Starring: Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Christopher McDonald, Harvey Keitel, Brad Pitt

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Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.

André Leon Tally has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, The Gospel According to André takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South to become one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times.

Novack’s film draws fascinating, heretofore unexplored connections, between the elegance of André’s beloved grandmother and the Black Church of his youth and his later iconic, barrier-breaking work at publications like Women’s Wear Daily, W and Vogue. Weaving together a wealth of archival footage from the most glamorous moments in fashion history with André’s poignant reflections on his life and career, The Gospel According to André is a cinematic monument to one of the most unique figures of 20th Century American culture.

FUERZA PUERTO RICO brings together seven short films by Puerto Rican filmmakers from the island and its diaspora. Both thoughtful & absorbing in execution – as well as inventive in their style & form – these seven short films explore the complexities of contemporary Puerto Rican life, tapping into the island’s unfettered disillusionment, its embrace of nostalgia and tradition, and its passion to fight for a better future.

FUERZA PUERTO RICO will raise money for Apoyo Empresarial Peninsula Comunidad de Cantera and its post-Hurricane Maria relief efforts.

PROGRAM

THE TICKET (El Pasaje)
Directed by Cristian Carretero
Fiction (15 minutes)
A young man from Puerto Rico tries to survive the streets of New York. Without money or a roof over his head, he wanders the city wishing for a plane ticket back home.

ADOLESCENCIA
Directed by Jose Fernando Rodriguez
Documentary (10 minutes)
Comprised of Hi8 videos, ADOLESCENCIA presents a portrait of a teenage boy in 2002 Puerto Rico who films odd and unusual movie vignettes by himself – and tries to get a girl’s attention in the process.

MONSERRATE
Directed by Michael Justiniano
Fiction (11 minutes)
A rebellious young woman has her heart broken when her boyfriend dumps her – over the phone. She goes on a vengeful mission around the neighborhood, to confront her ex-boyfriend and rescue her dog from his apartment.

A FIERCE BREED (Cria Brava)
Directed by Karisa Cruz & Ivan Bonilla
Documentary (18 minutes)
A revealing journey into the “legal” cockfighting culture in Puerto Rico seen through the lives of a trainer, a teacher and a veteran involved in this controversial global sport.

LOLA
Directed by Xavier Medina
Fiction (15 minutes)
Lola, a gay working-class young woman, agrees to meet her estranged father Edgar, for the very first time – on the day before her wedding.

UNTITLED PUERTO RICAN DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo & Cristian Carretero
Documentary (13 minutes)
A sneak peek of a new documentary project by filmmakers Cecilia Aldarondo (Memories of a Penitent Heart) and Cristian Carretero (Yolanda, Esta Isla).

RUBY’S SON (El Hijo de Ruby)
Directed by Gisela Rosario Ramos
Documentary (15 minutes)
Lio returns to the neighborhood where he grew up and discovers that his estranged father Ruby – who died under sad circumstances – kept a secret from his loved ones. RUBY’S SON is about healing a broken father-son relationship through dance.

It’s a perfect match of fiercely independent artists: Jackie Greene, the rocking singer/songwriter hailed by The New York Times as the “Prince of Americana” and Bill Plympton, the Oscar-nominated “King of indie animation”.

Greene has always had a knack for capturing the human experience in all its messy, emotional complexity in song, and Plympton is well known for coupling his hand-drawn animation and twisted sense of humor with explorations of adult themes, relationships, and sexuality. Together, they’ve created The Modern Lives, an animated music film that takes you on the road from a tripped-out alien invaded Times Square to the deep roots of the American South. Along the way there are encounters with Elvis, Satan, Willie Dixon, an Alabama Queen…. and so much more!

The program will also feature a selection of Plympton’s earlier music video work for Madonna, Kanye West, and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

The Modern Lives is not rated by the MPAA, and some material may be inappropriate for children under the age of 13.

1. Madonna’s “Who’s That Girl” film opening 2:45 min
2. Weird Al Yankovic’s music video “TMZ” 3:40 min
3. Kanye West’s music video “Heard’em Say” 3:11 min
4. Parson Brown’s music video “Mexican Standoff” 3:38min
5. A video of Jackie Greene performing at the SVA event 3min
6. music film “The Modern Lives” animated by Bill Plympton, songs by Jackie Greene 30 min

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola

From a screenplay by Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz, the film follows a woman as she returns to the community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.

Join us for a hilarious video-variety show celebrating the world’s greatest sleuths, P.I.s and gumshoes, it’s KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT DETECTIVES.

Emmy-nominated comedy writer Kevin Maher turns the magnifying glass back on some of the greatest investigators from film and TV, featuring some of our favorite non-professional crime-stoppers, like the mystery-writer-detective, the kid-detective, even the dog detective. Jewel thieves and drug smugglers don’t stand a chance with these super-sleuths on the case!

Come see the show that DAILY GRINDHOUSE called “like TED Talks for Midnight Movies.”

Adam Howard (Associate Producer, FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE)

Emily Intravia (co-host of THE FEMININE CRITIQUE podcast)

Chico Leo (co-host of the SCREAM SQUAD podcast)

Nick Nadel (host of the MOVIES MY FRIENDS HAVE NEVER SEEN podcast)

Gena Radcliffe (co-host of the KILL BY KILL podcast)

Mike Schuster (Writer-Producer, SUPER DELUXE, RIFFTRAX)

A feature documentary about the lessons, ethics and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? looks at children’s television host Mr. Rogers’ hard-fought campaign to influence generations of kids and adults in the ways of kindness.

Fred Rogers led a singular life. He was a puppeteer. A minister. A musician. An educator. A father, a husband, and a neighbor. Fred Rogers spent 50 years on children’s television beseeching us to love and to allow ourselves to be loved. With television as his pulpit, he helped transform the very concept of childhood. He used puppets and play to explore the most complicated issues of the day—race, disability, equality and tragedy. He spoke directly to children and they responded by forging a lifelong bond with him—by the millions. And yet today his impact is unclear. WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? explores the question of whether or not we have lived up to Fred’s ideal. Are we all good neighbors?

Jen  is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly–and viciously–intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, Jen survives and reemerges with a relentless, wrathful intent: revenge. A white-knuckle tale of transgression and transformation, REVENGE gloriously blurs the lines of vengeance and survival while simultaneously delivering a ferocious dissection of gender and genre.

Starring: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jane Ginsburg, James Ginsburg, Clara Spera, Gloria Steinem, Nina Totenberg, Bill Clinton, Orrin Hatch, Eugene Scalia

Friday, May 11: Opening night Q&A with directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen.

At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitive Ginsburg biography, the unique personal journey of this diminutive, quiet warrior’s rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG is a revelatory documentary exploring Ginsburg ‘s exceptional life and career from Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films.

Starring: Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P. Ryan, John Marley

Is it human? Is it beast? Whatever it is, IT LIVES AGAIN in this grisly shocker, the second film in horror-master Larry Cohen’s ALIVE trilogy that also includes It’s Alive and It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive.

Cohen, writer of the police-action thrillers I, the Jury; Best Seller and Maniac Cop as well as the acclaimed auteur of other cult horror hits like The Stuff and A Return to Salem’s Lot, teams with master monster maker Rick Baker to bring to the screen a hideous threesome of mutant baby-monsters that are the evolutionary response to man’s polluted environment. Fresh from the cradle, these frightened creatures lash out with deadly claws at what they don’t understand… and they don’t understand much. There are only three, but they could reproduce into uncontrollable millions if someone doesn’t step forward to destroy them.

Will the next stage of human evolution become our species’ murderous last? Watch and find out. But be advised: Only the fit will survive.

Special Thanks to Harry Guerro for the print!