HUMBOLDT USA
Directed by G. Anthony Svatek
In three namesakes of 19th century queer German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt– Humboldt County, Nevada, Humboldt Parkway, in Buffalo NY, and Humboldt Redwoods, California– the struggle for environmental protection interweaves with technological alienation and climate collapse in this experimental journey of American nature.
In Post-Production
Supported by NYSCA, Dok.Forum, AFO Camp 4Science, Jihlava
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LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY
Directed by Leah Galant
Weaving personal essay and intimate character studies, LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY explores the weaponization of Holocaust memory, and those fighting against it.
In Late Production
Supported by Jewish Story Partners, Claims Conference, Fulbright Scholarship, Hot Docs
IT IS HARD TO LEAVE SENSE UNMADE
Directed by Miriam Simun
An experimental essay film about the rewilding of a pair of micro and macro ecologies - the Swiss Alps and Miriam’s gut. Journeying from damaged ecologies, to the introduction of “foreign” species and monitoring tech, to the revitalization of biodiversity, the film troubles boundaries between nations, bodies, techno-natures and species.
In Early Production
Supported by Creative Capital, La Becque, Onassis Foundation, CPH:DOX, NYSCA, and Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
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LA QUÍMICA
Directed by Emilia Mello
As the blackhole of dictatorship threatens to swallow them, a young chemistry student and fellow leaders of a student movement hide in a safehouse in Nicaragua. Coming of age under state violence, La Quimica is forced to choose between fleeing to safety or continuing the struggle, at risk of death.
In Post-Production
Supported by Visions du Reel, IDFA Bertha Fund, Sundance Sandbox Fund, Inmaat Foundation
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THE CAVE WITHOUT A NAME
Directed by Jessica Bardsley
Amidst a world obsessed with light, The Cave Without a Name travels from bat habitats to dark sky festivals to ask how night’s darkness might be integral to a better future.
In Production
Supported by NYSCA, Jihlava, Northwestern University, NYU Tisch
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BARBARA FOREVER
Directed by Brydie O’Connor
An exclusive look at the iconic life, work, & legacy of pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, tracing her prolific canon alongside never-before-seen documentations of her life and body.
In Post-Production
Supported by Stonewall Foundation, Hulu Kartemquin Accelerator Fund, NYSCA, DOC NYC, Jihlava, Dok Leipzig
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