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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.

From grief-soaked occult rituals to dance-driven possession and the everyday nightmare of apartment hunting, Michele Schultz chats with three filmmakers at the Winter Film Festival NYC 2026 discuss…

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.

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.