BUILD Series

Featuring more than 250 black and white photos, Keegan Allen's "Hollywood" captures the beauty and glamour of the place itself―with unusual angles of the famous sign, the glint of sidewalk stars stamped into the entrance of the Grauman’s TCL Chinese Theater in the rain, the Chateau Marmont at twilight, secret local hideaways, red carpets and more--but also the darker side of dreams unrealized in the faces, hands, eyes and footsteps of those who live on the fringe of celebrity. His photos are enhanced by revealing, intimate captions, lyrics and other writing, as well as hand-drawn illustrations, exciting parodies and iconic emulations.

"The Week Of" tells the story of a devoted, middle-class father (Adam Sandler) determined to pay for his daughter's wedding despite the prodding of the wealthier father of the groom (Chris Rock). A series of calamities forces the dads (and their families) to come together and endure the longest week of their lives. Join director and writer Robert Smigel and actors Roland Buck III and Allison Strong as they share stories about the Netflix film.

In 1986, two musicians from the opposite ends of life met on the streets of Harlem. Against the backdrop of racial violence in the city, Adam Gussow, a young white Jewish harmonica player, and Sterling “Mr. Satan” Magee, an older black Mississippi bluesman, joined forces to blaze a new musical trail. Bi-racial blues. Po-mo blues. Whatever you want to call it, it changed their lives forever and contested longstanding notions of cultural appropriation. Shot over 30 years, the RYOT film "Satan & Adam" showcases a miraculous journey of friendship, heartbreak and the transformative power of music at a time when America finds itself once again divided. Gussow and filmmaker V. Scott Balcerek come to BUILD to speak on the documentary.

From directors Danfung Dennis and Eric Strauss, "This Is Climate Change" is a four-part virtual reality / immersive series that's launching at the Tribeca Festival on April 21st. It is one of four curated programs in the Tribeca Cinema360 VR theater. Transporting viewers into an unfolding global crisis, the film is a bracing, four-part virtual reality docu-series from Participant Media and Condition One. Witness four unique stereoscopic stories of harrowing cause and effect—four calls for action.

"Songwriter" is an intimate and personal look into the writing process of one of the world's leading artists--Ed Sheeran. Filmed by his cousin Murray Cummings, "Songwriter" details the creation of Ed's third studio album "Divide" and gives an authentic insight into Ed's life through never before seen home videos. Witness first hand the creativity, from the very first chord to the finishing touch--as the sounds become the songs.

In "Duck Butter," directed by Miguel Arteta, Naima (Alia Shawkat) and Laia (Laia Costa), jaded by dishonest and broken relationships, make a pact to spend 24 uninterrupted hours together, having sex on the hour. Their romantic experiment intends to create a new form of intimacy, but it doesn't quite go as planned.

"Surviving Theater 9" tells the true story of writer, director, actor Tim McGrath during the midnight screening of "The Dark Night Rises" in Aurora Colorado on July 20, 2012. McGrath survived an extraordinarily traumatic event, like hundreds of others in our country, and decided to tell the story with his fellow survivors like Kim Woodruff, a Columbine survivor and Jacob Garrett, Aurora survivor who was 11-years-old at the time of the shooting. In the film, viewers begin to see how survivors attempt to cope, experience PTSD and make efforts to heal, all while showcasing the many resources and outlets where survivors can begin to rebuild.

As one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists, Pablo Picasso imagined and interpreted the world in totally new and unorthodox ways, reinventing our perception of creativity in the process. The second season of National Geographic’s 10-part, Emmy-nominated global event series, "Genius: Picasso," explores how the Spanish-born artist’s passionate nature and relentless creative drive were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances. The cast of the series discussed the new season on the BUILD stage. T.R. KNIGHT, ROBERT SHEEHAN, CLÉMENCE POÉSY, SAMANTHA COLLEY & SETH GABEL

In the film "Ghost Stories," viewers experience three spine-tingling tales of terror. A debunker of all things paranormal, Professor Phillip Goodman has devoted his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans on his own television show. His skepticism is put to the test, however, when he receives a file of three chilling, inexplicable cases: a night watchman haunted by disturbing visions as he patrols an abandoned asylum; an edgy young man involved in a hellish car accident deep in the woods; and a wealthy former banker ("Black Panther's" Martin Freeman) visited by the poltergeist spirit of his unborn child. Even scarier: each of these macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to Professor Goodman's own life.

As one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists, Pablo Picasso imagined and interpreted the world in totally new and unorthodox ways, reinventing our perception of creativity in the process. Starring Antonio Banderas and Alex Rich in the titular role, the second season of National Geographic’s 10-part, Emmy-nominated global event series, "Genius: Picasso," explores how the Spanish-born artist’s passionate nature and relentless creative drive were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances.