NewFilmmakers NY Begins Screenings in New York City on 4/25

NewFilmmakers is a unique Screening Series now in its eighteenth year that gives new filmmakers the opportunity to screen their films in New York Los Angeles, and Online.

On Monday, April 25th, NewFilmmakers begins three days of screenings at Anthology Film Archives in New York. Films will include art and experimental work, science fictions films, and over thirty independent films.

6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Thomas Florek DAN ZIMMERMAN: MUSICIAN, PAINTER, COSMIC PATRIOT (2015, 17 minutes, video)

Kevin Kelley JACKSON POLLOCK'S MURAL (2015, 40 minutes, video)

This a the story of Jackson Pollock's masterpiece that changed the face of American Modern Art forever. This documentary follows the commission by Peggy Guggenheim of a large painting for her townhouse by an unknown Jackson Pollock. The paintings journey to a small mid-western college town followed by controversy of those who fought to keep the painting and those who wanted to sell it.

7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Esteban Pedraza DEAFBLIND COUPLE (2015, 4 minutes, video)

Francis DiClemente FRAGMENTS OF THE LIVING (2015, 5 minutes, video)

Chase P. Kinney MEDLEY (2015, 7 minutes, video)

Bucky Illingworth FUTURE ANIMAL TREATMENT (2015, 10 minutes, video)

Michael Delaney BABY SHOW: EPISODE ONE (2015, 12 minutes, video)

David Paul DICHTERLIEBE: POETLOVE (2015, 28 minutes, video)

8:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION

Rodrigo Ayres WINTER HAS NO SUN (2015, 78 minutes, video)

Winter Has No Sun is ultimately a film about change. The story follows two lifelong friends; Jake & Ted and their choices that lead their lives to spiral out of control. Jake is a kindhearted guy that plays it safe in life; especially with the girl he's crazy for; Tori. When things don't go as planned for the two of them, Jake loses sight of his true character and seeks out the dangers and thrills that he thinks he's been lacking.

Tuesday / April 26th

NewFilmmakers presents new films

6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL PROGRAM

FUN & GAMES

curated by Lili White

Caryn Cline EKTACY (16mm, 2 min)

Rhayne Vermette LES CHASSIS DE LOURDES (16MM, 18min)

Juliette Liautaud KAPR (A FISH SCALE CAN HIDE A SUN) (5min)

Valérie Pelet PI KA CHU (7min)

Augusta Palmer A IS FOR AYE-AYE (14min)

Kimberly Burleigh CANNOT PREDICT NOW (5min)

Amang Hung MORE THAN ONE (5min)

7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Sci fi program

Austin Quarles IN THE BALANCE (2015, 6 minutes, video)

Robbie Vicencio C O U N T E R P O I N T (2016, 10 minutes, video)

Alannah Fehrenbach THE RED SPINE (2015, 10 minutes, video)

Michael Trigilio GROWING UP DEATH STAR (2015, 19 minutes, video)

Mikhail Saburov REMEMBER US (2015, 29 minutes, video)

8:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION

Carl Monego RECKONING (2015, 90 minutes, video)

An aging minor league baseball player must decide the price he's willing to pay to make his dream of making the major leagues come true.

Wednesday / April 27th

NewFilmmakers presents Rape, Pillage, and Death

6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Don DiNicola ORIGINS "BEFORE THERE WAS A BEFORE" (2015, 10 minutes, video)

Matthew Tompkins TROUBLE FOR A SMOKE (2015, 14 minutes, video)

Ye Kuang HARMONICA (2015, 16 minutes, video)

7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Kimi Lee SUGAR (2015, 17 minutes, video)

Rufus Chaffee THE TROUBLE WITH UNCLE MAX (2015, 21 minutes, video)

M. Louis Gordon GIRL IN THE CHAIR (2015, 20 minutes, video)

Enrica Brunilde Amici THE ACCUSATION (2015, 24 minutes, video)

8:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION

Bradley Stryker LAND OF SMILES (2015, 95 minutes, video)

Abby is lured through the third world paradise of Thailand searching for her kidnapped best friend and unknowingly she becomes the centerpiece of a sociopathic filmmakers obsession.

NewFilmmakers screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue & 2nd Street. Tickets are $7 and are good for the whole night and go on sale at 5:30PM the night of performance at the Anthology Box Office. There is no advanced or online sales.

NewFilmmakers LA screens at the AT&T Center, 1139 S Hill Street, and has become a leading showcase for new films in Hollywood. Many features screened at NewFilmmakers are now available on NewFilmmakers Online.