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Block 5: Maps and Territories

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Charting streets and bodies and minds. Remembering that one tree. Stories of reclaiming what was stolen and learning to redraw the map.

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Stoops used to bring New Yorkers together but in recent years stoop life has been disappearing, particularly as neighbourhoods become gentrified. Jimmy and Shanaya forge a bond based on their love of poetry, music, and the things that make New York, New York.

WOFFF connection: Producer & director Marj Kleinman

Year
2023
Runtime
14 minutes
Country
United States
Genre
Documentary

Director
Marj Kleinman, Gabriella Canal

7 films in package

Stoop Chat with Jimmy & Shanaya

Stoops used to bring New Yorkers together but in recent years stoop life has been disappearing, particularly as neighbourhoods become gentrified. Jimmy and Shanaya forge a bond based on their love of poetry, music, and the things that make New York, New York.

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How do you feel about the stuff you’ve accumulated? What is it and where did you get it from? Is it trash or treasure? This films invites us to look more closely at our stuff - from the personal to the global level.

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In an Alzheimer's clinic, music from the radio mixes with the everyday sounds of the clinic and prompts a woman in a wheelchair to dance. She remembers. She connects. She is a "point in time".

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Here the female nude form is revered, nurtured and valued in its beautiful vulnerability. Here her body is reclaimed with gratitude for the life it has carried. The screen fills with the beauty in the ageing and aged skin.

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Follow the Dogs

A portrait of the relationship between healthcare and creativity, through the unique lens of cancer patient Warren Hastings as he recovers from treatment.

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Red Sky at Night

After what feels like an eternity spent with her mum and dad at home “up north”, Val is finally heading off to uni. But Vera isn’t qute ready for her little one to leave the nest. A story of new beginnings, homesickness and blood.

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Kiayunik Tuhanak (Silent Cries)

Journalist, filmmaker and respected Inuinnaq Elder Navalik Tologanak shares her experience as a residential school survivor. She weaves her personal story with a private meeting between Pope Francis and Inuit survivors on their land in July 2022.

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This virtual screening is eligible for audience awards! Unlock it to cast your vote.

Charting streets and bodies and minds. Remembering that one tree. Stories of reclaiming what was stolen and learning to redraw the map.

Please select a title on the right to learn about each film included in this block.

Stoops used to bring New Yorkers together but in recent years stoop life has been disappearing, particularly as neighbourhoods become gentrified. Jimmy and Shanaya forge a bond based on their love of poetry, music, and the things that make New York, New York.

WOFFF connection: Producer & director Marj Kleinman

Year
2023
Runtime
14 minutes
Country
United States
Genre
Documentary

Director
Marj Kleinman, Gabriella Canal