rivalry arose between the New York Knicks and Reggie Miller, playing ...More info »
FOOD, INC. (WED NIGHT SPECIAL) (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Robert Kenner
Nominated for an Academy Award, Independent Spirit Award and winner of the Gotham Award for “Best Documentary.” From the Toronto International Film Festival catalogue: You are what you eat. It is a simple expression that bears scary implications ...More info »
THE ART OF THE STEAL (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Don Argott, producer Sheena Joyce & executive producer Lenny Feinberg
A sensation at the Toronto and New York film festivals, this art world investigation explores the power play to control Albert Barnes’ extraordinary collection of Post-Impressionist paintings, valued in the billions and billions. Description ...More info »
STARTUP.COM (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with co-director Chris Hegedus
Now that a decade has gone by since the hey day of the dot com bubble, when downtown New York was dubbed Silicon Alley, it’s hard to recall the dreams and excesses of that period. Thankfully, they were encapsulated by the shrewd eyes of Jehane ...More info »
THE COVE (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens
SOLD OUT! STF is pleased to celebrate the Cinema Eye Honor winner for Best Feature, Cinematography and Production and to welcome director Louie Psihoyos. Description from the Sundance Film Festival: Flipper was one of the most beloved television ...More info »
THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director R.J. Cutler and Vogue creative director Grace Coddington
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL STF is pleased to celebrate the winner of the Cinema Eye Audience Award and to welcome director R.J. Cutler and Vogue creative director Grace Coddington for this special screening. Description from the Sundance Film ...More info »
A NIGHT WITH ROSS McELWEE (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Ross McElwee
SOLD OUT! If you missed getting a ticket, we invite you to join us for the post-show gathering, after 10 pm, at the Alibi Lounge 116 MacDougal Street. The director of SHERMAN’S MARCH shares two rare early works: CHARLEEN (1977) - 40 min- Anyone ...More info »
BIGGEST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with editor Jean Tsien
Weijun Chen, the China-based director of PLEASE VOTE FOR ME, examines his country’s expanding economy as experienced at an immense restaurant representing all levels of society. Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Giovanna Fulvi: China’s ...More info »
RUNNING FENCE (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Albert Maysles; Co-presented with Maysles Cinema
Nominated for an Academy Award in 1978, RUNNING FENCE depicts the long struggle by the artists, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, to build a 24 mile fence of white fabric over the hills of California disappearing into the Pacific. Cost: 3 million dollars. ...More info »
SNOWBLIND (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Vikram Jayanti
STF WINTER OPENING NIGHT! Description from TIFF 2009 catalog by Thom Powers: The Iditarod dogsled race is one of the most gruelling endurance tests in the world. The course stretches 1,850 kilometres through Alaska’s rugged terrain, spanning ...More info »
VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Matt Tyrnauer and editor Bob Eisenhardt
WINTER PRE-SEASON SPECIAL STF kicks off its new season with this January preview, leading up to the official Winter Season that will run Jan. 12 - March 16. First time director Matt Tyrnauer (who writes for Vanity Fair) was committed to telling ...More info »
WHICH WAY HOME (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with director Rebecca Cammisa
WINTER PRE-SEASON SPECIAL STF kicks off its new season with this January sneak preview, leading up to the official Winter Season that will run Jan. 12 - March 16. Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and recognized by other honors. As the ...More info »
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Upcoming Screenings
Mar 16: DAVID HOLZMAN’S DIARY
by Jim McBrideThis landmark work blending fiction and reality made a deep impression on the 1970s generation of filmmakers. STF is pleased to show this rare big screen appearance, accompanied by a Q&A with the ...
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Apr 6: AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
by Steven SoderberghAND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE provides an intimate portrait of master monologist Spalding Gray, as described by his most critical, irreverent and insightful biographer: Spalding Gray. Director Steven ...
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Apr 13: HORSES
by Liz MerminAn unusual, beautifully detailed documentary following a year in the lives of three charismatic Irish racehorses. Ireland’s horse-racing culture has produced some of the finest athletes in the ...
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Apr 14: FAMILY AFFAIR
by Chico ColvardWednesday Night Special Description from Sundance catalogue: At 10 years old, Chico Colvard shot his older sister in the leg. This seemingly random act detonated a chain reaction that exposed ...
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Apr 20: THE KIDS GROW UP
by Doug BlockIn his previous documentary, the internationally acclaimed 51 BIRCH STREET, Doug Block looked at his parents’ seemingly ordinary marriage and uncovered a universal story about an archetypal, ...
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Apr 27: CLEANFLIX
by Andrew James and Joshua LigairiDescription from Toronto International Film Festival catalogue: Mormons can be movie lovers too. The problem is that their religious leaders strongly discourage R-rated content. As one Mormon ...
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May 4: PIN GODS
by Larry LockeInspired by the record breaking accomplishments of Walter Ray Williams, Jr., the reigning professional bowler of the year, three newcomers set out to chase their own dreams of pro bowling greatness. ...
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May 11: LIFE 2.0
by Jason Spingarn-KoffDescription from Sundance catalogue: Every day, across all corners of the globe, hundreds of thousands of users log onto Second Life, a virtual online world not entirely unlike our own. They enter ...
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May 18: MY PERESTROIKA
by Robin HessmanDescription from Sundance catalogue: The Bolshevik revolution, the cold war, and the collapse of the Soviet Union defined the history of the twentieth century. With such a past, what does it mean ...
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May 25: MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA
by Dziga VertovSoviet director Dziga Vertov’s experimental film grew out of his belief, shared by his editor, Elizaveta Svilova (who was also his wife), and his cinematographer, Mikhail Kaufman (also his brother), ...
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Jun 1: HAYNESVILLE
by Gregory KallenbergHAYNESVILLE: A Nation’s Hunt for Energy takes place in the Louisiana backwoods, and follows the momentous discovery of the largest natural gas field in the United States (and maybe the world). The ...
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Jun 8: CLOSING NIGHT FILM: TBA
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