Please note…

This online screening has reached its registration capacity*.
* Except Arts Circle and Film Lover Members – see ‘Registration Information’ below

Festival Visions, now in its second year, is a series that shines a light on films discovered this year in regional film festivals across the US. We’re excited to present these exceptional titles that are currently without distribution and deserve to be seen by a wider audience.

You’re invited to join us for an online screening of Magic Ring, followed by a pre-recorded conversation with director Alex Ashe, moderated by Karen McMullen (Festival Director & Head of Programming, Urbanworld Film Festival).

Magic Ring was selected for Festival Visions in partnership with the Urbanworld Film Festival and will screen alongside Boys at Twenty. (Remember, no need to register for both of these titles – as long as you register for one film, you’ll be able to see both.)
 
Slipping between planes of consciousness and existence, filmmaker Alex Ashe’s Magic Ring is a work of both subdued tenderness and wry comic surrealism in which an armed pursuit in Brooklyn results in a series of out-of-body experiences: a mystical encounter in a bookshop, a chat with an ancestral spirit, a whole life flashing by in an instant.
 
2023, 16 minutes, color | Written and Directed by Alex Ashe | Main Cast Loji, Abosede Afolabi, Tokiyo Rogers, Aimeé Garcia, Weston Coote, Michael Osadebe, Jean Rance, Lailonni Willis, Tyler Blondet, Haniq Best, Sola Olosunde | Produced by Natasha Hester | Executive Produced by Roger Ross Williams, Ryan Chanatry, Gena Konstantinakos, Geoff Martz
 

Registration Information

Film Independent Members and the general public can register for this event starting at 3:00 pm PT on Tuesday, July 30. | Registration is free; one registration per individual.

Arts Circle and Film Lover Members are guaranteed access to this event; email membership@filmindependent.org for more information.
 

How to Watch

On the first day of screening availability, registrants (and guests, when applicable) will be emailed a secure link by our partner Vision Media to watch this title in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room.
 

Accessibility

Film Independent is committed to hosting events that are accessible. For inquiries regarding accessibility, or to request an accommodation, please contact us at accessibility@filmindependent.org or 323 556 9305.
 

Online Screening Policies

Availability window and registration capacity may vary; always register as early as possible to ensure access. Links are watermarked, nontransferable and may only be used by the individual who completed the registration. Limit one link per individual, per event.

Registrants are required to follow all rules and guidelines as laid out by Film Independent and/or its partners. If a guest has been registered for an event by a Member, these policies shall apply to that guest. Violation of policies may result in suspension or termination of Membership/access to future events.

Event details and guest participation are subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.