This Friday, New Plaza Cinema is holding the 10th screening of its NYC Short Film Showcase. The showcase is curated by programmer Michael Jacobsohn. The filmmakers are from the New York City metro area.

New Plaza Cinema is located at 35 West 67th Street in Manhattan. It runs out of the theater of Macaulay Honors College. You can learn more about New Plaza Cinema and purchase tickets at their website: https://newplazacinema.org.

There will be 8 films screened on Friday, November 22nd followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. The showcase begins at 7pm. Here are the selected films:

F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K by Doris Casap: A Black, queer aspiring Baltimore rapper must outwit his vengeful, out to get him day job boss after accidentally ingesting pot at a party.

Elements of Being by Klay Enos and Cornelius Tulloch: This video is a collaborative split-screen art piece where diverse artistic disciplines give voice to underrepresented narratives of climate change.

The Musician Under New York by Joy Le Li: Underground musician tells the story of a Chinese immigrant in New York City who overcomes language barriers and rediscovers his passion for music in the subway, finding both survival and fulfillment.

Each One Teach One by Mark Stryker, Roberta Friedman and Daniel Lowenthal: In Detroit, they make cars and great musicians. Nothing has been more important to sustaining Detroit's landmark influence on Jazz and the American songbook than its heroic mentors: pianist Barry Harris, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, and bassist Rodney Whitaker.

Lin-Manuel Miranda by Arlene Shulman: Inspired by his growing up in Inwood at the northern tip of Manhattan, Hamilton and In the Heights creator Lin-Manuel Miranda with help from uptown neighbors, talks about his love for the neighborhood.

Berlin by H. Paul Moon: Berlin is a 21st century entry into the city-symphony film genre that peaked with pre-war 20th century utopian optimism. Today, post-war Berlin is more than meets the eye. Combining slow-motion and landscape cinematography, filmmaker H. Paul Moon's roving camera probes a confusing mix of penance, resilience, and veneer in today's Berliner: bridging apocalyptic visions from history, with today's resonant sins.

Love in China Town by Karen Yung and Jesse Ash: When the entire world turned upside down in March 2020, Moonlynn Tsai and her partner Yin Chang organized an amazing grassroots community relief effort, Heart of Dinner, to feed the elderly and combat Asian-American hate in Chinatown, New York City and beyond.

Beauty by Stephanie Lombardo: A feel-good mini-documentary that explores the meaning of true beauty beyond physical aesthetics.