At Churchill Downs in Louisville, immigrant workers care for elite racehorses, revealing their daily lives behind the scenes of the famous Kentucky Derby season. The film explores the relationship between Latino culture and horses. (dir. Raul Paz Pastrana, U.S., 2025, 85 min.)

Halloween: Kid Karaoke Party

Close Up Q&A post-film w/ dir. Leon Chase. For over 100 years, Hank’s Saloon existed, under various names and owners, as a beloved local Brooklyn dive bar. In 2018, after nearly a decade of speculation and financial uncertainty, the rickety little building on the corner of Third Avenue and Atlantic announced that they would finally be closing their doors for good. This feature documentary follows Hank’s—along with its colorful staff and rotating cast of oddball patrons—through its stressful and celebratory final months. It also takes a deep-dive into the fascinating history of the building, from its roots as a working-class Irish bar, through its various roles as Prohibition-era speakeasy, Indigenous ironworker hangout, and safe haven in an era of danger and decay, up to its final state as a quintessential “old man bar” turned legendary indie music venue, all pitted against the backdrop of a rapidly changing New York.

Shot entirely on an iPhone over the course of five years during Bewersdorf’s downtime as a carpenter, the film documents the rhythms of his daily life and work building and repairing houses in the tiny, unincorporated hamlet of New Kingston, New York. The autobiography explores New Kingston’s changing neighborhoods, communities, and the forces shaping the city’s future. (dir. Kev Bewersdorf, U.S., 2025, 84 min.)

A filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to pitch a documentary about concrete.

They're Back From The Dead and Ready to Party! On his first day on the job at a medical supply warehouse, poor Freddy (Thom Mathews) unwittingly releases toxic gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas reanimates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger...for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!