Distribution: Fall 2024
Fidelity
Director- Roberto Drilea Producer- Vadim Egoul
When Mira, a underemployed young actress in New York, forms an unlikely bond with Vinh, a terminally ill man who mistakes her for his long lost daughter, they undertake a game of pretense that unlocks her memories of her own disappeared father, and the truth in her performance.
Game on
Director- Theresa Loong
“My life, in many ways, is a game space. Game dev - I guess any life - there's stress. And sometimes it's incredibly creative, but a lot of times, especially if you're doing it right, you don't necessarily know how it's going to turn out.” - Brenda Romero, “Game On”
A female game designer with over 50 game titles to her credit, Brenda Romero succeeds in the overwhelmingly male-dominated game industry. Her journey mirrors that of an epic video game: from a childhood in upstate New York to a career in Savannah, Santa Cruz, and Galway, Ireland. Brenda’s quests took her through the help desk for Wizardry on the Apple II computer to designing multiplayer console and social media games; from creating Playboy: the Mansion to devising The New World, a board game about the human suffering and cost of the Middle Passage.
Hear, Eat, Home
Director- Hsuan-Yu Pan Producer- Nancy Wolfe
Hear, Eat, Home features several creative musicians and visual artists from diverse backgrounds who have made a living in the USA. With composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh as the film’s spiritual center, they explore themes of conflict, displacement, and identity through their poignant art and expressive collaborations. They also bond over homemade food from their homelands, creating a bittersweet collage that reflects the human experience in an increasingly challenging world.
The Right to Food
Director- Graham Meriwether
America’s founders singled out many fundamental rights: freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, free speech and the right to bear arms. It didn’t occur to them to enshrine the right to food, in part, because it was such a fundamental right, they could not have imagined a future where people would be barred from raising chickens in the backyard, or growing food in raised beds in front of their housing complex.
As America’s food regulations have been captured by monolithic multinationals, a growing subset of Americans from all backgrounds and political ideologies have come together to fight for the ability of citizens to regain control of what they put into their bodies. This documentary is the story of a movement of Americans ready to reclaim the right to food.
Who Will Feed Us?
Producer- Charles Lavoie
A meditative reflection on what inspires people to farm. A hard-hitting exposé of the concentration of power in the meatpacking industry. An exploration into the minds and plans of the leading farmers in America. A personal journey of a family who sets out to feed themselves in the midst of a pandemic.
This mosaic of short visual stories is a glimpse into the past, present and promise of America’s agriculture.