11/8/16
2017 Documentary Competition | documentary feature | 104 min World Premiere On the day of the 2016 presidential election, filmmaker Jeff Deutchman surveys the thoughts and feelings of ordinary Americans as they head to the ballot box. Told in brief vignettes from across the …Directed by Duane Andersen, Yung Chang, Garth Donovan, Vikram Gandhi, Raul Gasteazoro, Jamie Goncalves, Andrew Beck Grace, Alma Har'el, Daniel Junge, Alison Klayman, Ciara Lacy, Martha Shane, Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Bassam Tariq, Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce, Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker,, Curated and Produced by Jeff Deutchman,,Executive Produced by Dana O'Keefe
THE CHINA HUSTLE
2017 Documentary Competition | documentary feature | 84 min US Premiere In the midst of the 2008 market crash, investors on the fringes of the financial world feverishly sought new alternatives for high-return investments in the global markets. With Chinese indexes demo …Directed by Jed Rothstein
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION AWARD WINNER
2017 Documentary Competition | documentary feature On Monday, October 9, we will screen the Documentary Competition Award winners, selected by our esteemed jury: the award-winning short will precede the award-winning feature film at 2:00pm.LOTS OF KIDS, A MONKEY AND A CASTLE
2017 Documentary Competition | documentary feature | 88 min New York Premiere Julita Salmerón’s biggest wishes in life were to have lots of children and a pet monkey, and to live in a castle. Gustavo Salmerón’s humorously candid film follows his mother, and the rest of …Directed by Gustavo Salmerón
LOVE MEANS ZERO
2017 Documentary Competition | documentary feature | 91 min New York Premiere With his notorious no-nonsense approach to coaching, Nick Bollettieri is regarded as a controversial figure in the world of tennis—but also, crucially, as a mentor with the know-how to push player …Directed by Jason Kohn
MOUNTAIN
2017 Documentary Competition | documentary feature | 73 min US Premiere Narrated by Willem Dafoe, MOUNTAIN takes the viewer on a sweeping journey to the most awe-inspiring summits on earth. A collaboration between BAFTA-nominated director Jennifer Peedom and Richard Tog …Directed by Jennifer Peedom