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This panel brings together an award-winning music supervisor, A Grammy winning producer, licensors, publishing experts, and platform leaders to break down how music really functions inside the filmmaking process.

Andre, an irreverent man, embarks on an unexpected journey after receiving a terminal diagnosis, determined to maintain his humor while learning to die happily.
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Harriet, a once-promising filmmaker, is stuck in the suburbs of New Jersey. Alienated from her cheating husband and spurned by her teenage daughter, she secretly enrolls in film school. She leads a double life and loves the grueling yet exhilarating world of student filmmaking. But, when she gets fired off her own film and found out by her daughter, Harriet must decide if her life’s ambition is pure folly or a dream worth saving.
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Leave Them Wanting Less follows comedian Tom Simmons through a high-stakes experiment: filming three full-length stand-up specials in three nights, all at the same venue. As Tom moves from green room nerves to the spotlight and back again, the documentary captures the exhaustion, self-doubt, and unexpected moments of transcendence that arise when one man tries to outpace time, expectations, and himself.
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Almost Midnight is where NYCFF lets things get weird — in the best way. The crowd is loud, the jokes hit harder, and going to bed on time is not part of the plan.
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