Past Films
FAMILY AFFAIR (SPRING 2010)
Q&A with director Chico Colvard
Wednesday 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 unspeakable realities and shattered his family. Thirty ...More info »
HORSES (SPRING 2010)
Q&A with director Liz Mermin
An 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 world, and HORSES draws us into the lives of three of ...More info »
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE (SPRING 2010)
Q&A with director Steven Soderbergh
AND 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 Soderbergh, who collaborated with Gray on GRAY’S ...More info »
DAVID HOLZMAN’S DIARY (WINTER 2010)
Q&A with L.M. Kit Carson
This 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 L.M. Kit Carson - aka David Holzman - who went on to ...More info »
BEST OF THE ORPHAN FILM SYMPOSIUM (THIRD EDITION) (WINTER 2010)
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 »
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Upcoming Screenings
May 22: SALESMAN
by Albert Maysles and David Maysles“I was spellbound. I’ve seen Salesman three times and each time I’ve been more impressed. Fascinating, very funny, unforgettable.” - Vincent Canby, NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1969 “One of the most ...
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May 29: DELTA BOYS
by Andrew BerendsWORLD PREMIERE An American documentary filmmaker crosses the lines of Nigeria’s oil conflict in order to bear witness to the lives of the militants engaged in the struggle, and the civilians caught ...
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