A SWIM LESSON - Bodily Freedoms Program
East Coast Premiere Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10:45 AM ET
- Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying, and there is no greater joy (or fear) than watching your kid take the leap. Seeing a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera and in this case, the maestro of this emotional orchestra is the inspiring swim instructor Bill Marsh. His dedication to these children is the parable we need, as these lessons uncover profound universal truths for all involved.
EQUAL PLAY - Bodily Freedoms Program
East Coast Premiere Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10:45 AM ET
- EQUAL PLAY is a powerful documentary that highlights the need for equal access to school sport for disabled children, with just one in four saying they currently take part in sport at school. The story focuses on two British children, Marley, a teenager from London whose life has been profoundly changed by sport; and Tammy, who struggles from barriers to physical activity at her school and experiences daily exclusion. The film follows both children as they are sidelined in school and demand their right to be treated equally in access to sport and PE. By capturing the nuanced joy and empowerment that sports can bring to disabled individuals, EQUAL PLAY highlights the positive change that inclusion can create.
ZURAWSKI V TEXAS - Word Cinema: Documentary Section
East Coast Premiere Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:30 AM ET
- A group of women denied abortions, even as their lives are at risk, band together with a fearless attorney to sue the state of Texas in an extraordinary effort to regain their rights and reproductive futures — not only for themselves but millions of others. This is the story of this landmark case and one this year's most urgent films and cases in ensuring women's health care.
AMERICAN CATS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE CUDDLY -
Compassion Justice & Animal Rights Program
US Premiere Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
- “Do you really love your ottoman more than your cat!?” Amy Hoggart, the correspondent from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, wants to know. The film dives deep into the controversial practice of declawing cats exposing a heart-rending catspiracy. ” Through devastating interviews with veterinarians, activists and pet owners, Hoggart navigates through a maze of misinformation and discovers the profound physical and psychological effects declawing has on our feline friends.
NOCTURNES - Air, Land + Sea Program
Premiere Sunday, October 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
- NOCTURNES transports us to the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas where in the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on the secret world of moths.
UNTIL HE’S BACK - Documentary Short Film Competition
New York Premiere Sunday, October 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM ET
- After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to bring his remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye. A Spanish mortician, an NGO worker and an established Moroccan immigrant living in Spain all struggle to help Ahmed get his son's body home.