Thursday, September 21, 2023​
7-9PM
Film Noir Cinema, 122 Meserole Avenue
New York 11222, United States
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This screening session features 11 films (see below). All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
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Archeìo (Switzerland) by Jonathan Moratal
It is very complicated to get rid of your guilt. Stay calm, Archeìo will take care of it.
Running time: 00:02:20
Moonlight (United States) by Zichen Chang
Music Video with Vessels to Motherland.
Running time: 00:06:54
Limbo (United States) by Alex Ramsey
Edward, now 28, hasn't seen his family since he crossed the US-Mexico border on foot 10 years ago. Trapped in the US by a maddening waiting game for citizenship, he grapples with the idea of leaving the life he built in New York behind forever in exchange for a long overdue homecoming. Will Edward reunite with his family or continue on in his self-imposed purgatory?
Running time: 00:07:16
Bailey's Beads (United States) by Johnny Clyde
A TV magician opens a viewers third eye, giving him a chance to confront his own consciousness.
Running time: 00:04:38
Florence in Customer Care (United States) by Jordan Sommerlad, Cory Stonebrook
A customer care representative at a furniture website begins to unravel as a mysterious rash appears on her body.
Running time: 00:13:57
No Leaders Please (United States) by Joan C. Gratz
No Leaders Please is an animated film based on a poem by Charles Bukowski. Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring and A Weiwei represent the poem's theme of self-invention.
Running time: 00:02:18
Swap (United States) by Cory Cavin
A man comes home to an unwanted visitor who wants to trade places.
Running time: 00:02:13
The Wait (United States) by Sim Belin Tumay, Henry Leonidas Zeris
After her chemotherapy, Sarrah and James Bentley want to start a family but they only have one healthy embryo. Now the couple must rely on surrogate Whitney to have a successful transfer on their first and only try. As Whitney arrives in New York, Sarrah and James prepare for a result that could be one of the best of their life or most crushing.
Running time: 00:14:11
Un Espectador (United States) by Juan Pablo Palacios
A plumber is called to fix a leak in a woman's apartment, but unbeknownst to him, he ends up walking into a scenario in which a man has forced himself into her home, pretending to be her husband.
Running time: 00:17:17
Bodylands (United States) by Sarah McColgan
The human body becomes a living sculpture in this film that aims to reimagine toxic societal beauty norms.
Running time: 00:01:00
Sad LARP (United States) by Marissa Goldman
In a hybrid documentary, a comedian's break-up leads her to a surprising journey with a community of LARPers.
Running time: 00:17:33