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Martha Martha
Martha and Other Music
Martha (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Selina Miles; Writer: Selina Miles)
Premiere. In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on this new artform. Decades later, Cooper has become an influential godmother to a global movement of street artists.
World premiere
Other Music (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Puloma Basu, Rob Hatch-Miller; Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Schwartzman, Ezra Koenig, Tunde Adebimpe, Regina Spektor, Matt Berninger, Martin Gore, Dean Wareham, Panda Bear, Jocelyn Samson, William Basinski, Stephin Merritt, Daniel Kessler, Stuart Braithwaite)
For 20 years, indie record store Other Music was a beloved and influential hub of independent music culture - this documentary considers its legacy.
World premiere
The Projectionist (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Abel Ferrara)
Abel Ferrara uses the experience of one longtime cinema owner to chart the vast changes to the city’s theatrical landscape.
World premiere
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