Inside Lehman Brothers & China Love | DOC NYC 2018
A trio of films stood out because of their shared emphasis on excess: real-life scandals prove the dangers of absolute power corrupting absolutely.
Film-Forward
A Bread Factory
This daring and thought-provoking comedy-drama centers on something decidedly unsexy yet vital: the act of community-building.
For Izzy | NewFest 2018
two families growing into one in this part faux-documentary, part-sincerest of drama.
NewFest 2018
Four documentaries, each of which revolves around an untold, forgotten, or overlooked story, gets its chance to be told.
Nigerian Prince
An atmospheric crime drama set in Lagos, Nigeria.
The Price of Everything
The film is about spectacle, as ever-larger amounts of money get thrown at objects that increasingly blur the line between art and—something else.
The Sentence
As a depiction of how a family overcomes a most unimaginable crisis, this documentary is triumphant. As a call for criminal justice reform, it is powerful and convincing.
3 Faces/A Family Tour/Diamantino | NYFF 2018
Three films offer reflections of the current politics from their respective countries and regions.