New York United Film Festival 2009

'90 Minutes' follows a diverse group of New Yorkers from the 32 countries participating in the 2006 World Cup, as they experience the tournament in the city. We get a peak into their lives, dreams and passion for the game. A portrait of the diversity of New York City told through the prism of the world's greatest sports event.

This quirky film utilizes the technique of stop-motion animation and tells the story of a young girl forced to face her fears that lurk in the silent darkness. Endowing power to the surrounding objects of the dark, she allows them to overpower her with unforeseen consequences.

George is a resident of a nursing home who is about to lose his room. Paula, the woman who watches over him, takes George for a walk. As we follow them through a day filled with ups and downs Paula struggles with George's jumbled memories and gets in over her head as she tries to solve the crisis partly for George, but mostly for herself.

Three lives are tragically altered when an ordinary event ignites a chain reaction of paranoia and murder.

Branson, Missouri’s 108 live shows attract seven million visitors a year. With that kind of business, it’s not surprising to find performers of every ilk trying to make it big in this little city tucked away in the scenic Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri’s bible belt. Director Brent Meeske follows the performers of three acts playing at a Branson strip mall—two in actual theaters and one in the food court—through all the ups and downs of three seasons. Offstage, they wait tables, sell gadgets at mall kiosks, perform for tips or meals, and sell CDs at gas stations—all just to make ends meet.

Through interviews with leading experts, including the UN Ambassador to Tanzania, viewers are educated about the situation abroad. The excitement happens when a kid from Brooklyn is thrown into the world of rural Africa. From catching chickens with the Masai to conversations with a Black Panther, Bridge the Gap inspires us to better our world.

A young woman, Lucy, receives a message from a girl friend of hers, who invites her for a Webchat. After a while, her friend begins to get undressed on her Webcam. Intrigued, Lucy looks and is caught at the game, in an erotic and quite disturbing atmosphere...

Two close sisters struggle with their differences in life. When their lives are shaken to the core by a tragedy, they must decide whether to continue to coast through their complacent lives or to strive for more.

Lynette Wallworth is a world-renowned Australian media-artist, whose work melds science and technology with intense human stories. Wallworth is unique in that she is at the forefront of the evolving relationship between visual art and cinema. Connected by Light follows this cutting-edge artist as she creates Duality of Light, a highly technical, immersive video installation that has been commissioned by the Adelaide Film Festival, where it premieres in 2009.