The Cycle: Losing the Weight of Societal Expectations | Winter Film Festival Short film "The Cycle", directed by Arpita Mukherjee, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. It's hard for anyone to practice self-care, especially when you are drowning in your responsibilities with no one letting you take a breath for yourself.

Short film “The Cycle”, directed by Arpita Mukherjee, is an official selection of NYC’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival.

By Ashley Brooke Cohen for Winter Film Festival #WFF2026
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2026 Winter Film Festival Interviews - Awards Ceremony Feb 22 at Club 230FIFTH. With ChristinaMaria Evans, Adam Gregory, Sigfrid Valer, April Smith and Jessica Michelle Fey for #WFF2026

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2026 Winter Film Festival Interviews - Feb 21 at REGAL UNION SQUARE
With ChristinaMaria Evans, Viktoriia Nekrasova and Adam Gregory for #WFF2026
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2026 Winter Film Festival Interviews - Feb 20 at REGAL UNION SQUARE
With ChristinaMaria Evans and April Smith for #WFF2026

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2026 Winter Film Festival Interviews - Feb 19 at REGAL UNION SQUARE
With ChristinaMaria Evans, Viktoriia Nekrasova and April Smith for #WFF2026

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Tom’s Second Suicide: A Slow Paced Meditation Filled With Absurdism | Winter Film Festival Israeli dark Comedy "Tom's Second Suicide", directed by Karni Haneman, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. For a movie centered on wanting to die, Tom’s Second Suicide has a surprising amount of heart and humor.

Israeli dark Comedy “Tom’s Second Suicide”, directed by Karni Haneman, is a movie centered on wanting to die, yet has a surprising amount of heart and humor.

By Ashley Brooke Cohen for #WFF2026
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#WFF2026 OPENING NIGHT INTERVIEWS - Feb 18 at Somewhere Nowhere NYC @swnwnyc
With Adam Gregory, Ashley Brooke Cohen, Steven deCastro and Alannah Rae for #WFF2026

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Thank you to our amazing #WFF2026 swag and prize sponsors!

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Thank you NYS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS for your continued support of Winter Film Festival!
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What Are Dreams Worth? A Love Story Trapped Inside the Machine | Winter Film Festival Sci-Fi short "Sweet Dreams", directed by Gary Alvarez, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. What begins as an intimate story about pregnancy and abandonment evolves into a haunting meditation on capitalism, parenthood, and the price of staying alive.

Sci-Fi short “Sweet Dreams”, directed by Gary Alvarez begins as an intimate story about pregnancy and abandonment and evolves into a haunting meditation on capitalism, parenthood, and the price of staying alive.

By Kajal Kapoor for #WFF2026
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Thank you 230FIFTH for your continued support of Winter Film Festival!
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What an amazing week it's been! Thank you to our amazing filmmakers who gave us the absolute honor to show their work and to everyone who came out to support indie film! It was a true joy to get to meet you all and we cannot wait to see you again next year!

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Thank you ZORAIDA'S COQUITA for your support of Winter Film Festival!
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TODAY at #WFF2026
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TODAY at #WFF2026
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TODAY at #WFF2026
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THANK YOU to Somewhere Nowhere for an amazing opening night for #WFF2026!

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Accomplices: Tracing the Architecture of Complicity and Harm | Winter Film Festival Feature thriller "Accomplices", by Serbian director Marko Novakovic, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. After a car accident, Sofia and Branko’s idyllic life unravels. As they struggle to cope with the aftermath, their conscience haunts them, transforming their relationship and leading to a series of unexpected events. Accomplices examines how people and systems are shaped by individual choices - an exercise in reflection and accountability.

Feature thriller “Accomplices”, by Serbian director Marko Novakovic, is an official selection of NYC’s Winter Film Festival.

by Sarai Browne for #WFF2026
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See film on Feb 19 @8:55PM at REGAL Union Square

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Enongo: The Many Facets of All Our Lives | Winter Film Festival Documentary-Animation hybrid "Enongo", directed by Kevin Schreck, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. The film tells the inspiring story of rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate, Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, a.k.a., Sammus. With her autobiographical and afrofuturism-inspired music, Enongo tackles various subjects including (but certainly not limited to) mental health, growing up, and relationships.

Documentary-Animation hybrid “Enongo”, directed by Kevin Schreck, is an official selection of NYC's Winter Film Fest

by Belton Delaine-Facey for #WFF2026
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See the film on Feb 21 @12:00PM at REGAL Union Square

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Thank you SET SHOP for your continued support of Winter Film Festival!
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Using Comedy to Criticize the Absurdities of Racism | Winter Film Festival Brazilian satirical short comedy "Lazy White Cows (Vacas Brancas Preguiçosas)", directed by Asaph Luccas, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. After calling a classmate a ‘lazy white cow,’ a young Black student embarks on a virtual saga to avoid being canceled.

Brazilian satirical short comedy “Lazy White Cows”, directed by Asaph Luccas, is an official selection of NYC’s Winter Film Fest.

by Aadil Cheema for #WFF2026
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The Leadership We Long For: Nikita Hattangady’s “The Other Side” | Winter Film Festival Short film "The Other Side", directed by Nikita Hattangady, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. Set in the pulsing heart of Mumbai, the film draws us into the lives of children and young adults hustling to survive as street artists and offers a vision of strength rooted in kindness, humility, and unwavering generosity.

Short film “The Other Side”, directed by Nikita Hattangady, is set in the heart of Mumbai, and draws us into the lives of children and young adults hustling to survive as street artists.

by René Estes for Winter Film Festival #WFF2026
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Thank you LUSH for your continued support of Winter Film Festival!
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Us vs. Them: Looking Beyond Simple Societal Labels | Winter Film Festival Documentary "Us vs Them", directed by Alex Vishno and Charles Grady, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. The film invites audiences to reconsider their preconceived notions about criminal justice, no matter where they are on the political spectrum.

Doc “Us vs Them”, directed by Alex Vishno & Charles Grady, is an official selection of NYC’s Winter Film Fest. The film invites you to reconsider preconceived notions about criminal justice.

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By Ashley Cohen for #WFF2026
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Thank you SIMPLEDCP for your continued support of the 14th Annual Winter Film Festival!
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Nadar es Vivir: Swimming Is Life | Winter Film Festival Feature documentary "Breath", directed by Jose Del Corral and Eduardo Muñoz, is an official selection of New York City’s 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. A Paralympic swimmer on the verge of quitting finds in his new coach the push he needs to keep going. The film immerses us in the journey of two friends; the real victory isn’t the medal, but the road they travel together toward the world’s greatest sporting event.

Feature documentary “Breath”, by Spanish directors Jose Del Corral and Eduardo Muñoz, is an official selection of NYC's Winter Film Fest.

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By Whitney Larkins for #WFF2026
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Thank you MAXON for your continued support of the 14th Annual Winter Film Festival!
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