Manhattan Film Festival

'ADAM is a coming-of-age story about a teenage girl, Elizabeth, and her best friend Adam, her dog. Elizabeth and her single parent mother live together. However, because Elizabeth's mother is usually away on business trips Elizabeth is often alone. Elizabeth is also an only child, and craves a genuine connection with someone. Due to her many bad experiences trying to make friends in the past, Elizabeth turns to the one and only friend she can always count on, Adam. Dogs may be a man’s best friend, but this film proves it can also be a girl’s best friend too.'

Gabriel’s life is about to change forever. When he learns of a disease that will take his ability to see, he not only struggles with his own feelings, but the changes that are to come for his wife Isabel. On one of their last days together “as things were,” the couple both struggle with the past and the future. The fear of change blinds them to what is important, right in front of their eyes.

The first year of life in a new city can be filled with ups and downs--especially when you move into a 6th floor walk up. The Walk Up explores life in the halls of a Manhattan apartment building and the mind of a young woman from Texas as she tries to find her place in it.

A young circus performer, Poppy Valentine, is stuck under the harsh demands of her father and their community's expectations. But while on a quick night out to let loose and have some fun with her friends, she finds herself captivated by small-town America, which then forces her to question everything.

A charming documentary that showcases the vibrant wisdom and life lessons of a dozen diverse individuals between the ages of 90- and 99-years old. Through the touching and open stories shared by the “cast” of “The 90s Club” (including beloved actor Dick Van Dyke), we can gain some perspective for our own lives as we grow older.