Cinema Village – Day One – Block One

Bowery Film Festival is proud to screen the following selections:

• Where the Wind Goes

  Directed by Everett Ravens
  

  Jon Elmaleh has spent his life chasing the wind: on the pond, in the city, and in everything he builds. Where the Wind Goes, is a new short documentary directed by Everett Ravens and produced by Daydream Studios. The film invites viewers into the world of model-sailboat design and racing in New York City, revealing how one man’s passion becomes a meditation on opportunity, influence, and mastery. Once one of the top model sailboat racers in the world, Jon Elmaleh still spends his days at Conservatory Water in Central Park, sailing the pond’s shifting winds among a community of devoted racers. The film follows Jon as he reflects on decades of design, competition, and life in New York, finding in the shifting breeze a metaphor for resilience and acceptance. The wind changes direction in both sailing and life; what matters is how you adjust. Blending documentary intimacy with cinematic imagery, Where the Wind Goes captures a uniquely New York story, part character study, part philosophical reflection, about growth, craft, and adapting in an ever-changing world.

• Future Tense

  Directed by Romy Palan & Jacob Melamed
  

  After a devastating breakup, Liz is shattered. She falls into depression and fears dating and facing a future without her ex. She then receives a magical hourglass that gives her the power to instantly see what future will unfold with any person she dates. With her newfound superpower she goes on a dating spree, uncovering all of her potential life outcomes in search of the perfect future. But what does the perfect life look like? Does it always turn out as planned?

• Her Song

  Directed by John M. Keller
  

  Olivia, an Franco-American writer, returns to her ancestral village in the south of France to write the story of her grandmother, who fled Paris during the Nazi invasion during World War II. There, she meets Madeline, a talented local artist who quickly replaces her grandmother as the face of the novel. A number of strange coincidences ensue, causing Olivia to ask whether she's part of history's unfolding story, or vice-versa.