Very Gentle Work
Very Gentle Work is a short film by Nate Lavey that charts a psychogeographic map of revolutionary violence in New York City. It premiered at the 2024 edition of the Festival de Cannes and won the Manoel de Oliveira award at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival.
You may access the press kit, read the director’s statement, or download any of the images below. Press and screening history are posted at the bottom of this page.
Screening history
Cannes Film Festival, Quinzaine des cinéastes, World Premiere
May 23, 2024
May 24, 2024
June 21, 2024
June 23, 2024
Curtas Vila do Conde IFF, Portuguese Premiere
Manoel de Oliveira Award for Best Documentary
July 15, 2024
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Indian Premiere
July 26, 2024
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australian Premiere
August 11, 2024
August 20, 2024
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Romanian Premiere
September 27, 2024
Film Fest Gent, Belgian Premiere
October 12, 2024
October 17, 2024
INTERSECCIÓN - A Coruña International Film Festival, Spanish Premiere
October 21, 2024
XV Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife, Brazilian Premiere
November 4, 2024
Leeds International Film Festival, UK Premiere
November 7, 2024
Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival, Greek Premiere
December 7, 2024
Selected Press
Format Court - May 26, 2024
Film Spot - July 20, 2024
Revista—ARTA - October 31, 2024