QUEST: A Portrait of an American Family

Broadcast

• France, TV2, Broadcast Premiere: April 5, 2018

• United States, PBS American Documentary | POV, Broadcast Premiere: June 18, 2018

• United Kingdom, BBC Storyville, Broadcast Premiere: November 12, 2018

Theatrical Screenings

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U.K. / Ireland

Distributor: Dogwoof

• London, August 18 – September 1, 2017, Picturehouse Central

• London, August 18 – 24, 2017, Picturehouse Hackney

• London, August 18 – September 1, 2017, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts)

• London, August 18 – September 1, 2017, Curzon Bloomsbury (DocHouse)

• London, August 18 – 24, 2017, Peckham Plex

• London, August 18 – 24, 2017, Arthouse Crouch End

• London, August 18 – 24, 2017, Regent Street Cinema

• Dublin, August 18 – 24, 2017, Irish Film Institute

• Manchester, August 18 – 24, 2017, HOME

United States

Distributor: First Run Features

• Philadelphia PA (U.S. Theatrical Premiere), December 1, 2017 – January 18, 2018, Landmark’s Ritz at the Bourse Theater

• New York NY, December 8 – 21, 2017, Quad Theater

• Los Angeles CA, December 15 – 21, 2017, Laemmle Theater

• San Francisco CA, January 5 – 11, 2018, Roxie Cinema

• Pittsburgh PA, January 5 – 18, 2018, Regent Square Theater

• Baltimore MD, January 12 – 25, 2018, Parkway Theater

• Notre Dame IN, January 18, 2018, Debartolo Performing Arts Center

• Louisville KY, February 2 – 4, 2018, Speed Art Museum

• Winchester VA, February 7, 2018, Alamo Drafthouse

• Portland ME, February 8, 2018, SPACE Gallery

• St. Louis MO, February 9 – 11, 2018, Webster Film Series

• Bloomington IN, February 17 - March 4, 2018, The Ryder

• Orlando FL, February 18, 2018, Enzian Theater

• Dayton OH, February 24, 2018, The Neon

• Mesilla NM, February 23 – March 1, 2018, Mesilla Valley Film Society

• Austin TX, February 25 & 27, 2018, Austin Film Society

• Portland OR, March 9 – 11, 2018, Northwest Film Center

• Brunswick ME, March 23 – 29, 2018, Frontier

• Potsdam NY, March 26, 2018, Roxy Theater

• Tuscon AZ, March 30, 2018, Loft Cinema

• Minneapolis MN, April 5, 2018, Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul

• Memphis TN, April 5, 2018, First Congressional Church

• San Francisco CA, April 6, 2018, PROXY

• Charlotte NC, April 12, 2018, Sensoria Arts Festival

• Detroit MI, April 26 – 27, 2018, Red Bull House of Art

• Lancaster PA, May 4 – 10, 2018, Zoetropolis

• Oakland CA, June 26, 2018, New Parkway Theater

• Omaha NE, August 7, 2018, Film Streams

• Los Angeles CA, October 2, 2018, Skirball Center

• Tacoma WA, January 13, 2019, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts

Australia

Distributor: Madman Entertainment

• Melbourne, December 27, 2017 – January 3, 2018, ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)

Canada

Distributor: Films We Like

• Toronto, February 23 – March 1, 2018, Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema

• Vancouver, February 26, 2018, Vancouver International Film Centre

• Regina, March 1 – 4, 2018, RPL Film Theatre

• Calgary, March 2 – 8, 2018, Globe Cinema

• Whitehorse, March 12, 2018, Yukon Arts Centre

• Saskatoon, March 17, 2018, Broadway Theatre

Official Selection Laurels

Complete Film Festivals

• Sundance Film Festival, January 19 – 29, 2017

• True/False Film Festival, March 2 – 5, 2017

• Wisconsin Film Festival, March 30 – April 6, 2017

• New Directors/New Films, March 16 – 27, 2017

• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 6 – 9, 2017

• Cleveland International Film Festival, March 29 – April 9, 2017

• Ashland Independent Film Festival, April 6 – 10, 2017

• Dallas International Film Festival, March 30 – April 9, 2017

• RiverRun International Film Festival, March 30 – April 9, 2017

• Wicked Queer LGBT Film Festival at Museum of Fine Arts Boston, March 30 - April 9, 2017

• Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival, April 13 – 29, 2017

• Nashville Film Festival April 24 – 25, 2017

• BAM: New Voices in Black Cinema Festival, April 26 - 30, 2017

• Hot Docs, Toronto Canada, April 27 – May 7, 2017

• Doxa Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver Canada, May 4 – 14, 2017

• Melbourne Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (Closing Night Film), Melbourne Australia, May 4 – 18, 2017

• Fist Up Film Festival, Oakland California, May 11, 2017

• Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv Israel, May 11 – May 20, 2017

• Seattle International Film Festival, May 18 – June 11, 2017

• One Take Film Festival (Opening Night Film), Rochester NY, May 18 – 21, 2017

• Cinetopia (Opening Night Film), Detroit MI, June 1 – June 11, 2017

• Lighthouse International Film Festival, Beach Haven NJ, June 8 – 11, 2017

• Sheffield Doc/Fest, Sheffield England, June 9 – 14, 2017

• AFI Docs, Washington DC, June 14 – 18, 2017

• Frameline: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, San Francisco CA, June 18, 2017

• Rooftop Films, New York NY, July 1, 2017

• Nantucket Film Festival, June 21 – 26, 2017

• Outfest: LGBT Film Festival, Los Angeles CA, July 11, 2017

• Yerbe Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco CA, July 13 – 17, 2017

• Guanajuato International Film Festival, San Miguel, Mexico, July 21 – 30, 2017

• Traverse City Film Festival, Traverse City MI, July 26 – 27, 2017

• New Zealand International Film Festival, July 20 – August 13, 2017

• Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival, Kells, County Meath, Ireland, August 4 - 7, 2017

• Black Harvest Film Festival, Chicago IL, August 12 – 14, 2017

• Sound Track Cologne, Cologne Germany, August 23 – 27, 2017

• Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Middlebury VT, August 24 – 27, 2017

• Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham AL, August 25 – 27, 2017

• Camden International Film Festival, Camden Maine, September 14 – 17, 2017

• Hayti Heritage Center, Durham NC, September 21, 2017

• DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, Goyang and Paju City, South Korea, September 21 – 28, 2017

• Charlotte Film Festival, Charlotte NC, September 22 – October 1, 2017

• Zurich Film Festival, Zurich Switzerland, September 28 – October 8, 2017

• Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee WI, September 28 – October 12, 2017

• Baltimore International Black Film Festival (closing night film), Baltimore MD, October 4 – 9, 2017

• Shindig: A Southern Celebration of Queer Cinema, Chattanooga TN, October 5 – 7, 2017

• Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Hot Springs AR, October 6 – 15, 2017

• New Orleans Film Festival, New Orleans LA, October 11 – 19, 2017

• Globedocs Film Festival, Boston MA, October 11 – 15, 2017

• Mumbai Film Festival, Mumbai India, October 12 - 18, 2017

• Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis IN, October 12 -22, 2017

• Alexander Valley Film Festival, Cloverdale CA, October 19 – 22, 2017

• Unorthodox at Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus OH, October 19 – 22, 2017

• Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington VT, October 20 – 29, 2017

• Doctober – Pickford Film Center, Bellingham WA, October 23 – November 5, 2017

• Gender Bender: Cessero LGBT Center, Bologna Italy, October 25 – November 5, 2017

• In-Edit: Barcelona, Barcelona Spain, October 26 – November 5, 2017

• Windsor International Film Festival, Windsor, Ontario, Canada October 30 – November 5, 2017

• Denver Film Festival, Denver CO, November 1 – 12, 2017

• Indie Memphis Film Festival, Memphis TN, November 1 – 6, 2017

• Teaneck International Film Festival, NJ, November 2 – 5, 2017

• Rehoboth Beach Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach DE, November 2 -12, 2017

• Brattleboro Film Festival, Brattleboro VT, November 3 – 12, 2017

• Annapolis Film Festival (special screening), Annapolis MD, November 8, 2017

• Fairhope Film Festival, Fairhope AL, November 9 – 12, 2017

• IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam), Amsterdam Netherlands, November 15 – 26, 2017

• Key West Film Festival, Key West FL, November 15 – 19, 2017

• Screenwave International Film Festival, Coffs Harbour Australia, January 10-15, 2018

• ReFrame Film Festival, Peterborough Canada, January 25 – 28, 2018

• Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema, Kraków Poland April 27 – May 6, 2018

• Festival Protesta, Barcelona Spain, October 19, 2018

• Rise Film Festival, Virtual, August 20, 2020

Invited / Community Screenings

• Vino Vérité at Film Scene, Iowa City IA, April 2, 2017

• Rowan University, Glassboro NJ, April 24, 2017

• Reel and Meal Greenbelt Screening Series, Greenbelt MD, May 15, 2017

• Amherst Cinema, Amherst MA, July 13, 2017

• Producer’s Guild of America, New York NY, July 20, 2017

• North Philadelphia Community Screening, Philadelphia PA, August 25-26, 2017

• Utah Film Center, Salt Lake City UT, September 19, 2017

• Block Museum of Art, Chicago IL, October 5, 2017

• Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, New York NY, October 22, 2017

• Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville NY, November 2, 2017

• Doc Yard, Cambridge MA, November 6, 2017

• Hiway Theater, Jenkintown PA, November 10, 2017

• County Theater, Doylestown PA, November 15, 2017

• Ambler Theater, Ambler PA, November 29, 2017

• The Sanctuary for Independent Media, Troy NY, December 9, 2017

• School of Visual Arts, New York NY, January 25, 2018

• Scribe Video Center, Philadelphia PA, February 13, 2018

• Rowan University, Glassboro NJ, February 21, 2018

• St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia PA, February 26, 2018

• Southern Circuit Tour, March 7 – 18, 2018:

- Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford GA, March 7

- Jule Collins Smith Museum of Auburn University, Auburn AL, March 8

- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN, March 12

- Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC, March 13

- Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville TN, March 14

- Presbyterian College, Clinton SC, March 15

- Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder GA, March 18

• Temple University Library, Philadelphia PA, March 26, 2018

• Rowan University: Faculty Research Day, Glassboro NJ, March 28, 2018

• Rutgers Camden, Camden NJ, April 11, 2018

• Holy Family University, Philadelphia PA, April 12, 2018

• Quaker Meetinghouse, Philadelphia PA, April 28, 2018

• United Way of Broward, Fort Lauderdale FL, May 17, 2018

• Cultivate Cinema Circle: Burning Books, Buffalo NY, May 23, 2018

• Juvenile Justice Center, Philadelphia PA, May 30, 2018

• St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, May 30, 2018

• Constitution High School, Philadelphia PA, June 1, 2018

• Monroe Library, Monroe Township NJ, June 9, 2018

• Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater, Philadelphia PA, June 12, 2018

• Gelena Public Library, Galena IL, June 16, 2018

• Ace Hotel, New York NY, June 17, 2018

• Chandler Public Library: Get Reel, Chandler AZ, June 19, 2018

• Bud Werner Memorial Library, Steamboat Springs CO, June 19, 2018

• Free Library of Philadelphia: Central Branch*, Philadelphia PA, July 11, 2018

• Princeton Library, Princeton NJ, August 6, 2018

• Columbia Public Library: Center Aisle Cinema, Columbia MO, August 8, 2018

• Zumix and Company One, East Boston MA, August 8, 2018

• Visible Evidence XXV, Bloomington IN, August 9, 2018

• Philadelphia Mayor’s Office: Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity, Philadelphia PA, August 23, 2017

• University of North Texas, Denton TX, September 4, 2018

• Hillside New Tech High School, Durham NC, September 11, 2018

• New York University, New York NY, September 17, 2018

• Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo CA, September 27, 2018

• Stars and Screen Conference @ Rowan University, Glassboro NJ, September 28, 2018

• Albany Public Library, Albany NY, October 1, 2018

• CUNY School of Journalism, New York NY, October 4, 2018

• Lamb Public Library, Pueblo CO, October 13, 2018

• Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, October 16, 2018

• The Forum on Justice and Opportunity: Episcopal Community Services, Philadelphia PA, October 19, 2018

• Facing Race Conference, Detroit MI, November 8-10, 2018

• Amalgam Comics & Coffee, Philadelphia PA, November 9, 2018

• York College, York PA, November 15, 2018

• Juvenile Hall – Boy’s Wing, San Francisco CA, December 5, 2018

• Otisville Prison: Tribeca Community Screening, Otisville NY, December 6, 2018

• Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ, December 7, 2018

• Unitarian Society of New Haven: Social Cinema, Hamden CT, December 7, 2018

• Juvenile Hall – Girl’s Wing, San Francisco CA, December 19, 2018

• Broadway Center for Performing Arts, Tacoma WA, January 13, 2019

• Prosperity Symposium, Philadelphia PA, January 17-18, 2019

• Media Fellowship House, Media PA, January 27, 2019

• Germantown Friends Academy, Philadelphia PA, February 10, 2019

• Coronado Public Library, Corondo CA, February 12, 2019

• KBTC Public Television, Tacoma WA, February 18, 2019

• Valley of the Tetons Public Library, Driggs ID, February 19, 2019

• Chapman University, Orange CA, February 20, 2019

• UCLA, Los Angeles CA, February 21, 2019

• California State Long Beach, Orange CA, February 21, 2019

• Justice League NYC, New York NY, February 27, 2019

• Buffalo Youth Media Institute, Buffalo NY, February 28, 2019

• 3rd Way Collective (Penn State), State College PA, February 28, 2019

• Bryn Mawr Theater, Philadelphia PA, March 20, 2019

• The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia PA, March 31, 2019

• Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids MI, April 3, 2019

• Grand Valley State University, Allendale MI, April 3, 2019

• Alliance of Baptist Gathering: No Liberty Without Liberation, Washington DC, April 27, 2019

• Uncle Bobbie’s, Philadelphia PA, May 10, 2019

• Slought Foundation & Univeristy of Pennsylvania (CAMRA), Philadelphia PA, May 11, 2019

• One Bright Ray Community High School, Philadelphia PA, May 15, 2019

• WRTI Temple Radio, Philadelphia PA, May 21, 2019

• WRTI Temple Radio, Philadelphia PA, June 6, 2019

• Cambria House, Philadelphia PA, June 29, 2019

• Minneapolis College of Art and Design (UFVA at MCAD), Minneapolis MN, July 29, 2019

• Bethanna / School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, July, 31, 2019

• University Film and Video Association Conference, Minneapolis MN, August 1, 2019

• Norris Square Park, Philadelphia PA August, 18, 2019

• Peter and Julie Cummings Library, Palm City FL, August 28, 2019

• Baltimore Gathering of the Commons, Baltimore MD, September 6, 2019

• Juvenile Hall – Boy’s Wing, San Francisco CA, September 23, 2019

• Temple University: Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Philadelphia PA, October 8, 2019

• Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, State College PA, October 22, 2019

• Temple University: Intellectual Heritage, Philadelphia PA, October 24, 2019

• Oxford Arts Alliance, Philadelphia PA, October 26, 2019

• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia PA, December 4, 2019

• Temple University: Intellectual Heritage, Philadelphia PA, February 12, 2020

• Boca Raton Public Library, Boca Raton FL, February 12, 2020

• Bryn Gweled, Upper Southampton Township, February 21, 2020

• Committee on Africa and the Caribbean (CCAC), Denver CO, February 23, 2020

• Habitat for Humanity, Philadelphia PA, March 11, 2020

• Madelyn Helling Library, Nevada City CA, March 13, 2020

• Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown PA, April 9, 2020

• Collins Smith Barrack Play Garden, Philadelphia PA, October 10, 2020

• Radnor High School, Radnor PA, November 13, 2020

• Central Arkansas Library, Little Rock AK, June 8, 2021

• House of Djeli, Silver Spring MD, September 11, 2021

• Temple University: Building Black Community and Making Change in Philadelphia, Yesterday and Today*, Philadelphia PA, September 29, 2022

Non-Screening Community Events

• WURD on Violence | Transform/Transmit, Philadelphia PA, July 26, 2018

• #QUEST Hacks: Community Digital Solutions Hackathon, Philadelphia PA, November 2-3, 2018

• Art Shop (community art market), Philadelphia PA, December 7-8, 2018

• Beating Guns Tour:

- Philadelphia PA, March 8, 2019

- Philadelphia PA, March 9, 2019

- Lancaster PA, March 9, 2019

- Baltimore MD, March 10, 2019

- New York NY, April 6, 2019

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