Keys to the City - Directed by Ian Moubayed, USA, 9:23
Follows Matthew Ballard, an aging Brooklyn locksmith struggling to unlock a higher acceptance to the changes in his life and city. The film revisits a pre-pandemic New York 6 years earlier, amidst a rapidly shifting urban landscape.
Timber- A Sappy Holiday Story! - Directed by Jamie John Macdonald, USA, 12:04, World Premiere
We are given the opportunity to go behind the scenes of two Christmas tree farms located next to each other in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Here, as a viewer, we travel through both farms experiencing heartfelt and intimate relationships between the farmers, families involved, the customers and their connections with the Christmas trees. We witness dwindling numbers in trees and increased inflation prices, the result of this is that everybody feels the prickle!
Bacon 'N' Laces - Directed by Stephen Michael Simon, USA, 19:21, Brooklyn Premiere
A single dad of three boys manages a diner. But, there's more to John than meets the eye.
Emily's Do - Directed by Gary Beeber, USA, 13:31, Brooklyn Premiere
Emily is an artist who's art-form is her hair, makeup and clothing. She says: "Self expression is my motivation, I like for people to see what's on the inside, on the outside."
Rearranging Skin: A Love Letter to the World - Directed by Elizabeth Myer, USA, 10:22
“Rearranging Skin” tells the story of how Divya Anantharaman, a visionary, Brooklyn-based taxidermist and queer woman of color, is transforming a once bloody and violent practice into a beautiful, ecological, and humane work of art.
Small Hours - Directed by Charlie Weber, USA, 6:51
Inspired by the photo book format, this short documentary focuses on summer seasonal workers on a small island. Through first impressions and personal moments the viewer gets a sense of the feeling of summer when it's contained.
Covid Crusader: The Carla Brown Story - Directed by Randy Scott Slavin, 3:41, NYC Premiere
Motivated by the death of her husband due to COVID-19, Carla Brown is on a mission to vaccinate the African American population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.