What’s it like to dedicate your life to work that won’t be completed in your lifetime? 15 years ago, filmmaker David Licata focused on four projects and the people behind them in an effort to answer this universal question. The subjects include Jill Tarter, Director of the SETI Institute, who has been involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence since the 1970s; David and Jared Milarch, father and son tree farmers and co-founders of the Champion Tree Project, who clone old-growth trees to combat climate change; gospel music archivist Robert Darden, who founded the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, an organization that is trying preserve at-risk recordings from the black gospel music tradition; and Paolo Soleri, controversial architect behind Arcosanti, a town designed to test his theories about housing an overpopulated planet. We discover what inspired them to begin, what obstacles they face, what drives and sustains them, and how they measure success of an endeavor they will not live to see completed.

Director Terrence Malick's directorial debut, "Badlands," has cemented its status as an American neo-noir crime drama classic. Starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, the film delves into the story of Holly Sargis, a 15-year-old girl who joins forces with her partner, Kit Carruthers, in a chilling killing spree. With Malick's artistic vision, "Badlands" captivates audiences with its exploration of love, violence, and the complexities of the human psyche.

A story of romance, passion and violence set in contemporary Paris. Shot all over the city and a little bit in the countryside, it revolves around a romance between two young people who are old friends and devolves into marital infidelity and ultimately crime.

Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Daniel Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection. It’s a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier’s wife Blanche (a wonderful Sara Giraudeau) is sceptical of. As the couple move in to the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that will forever change the fate of all...

There was no one like the American singer Willy DeVille Leaping out of the 1970s CBGB punk scene in New York City with his band Mink DeVille, Willy DeVille was always coming and going, moving backward and forward through both time and musical genres. Changing his persona to match his adventurous musical forays, he was a Latin Street Crooner, a Fairytale Prince, a New Orleans Riverboat Gambler, a Southwest Border Jumper and finally a man who must come face to face with his true self. His musical odyssey lasted 35 years across two continents and a million records sold. Yet in the US, his home he is almost completely unknown. He wielded a big voice, an obsessive dedication to his own muse and a serious drug problem across two continents for 35 years. He sold over a million records. Yet, in his home country he is almost completely unknown.

With breathtaking emotional honesty, this tender, funny, and powerful portrait of transgender comedian Julia Scotti explores the unrelenting courage and humor it takes to be Julia. In the comedy boom of the 1980’s Rick Scotti was a busy guy--appearing in clubs across the country, on bills with Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld, when he came to the dawning realization that nothing felt right. At a time when the words gender dysphoria and gender reassignment surgery were rarely heard, Rick’s true awakening at age forty-seven led to a new identity as Julia Scotti. And then everyone turned away--former wives, friends, family, comedy world buddies, and most painfully Julia was shut out from any contact with her children. Julia reinvented herself, spent a decade teaching, and then several years ago, stepped back on stage and began her journey back to the world she loves, and her children reached out to her after 15 years of silence. Shot over a period of five years, the film tracks Julia’s triumphant comeback and the complex process of reuniting with her children, as comedy becomes the shared language of identity, healing, and joy.

Meir (Sasson Gabay of The Band’s Visit and Shtisel) and Tova (Rita Shukrun) are a long-married couple living in an upscale high-rise in Tel Aviv. Itzik (Lior Ashkenazi) is their new neighbor, a worldly modeling agent and bachelor. The couple attend Itzik’s karaoke parties and soon become obsessed with him, competing with each other, and other residents of the building, for his attention.

From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

An investigation of Detroit-born Edward Brezinski, charismatic Lower East Side painter on the fringe of success, who thwarted his career with antics that roiled NYC's art elite. Our film reveals a unique snapshot of the 1980's art explosion while we unearth the truth of Brezinski's mysterious death in the Cote d'Azur. Make Me Famous is an intimate look at the art world's attitude towards success and failure, fame and fortune, notoriety and erasure. Filmed in NYC, Detroit, San Francisco, Ireland, Berlin and France.

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, devotes his life to raising his 4-year-old son Michael, as the child’s mother left them immediately after his birth. Their life is a simple one, made up of universal daily rituals, a life of complete dedication, and innocent love that reveals the strength of their relationship. But John only has a few months to live. Since he has no family to turn to, he will spend the days left to him looking for a new and perfect one to adopt Michael, trying to protect his child from the terrible reality.

The Monolith by Angelo J. Guglielmo Jr.: Pioneering NYC artist, Gwyneth Leech, enters a midtown art studio only to find that her skyline view will soon be blocked by the construction of a high-rise hotel. As the perspective out her window permanently shifts, so does the artist’s point of view. The Gallerist by Adam H. Holoubek: A film-noir short film about a painter who is visited by her former lover. What ensues during the visit is a fragmentary daydream filled with a yearning to hold onto what is left. Perros Sin Amor/Loveless Dogs by Christina Sots: An artist’s search for love of her painting. Nothing Will Ever Be the Same by Matthew Handal: An urban “Stand by Me” crossed with the Little Rascals. Eleven-year-old Marty and Miguel are best friends learning to navigate the adult world at the end of the school year and beginning of summer in 1964 Brooklyn. It’s all fun and games with a hint of the problems to come. Lunch Date by Donnie Banks: When a dating site employee becomes smitten by the developer, his coworker tries to help him overcome his insecurities, and the douchey HR guy, to ask her out. IMPLOSIONS by Lisa Sherman: In her attempts to do her homework, a bright yet struggling teen finds herself in a battle for her life. We Just Clicked by Mary Wojcik: Fi and Jan are waitresses at a small family restaurant who have known each other for over a decade. Through the good times and bad, they prove that anyone – no matter the age difference – can become true friends. The Boys Of Late Summer by Roger Hendricks Simon and Pedro Padilla: A documentary that celebrates the vibrant community of senior softball players who continue to passionately play the sport they love, defying expectations and finding joy in the game.