Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Producer: Rachid Bouchareb, Ruth Yoshie Linton, Bilal Bouchareb
Executive Producer: CADC Muriel Merlin CNC
In 1960, in the heart of the Sahara Desert, France detonated its first atomic bomb in Reggane (Algeria), forever altering the land and its people. To this day, populations and the environment continue to suffer the consequences in total silence.
RT: 22 Minutes
Public Screenings:
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 8:40 PM at IFC Center
AN EYE FOR AN EYE (Jolt) - Winner’s Circle
Directors: Tanaz Eshaghian, Farzad Jafari
Producers: Christoph Jörg p.g.a, Katayoun Arsanjani, Joey Marra, Gelareh Kiazand
Executive Producers: David Cowan, Zhang Xin, William Horberg, Nina Fialkow, David Fialkow, Tanaz Eshaghian
Co-Producers: Kasper Lykke Schultz, Andreas Dalsgaard, Ines Bensalem
An Eye for an Eye unfolds like a real-life courtroom thriller, with stakes as high as life and death. Years after killing her abusive husband in an act of self-defense, Tahereh now faces execution unless she can pay the Diya-blood money demanded by her abuser's family. With the clock ticking and public sympathy running low, her son Mohsen is thrust into a desperate race against time to save his mother's life, turning to outside donors in a society where victims of domestic abuse are often met with silence-or scorn. With unprecedented access to private negotiations, legal proceedings, and intimate family moments, the filmmakers bring us deep inside a harrowing moral and legal labyrinth. We witness not only the emotional toll on Tahereh and her children, but also the chilling mechanics of a justice system shaped by patriarchal values and religious law. Gripping and deeply human, An Eye for an Eye lays bare the personal costs of systemic injustice —and the fierce resilience of a family fighting for their right to move forward.
RT: 84 Minutes
Public Screenings:
Monday, November 16, 2026 1:15 PM at Village East by Angelika
THE HOTLINE (HBO Documentary Films) – East Coast Premiere – Shorts: Body & Soul
Directors: Ricki Stern, Jesse Sweet
Producer: Ricki Stern
Executive Producer: Simon Kilmurry
Cinematographer: Jerry Risius
Editor: Seth Keal
Composer: T. Griffin, Dash Hammerstein, Jordi Nus, Paul Brill
THE HOTLINE offers an unprecedented look inside an overdose prevention helpline Never Use Alone (NUA), which connects people using opioids with compassionate operators, acting as a fragile tether between life and death. Staffed by volunteers, often people who have used opioids, the hotline not only provides solace but is an essential lifeline for many, as operators stand by, ready to contact EMS if the caller becomes unresponsive. The film is a powerfully moving portrait of the opioid crisis in America, where fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death for 18–44-year-olds and where the helpline serves as a judgement-free, anonymous refuge.
RT: 34 Minutes
Public Screenings:
Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM at IFC Center
Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM Village East by Angelika
Director: Rachel Fleit
Featuring: Colin Farrell, Emma Fogarty
Producers: Claudine Farrell, Colin Farrell, Trevor Birney, Eimhear O'Neill, Frank Marshall, Rachel Fleit
Executive Producers: Aly Parker, Tony Rosenthal, Alexandra Bowen, Ori Eisen, Ann Deshe, Ari Deshe, Elie Deshe, David Deshe, Dara Deshe, Daniel Deshe, Michael Raimondi, Katherine LeBlond, Niamh Fagan
Co-Executive Producers: Dawn Bonder, Daniel J. Chalfen, Marci Wiseman
As she turns forty - an age doctors once said she would never reach - Emma Fogarty, who lives with the rare and extremely painful condition Epidermolysis Bullosa, takes up an offer from longtime friend Colin Farrell; they agree to run the Dublin Marathon together, with Colin pushing Emma’s wheelchair for the final four kilometers. The Slightest Touch follows their lives and the enduring friendship that has sustained them through the years.
RT: 102 Minutes
Public Screenings:
Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM at SVA Theatre
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