Past Films
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 »
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 »
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Upcoming Screenings
Sep 20: THE HOUSE OF STEINBRENNER
by Barbara KoppleSTF pre-season MONDAY SPECIAL (Season passes now on sale at early bird rate through Thurs. Sept. 16; Individual tickets go on sale Fri. Sept. 17, subject to availability) Love them or hate them, ...
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Sep 28: MARWENCOL
by Jeff MalmbergSTF Fall Season Opening Night (Season passes now on sale at early bird rate through Thurs. Sept. 16; Individual tickets go on sale later in Sept.) STF kicks off its fall season with MARWENCOL, ...
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Oct 5: AMERICAN SPLENDOR
by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini(Season passes now on sale at early bird rate through Thurs. Sept. 16; Individual tickets go on sale later in Sept.) STF pays tribute to Harvey Pekar, who recently died, with this special screening ...
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Oct 12: ON COAL RIVER
by Francine Cavanaugh & Adams WoodCoal River Valley, West Virginia is a community surrounded by lush mountains and a looming toxic threat. ON COAL RIVER follows a former miner and his neighbors in a David-and-Goliath struggle for ...
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Oct 19: THE CANAL STREET MADAM
by Cameron YatesUntil an FBI bust upended her life, Jeanette Maier was a successful New Orleans madam. Her discreet clientele included a number of powerful, high-ranking politicians. The ensuing very public trial - ...
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Oct 26: TAKING ON THE KENNEDYS
by Joshua Seftel“A film that would be mistaken for a Robert Altman political satire if it weren’t absolutely and horribly true.” —USA TODAY When Kevin Vigilante took on Patrick Kennedy for a seat in the U.S. House ...
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Nov 2: WO AI NI MOMMY (I LOVE YOU MOMMY)
by Stephanie Wang-BrealIn presenting WO AI NI MOMMY with the Sterling Award for Best US Feature this past June, the jury at Silverdocs noted: “The film dives so deeply into its story that the filmmaker’s hands disappear. ...
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Nov 9: WAR DON DON
by Rebecca Richman CohenProfiled in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces in Independent Film as an “up-and-comer poised to shape the next generation of independent film”, Rebecca Richman Cohen won Special Jury at SXSW and the ...
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Nov 16: 12TH & DELAWARE
by Heidi Ewing & Rachel GradyHeidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, the filmmaking team behind the 2006 Oscar-nominated doc JESUS CAMP, take us on another controversial journey with 12TH & DELAWARE. Description from Sundance 2010 ...
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Nov 23: MARLENE
by Maximilian SchellDirector Maximilian Schell got the reclusive Marlene Dietrich to agree to appear in this documentary only on the stipulation that she not be photographed as she looked today. Instead, we only hear ...
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Nov 30: SURVIVING HITLER: A LOVE STORY
by John-Keith WassonWinner of the Inspiration Award at the 2010 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival As a teenager in Nazi Germany, Jutta is shocked to discover she is Jewish. She joins the German resistance and meets ...
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