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Back to the Fatherland

Opens in New York June 14 & Los Angeles on June 28

Gil and Kat, both filmmakers, struck up a friendship during their time at college in New York City ten years ago. Gil comes from Israel, Kat from Austria. Their families' history is strikingly different. Gil is the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, Kat is one of a Nazi officer.

The exodus of many young secular Israelis to Germany and Austria prompt Gil and Kat to embark on a journey: to find other grandchildren of Holocaust survivors who had moved to the "fatherland." Could returning to the site of their pain decades ago create reconciliation between generations? 
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Before Stonewall
The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community

Opens in New York June 21 & Los Angeles on June 28

Newly restored for the 50th Anniversary
of the Stonewall Riots!


In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, leading to three nights of rioting by New York's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun.

Before Stonewall pries open the closet door, setting free the dramatic story of the public and private existences experienced by LGBT Americans since the early 1900's.  More >>
 
Chasing Portraits

"Chasing Portraits is about a search.Yet the most affecting parts of this documentary come with the realization that some things may never be found."  -THE NEW YORK TIMES

Moshe Rynecki was a prolific Warsaw-based artist who painted scenes of the Polish-Jewish community until he was murdered during the Holocaust. After the war, Moshe’s wife was only able to recover a small fraction of his work, but unbeknownst to the family, many other pieces survived.


For more than a decade his great-granddaughter, Elizabeth, has searched for the missing art, with remarkable and unexpected success. Spanning three generations, Chasing Portraits is a deeply moving narrative of the richness of one man’s art, the devastation of war, and one woman’s unexpected path to healing.
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Tattoo Uprising

Opens in San Francisco on July 12

From antiquity to the present, Tattoo Uprising reveals the artistic and historical roots of today's tattoo explosion. This sweeping overview explores Biblical references and early Christian practices before moving on to the voyages of Captain James Cook and finally to our modern day, ever-evolving use of the tattoo in the Western world.

Tattoo Uprising features some of the most extraordinary people of the tattoo world including Ed Hardy, Stoney St. Clair, Cynthia Witkin, Calamity Jane, Anne de Hey! and more. The film was shot in part by the late legendary filmmaker Les Blank, who also appears on camera.  More >>

 
City Dreamers

U.S. Premiere at ADFF in October

Meet architects Denise Scott Brown, Phyllis Lambert, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, inspiring trailblazers who have helped design our cities. Since the 1950's, they have worked for and collaborated with some of the leading figures in architecture, from Le Corbusier to Louis Kahn and Mies van der Rohe, while finding their own voices in the male-dominated world of architecture.

With more than 60 years of experience each, we follow how they have been working, observing and thinking about the transformations shaping the city of today and tomorrow.
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Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

In this landmark documentary from Oren Rudavsky, Adam Driver is the narrator and Liev Schreiber is the voice of Joseph Pulitzer. Together, they bring to life the virtually unknown man whose name is attached to the Pulitzer Prizes for excellence in journalism, who spoke of "fake news" and the importance of freedom of the press over a century ago.   More >>
 
American Socialist:
The Life & Times of Eugene Victor Debs

More and more Americans no longer find the word "socialism" a pejorative. They realize they are living in a world with finite resources, under threat of climate and economic disaster. Yale Strom's documentary reveals the man who helped to introduce socialism to Americans.  More >>
 
You Go To My Head

In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. Jake, a reclusive architect, finds her and learns that she's suffering from post-traumatic amnesia. Intoxicated by the woman's beauty, Jake claims to be her husband. He names her Kitty and takes her to his remote desert home to recuperate. A thriller with shades of Kubrick and Hitchcock!   More >>
 
For screening links and more information, please contact:

Marc Mauceri | marcm@firstrunfeatures.com | 212-243-0600 x20


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