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Thursday, July 26THE YARDSALE
From dark films to offbeat comedies, to horror to the downright deadly. Welcome to NYILFF on the Edge, the festival’ genre category. Thirteen films, thirteen filmmakers that we are sure will have you talking long after you’ve left the theater. 
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Thursday, July 16 | 9:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Hector, a down on his luck sap, needs to repropose to his gold-digging fiancée, Iris, after he fumbles it the first time. Standing in the way of matrimonial bliss is Iris’ thuggish ex-boyfriend, Chuy. Bigger problems ensue when Hector accidentally loses Iris’ re-engagement ring. Laughs, high jinks and much misfortune follow as Hector finds himself at a climactic crossroads where looters, riots, catfights and The Lord of the Fingers all collide. Additional Screening: Wednesday, July 25 KILTRO (CRUZA DE AMOR Y FURIA) | (Kiltro (The Crossroads of Love and Fury))
From dark films to offbeat comedies, to horror to the downright deadly. Welcome to NYILFF on the Edge, the festival’ genre category. Thirteen films, thirteen filmmakers that we are sure will have you talking long after you’ve left the theater.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26 | 5:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis The story of an immature street fighter’s journey to become a martial arts master. After his childhood love is captured by a vengeance-crazed gang-leader, our hero must travel to a legendary martial arts teacher in order to learn the path of the warrior. Only then will he be able to return and save the woman of his dreams. PLAYING WITH: NYILFF ON THE EDGE: SHORT FILM SWEET TOOTH 5 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE Director: Michael Baez King Kupcake and his evil henchmen are planning the biggest birthday cake heist of the year when The Banana Splits bust in, kick ass and save Little Lucy’s party! ADDITIONAL SCREENING: SATURDAY, JULY 28 ASH WEDNESDAY: CAPITULO UNUS
From dark films to offbeat comedies, to horror to the downright deadly. Welcome to NYILFF on the Edge, the festival’ genre category. Thirteen films, thirteen filmmakers that we are sure will have you talking long after you’ve left the theater.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26 | 10:30 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis What begins as a mother’s worst nightmare—the kidnapping of her son –mushrooms into something larger and even more terrifying than she ever could have imagined. Ash Wednesday: Capitulo Unus is a highly stylized thriller that involves a secret underworld of drug trafficking, kidnapping and murder. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: Saturday, July 28 RUMBO A LAS GRANDES LIGAS (Road to the Big Leagues)
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Thursday, July 26 | 2:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis How does the Dominican Republic, a tiny island roughly the size of Connecticut, produce baseball superstars like Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero, Albert Pujols, Rafael Furcal and David Ortiz? Have you ever wondered what their journey was like on their way to the pros? What about the thousands who try but never make it? Rumbo a las Grandes Ligas is their story: an intimate portrayal of one of baseball’s most heralded breeding grounds, the Dominican Republic, and a close examination of their special brand of baseball. From the eyes of local kids playing stickball with bottle caps, to the perspective of several major league stars, this documentary shows a side of the game that few have ever seen: a much more personal side. This is a story that takes you through the poverty, pressures, and successes of people who dare to dream big. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: SATURDAY, JULY 29 MADE IN L.A.
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Thursday, July 26 | 3:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Los Angeles is now the country’s center for apparel manufacturing, but many of its factories bear a disturbing resemblance to New York City’s early 20th century sweatshops. Made in L.A. is the intimate story of three Latina immigrant garment workers, Maria, Maura and Lupe, who join the growing struggle for better working conditions, and, as a result, must endure a tumultuous three-year battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table. As shocking as it is informative, Made in L.A. is a story of hope and transformation, bringing to light modern attitudes about the value of people and the work they do, globalization, women’s rights and the experience of immigrants today. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: SUNDAY, JULY 29 HIJOS DE LA GUERRA (Children of the War)
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Thursday, July 26 | 5:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Children of the War is the first feature-length documentary to tell the story of the world’s largest and most violent street gang, the Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13. Spanning the Americas with an estimated membership of 100,000 people, the MS-13 has been declared by the FBI to be the fastest-growing and most dangerous street gang in the United States. Through a series of over 80 interviews with the gang’s founders, gang members, experts and academics, as well as footage shot inside jails in El Salvador and on the gang-infested streets of Los Angeles, the film sheds light on the personal reasons for MS-13 membership, the ensuing explosion of violence both inside and outside of the gang, and the complex role social and government policy have played both in containing and aggravating the gang’s proliferation. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 A WORKING MOM
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Thursday, July 26 | 1:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis A Working Mom is the heartbreaking story of one mother’s extreme efforts to save her impoverished family – only to find she may have lost them in the process. In 1990, 22 year-old Marisa Villozial left her 3-year-old son and infant daughter in the care of her parents in Bolivia and traveled overseas to look for a job in the West. Landing in Israel, she spent 15 years doing grueling menial labor as a cleaning woman. Dutifully she sent back home her pay, believing she was building a house for her family and providing her children with a better life. She followed their growth through photographs and periodic telephone calls. But in 2005, when Marisa returned to Bolivia, she discovered that her money had been squandered, there was no new house, and, worse yet, she was a stranger to her own children. Her story is all too universal: one of poverty, globalization, and cultural alienation – both abroad and at home. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: Saturday, July 28 NYILFF ON THE EDGE: SHORTS PROGRAM
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Thursday, July 26 | 6:15 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopses CHAPTER 1: COLD TURKEY 15 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL NEW YORK PREMIERE Director: Pedro Resto Chapter 1: Cold Turkey follows T, an aspiring “starving artist” who needs a quick fix to escape the madness that is born out of addiction. CON AMOR, MARGARITA (With Love, Margarita) 7 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE Writer: David M, Jewelz Lopez Director: Brian Savelson Margarita, a beautiful hardworking cigar roller has aspirations of becoming a singer and dancer in America. Her story culminates in a beautiful dreamlike scene in which visions of Margarita’s past and future flash right before her eyes. L.A. NOIR 10 MIN / BLACK AND WHITE / 16 MM NEW YORK PREMIERE Director: Conrad Jackson A writer/working stiff chases after a mysterious woman haunting him throughout the day, only to find he’s the one being stalked. LA MUJER DE COLUMBUS CIRCLE (The Woman of Columbus Circle) 30 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE Writer: Freddy Vargas Director: Freddy Vargas Based on a short story by Dominican writer Franklin Gutierrez, La Mujer de Columbus Circle tells how a young investment banker’s chance encounter in the subway with a beautiful, mysterious woman changes both his way of thinking and perception of the world: of what is real and what is not. What begins as a romantic encounter and develops into a possible one-night stand, ends up a life changing event. PAPI 3 MIN / COLOR / 16 MM US PREMIERE Director: Michael Sandoval Summer. Coney Island. Papi, an elderly Dominican and his granddaughter, Maria, have a special bond and way of communicating that they share only with one another. REWIND 30MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE Director: Will Fonseca Pedro Chinchilla is amazed to find out that he has special powers to rewind time but his powers create a chain reaction that affects the whole neighborhood. SHORTS PROGRAM: LIFE’S A BITCH!
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Thursday, July 26 | 3:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopses BLIND LEADING THE BLIND 20 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE Director: Danny A. Gonzales Join Danny and Angelo as they journey into self-discovery. Can two Puerto Rican homeboys hang with a blind Jewish Yenta? Can she have a good time with these two knuckleheads? Follow our two heroes as they realize the dark yet colorful world of Agnes, while they roam the streets of New York. DVD 17 MIN / COLOR / 35 MM NEW YORK PREMIERE Director: Ciro Altabas This short film includes: Scene selection/Trailer/selected cut scenes/alternate ending/eliminated scene/video clip/ featurette: “What’s a freak?”/ audio commentary/ character selection and a boy-meets-girl story. GORDO 26 MIN / COLOR / 35 MM NEW YORK PREMIERE Director: Vince Navarro Jorge 'Gordo' Fuentes, late 20’s, is a hardworking, gifted taco maker from Mexico. Recently married and with a baby on the way, Gordo leaves his wildly popular taco stand and travels to America where he hopes to establish a successful Mexican restaurant to earn enough money to bring his family up north. Gordo arrives in Watsonville, CA where he stays with his cousin, Joel, who recognizes Gordo’s taco talent and lands him a job at the local franchise of Cinco de Taco, a national food chain. Appalled at how the chain makes tacos, Gordo sneaks his own ingredients into the fast food restaurant and prepares tacos the way he did in Mexico... HARDLY MARRIED 15 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL NEW YORK PREMIERE Director: Diego M. Nuñez Frank and Leti, teens in love, are all set to lose their virginity when Leti’s mother, Sara, comes home unexpectedly and catches them in the act. Furious, Sara refuses to believe their excuses for the compromising situation and flies off the handle. That’s until Leti confesses that Frank has asked her to marry him. Finding this announcement to be more shocking than the earlier discovery, Sara decides to teach the lovebirds about marriage by enlisting the rapid-fire aid of Frank's parents and the entire community. SUAVECITO (Smoothly) 9 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE Director: Sandra Beltrao The night is on when smooth operator Brad from “Murray Hill” locks eyes with a gorgeous Latina from the Bronx at a downtown party…that is, until his inner beast comes alive courtesy of some killer pot. THE GIFT 5 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL NEW YORK PREMIERE Director: S. Escobedo-Altman The Gift is a political comedy that exposes the ordeals of three Mexican immigrants and their adventure across the desert, in pursuit of the Free World. Additional Screening: Thursday, July 26 METEORO (Meteor)PUERTO RICO: A REBIRTH IN CINEMA Over the course of the past two years, Puerto Rico has emerged as a powerful force in international cinema. By providing attractive tax incentives and a strong film commission, Puerto Rico has demonstrated its dedication to supporting quality filmmaking. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's a new wave of filmmakers from P.R. ready to show the world what it’s got. This year, we're proud to present three New York Premieres from La Isla de Boriquen: Puerto Rico.
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Thursday, July 26 | 8:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis In 1960’s Brazil a construction crew is hard at work building a highway deep in the heart of the desert. A military coup in the capitol leaves the men abandoned, literally in the middle of nowhere. But with a good stock of provisions and frequent visits from the local prostitutes, the men are fine. Soon Juliao, an indigenous Indian arrives. He teaches them his culture’s worship of the meteorites. The workers come to believe that fate has abandoned them in a deeply spiritual place and thus the community of Meteoro is born, a place of good humor, gentle anarchy and free love. Before long, they no longer wish to be governed and forget of returning home. Until one day, the government reappears and ascribes dark political motives to the men’s makeshift paradise. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27  |
