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Saturday, July 28CARLITO’S WAY
Join us as we present a classic film on big screen and afterwards meet the creative’s behind it all.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 28 | 1:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) takes on the job of running a nightclub, renews an affair with a dancer but old associates and old instincts suck him back into a world of violence and mistrust. FOLLOWING THE FILM: Q & A with Writer Edwin Torres and Special Guests LOS PAJARRACOS (THE Champion)
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
Saturday, July 28 | 10:30 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis When Miguel “Cachondo” Sanabria, a womanizing, playboy wrestler, impregnates the daughter of the town’s most powerful and ruthless drug dealer, he finds himself involved in the most chilling – and hilarious – adventure of his life: an adventure that takes him from Mexico to Los Angeles in search of freedom and his dreams. 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
Saturday, July 28 | 8:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th 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: THURSDAY, JULY 26 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
Saturday, July 28 | 6:15 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 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: Thursday, July 26 SUPER AMIGOS
SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 28 | 10:15 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis In overcrowded Mexico City, five real-life “social wrestlers” have capitalized on the popularity of Mexico's larger than life Lucha Libre wrestlers to fight for social justice rather than trophies. Wearing custom masks, costumes and capes like the wrestlers who inspired them; these anonymous grassroots superheroes protect their metropolis against injustice. Super Animal challenges bullfighters to leave the bulls alone and fight him instead. After a savage beating kills his boyfriend, Super Gay becomes a champion of gay rights, fighting rampant homophobia. Ecologista Universal battles environmental destruction of every kind, all on foot. Super Barrio is the defender of poor tenants, helping them resist evictions by slumlords cashing in on gentrification. With a mixture of live action, comic book-style animation and a surf guitar soundtrack inspired equally by mariachi music and Batman, Super Amigos shows that with a little imagination, a good heart and the right mask, anyone can activate their communities to triumph over evil. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 RUMBO A LAS GRANDES LIGAS (Road to the Big Leagues)
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Saturday, July 28 | 12:00 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: THURSDAY, JULY 26 HARD ROAD HOME
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Saturday, July 28 | 5:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis Odds are that if you go to prison and are lucky enough to get out, you’ll be going back sometime soon. When Julio Medina was incarcerated, he was a drug-dealing gang leader who ought to have died countless times. When he was freed 12 years later, he was a changed man. Upon his release from prison, Julio committed himself to becoming a different kind of leader – helping people live, instead of making people die. He created Exodus Transitional Community, a program in Harlem dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration that ensnares so many people of color on the streets of New York. The trick to Exodus is that its staff knows firsthand what it’s like to go to jail. They’re all ex-cons – a badass group of do-gooders who are reaching their clients like no one could who hasn’t walked a mile in a prisoner’s shoes. Hard Road Home represents the extraordinary amount of energy, resources and strength of character required to improve the fate of just one person born poor on the American streets. Additional Screening: Wednesday, July 25 A WORKING MOM
SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 28 | 8:30 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: Thursday, July 26 EL CLOWNPUERTO 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.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 28 | 1:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis Xavier del Monte is a small-town circus clown whose talent and ambition take him to the big city. There, an ad agency selects him as the Hot Dog Clown, the media character of a fast-food campaign that appeals to children and mothers. Success changes his life. He moves into an uptown apartment, buys a new car, enjoys shopping and falls in love. But his employers forbid him from exposing his real self to the public. At the top of his success, Xavier feels empty and, indeed, becomes the clown laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. Now he will have to opt between affluence and happiness. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: Friday, July 27 TAKE THE BRIDGE
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Saturday, July 28 | 9:30 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis New York City’s vibrant, diverse and kinetic Washington Heights neighborhood is seen through the eyes and passions of four troubled young people. Driven to the edge, all attempt suicide on the same day and meet in a city hospital. Though each is grappling with a different personal crisis – an unwanted pregnancy, social alienation, severe depression, self-mutilation – they slowly reach out and are inextricably drawn to one another. Their mental state may be precarious, but their passions are real. As they bond and become one another’s strength, their resourcefulness and resilience become a mirror and a tribute to the vibrancy of Latino Washington Heights.  |
