NewFilmmakers NY Continues Doc Series with CHINA: THE REBIRTH OF EMPIRE and BROTHERS ON THE LINE Tonight

Tonight, March 20th, NewFilmmakers presents its Documentary Series with CHINA: THE REBIRTH OF EMPIRE, a Short Film Program, and the feature documentary BROTHERS ON THE LINE.

6:00 PM Documentary Series

Jesse Veverka CHINA: THE REBIRTH OF AN EMPIRE (2010, 86 minutes) Peaceful rise or potential threat? China's 21st century emergence as a global superpower affects every single one of us.

7:45 PM Short Film Program about Business

Ryan Kwon BITTERSWEET LIFE (2012, 18 minutes)
A businessman and homeless man meet at life's most tragic moment to help each other accept the bitter and the sweets of life.

Josh Seven CARPE DIEM (2012, 23 minutes)

Jack, is a laid back individual, who enjoys living his life day by day. He wishes nothing more than to live a life whereby he can get through his daily routine, unfettered and uninterrupted without

any trouble and disruptions. His routine consists of him going to work at his office and coming back to the safety of his apartment, which like him, is bland and unassuming.

Alexis Holoway APARTMENT 6E (2012, 28 minutes)
"Apartment 6E" is the story of an unemployed man who goes to great lengths to feel important again.

9:30 PM Feature Presentation

Sasha Reuther BROTHERS ON THE LINE (2012, 80 minutes)
This acclaimed documentary feature explores the extraordinary journey of the Reuther brothers - prolific labor statesman whose crusade for social justice, under the banner of the United Auto Workers union, transformed the landscape of a nation. Walter, Roy, and Victor Reuther rise from 1930s shop-floor organizers to leaders in collective bargaining, civil rights activism, and international labor solidarity. Behind the headlines of bloody picket line conflict, assassination attempts, heated Senate hearings, and inter-union power struggles, lies a stirring core of determination, sacrifice, triumph, and tragedy. Directed by Victor's grandson Sasha Reuther and narrated by award- winning actor Martin Sheen, Brothers On The Line combines rare archive footage, personal photos, oral histories, and original HD interviews with a spectrum of prominent personalities.

NewFilmmakers screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue & 2nd Street. NewFilmmakers LA screens in the Stanley Kramer Theater at the Sunset Gower Studio and has become a leading showcase for new films in Hollywood. Many features screened at NewFilmmakers are now available on NewFilmmakers Online. New York Admission is $6 for the whole evening and tickets are available at the Anthology Box Office the night of screening. Additional information is available online at www.NewFilmmakers.com.