FIGHT THE POWER! DOC NYC TAKES ON ACTIVISM

Taking on fracking, racism, the medical establishment and more, Fight the Power is DOC NYC’s section focused on activism.

In the NYC Premiere BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez, the spoken word poet and a seminal figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s has used her gift for words to fight racism, sexism and war. The film features appearances by Questlove, Talib Kweli, Ruby Dee, Ursula Rucker and more. Directors Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Barbara Attie, and Janet Goldwater, subjects Sonia Sanchez (11/19), and Byronn Bain (11/19) are all expected to attend

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THE C WORD

Dir: Meghan O’Hara, NYC Premiere

Oscar-nominated producer Megan O’Hara (Sicko) questions how we approach cancer. In person: Meghan O’Hara

CIRCLE OF POISON

Dirs: Evan Mascagni, Shannon Post, World Premiere

A pointed exposé on the global trade in banned pesticides and their impact on health. In person: Evan Mascagni, Shannon Post

FRACKMAN

Dir: Richard Todd, Co-Dir Jonathon Stack, US Premiere

Funny and outspoken Aussie everyman Dayne Pratzky becomes an accidental activist against fracking. In person: Richard Todd

THE INVADERS

Dir: Prichard Smith, World Premiere

Filling in a lost chapter of civil rights history, a look at the generation of radicals that emerged in Memphis in 1967. In person: Prichard Smith (Preceded by the short film EMORY DOUGLAS: THE ART OF THE BLACK PANTHERS, dirs: Dan Covert, Andre Andreev aka “Dress Code,” on art used as a revolutionary weapon.)

NO MÁS BÉBES

Dir: Renee Tajima-Peña, NYC Premiere

A young lawyer fights the medical establishment on behalf of Latina immigrants sterilized without their consent. In person: Renee Tajima-Peña

BADDDDD SONIA SANCHEZ

Dirs: Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, NYC Premiere

A crucial figure in the Black Arts Movement harnesses her gift for words to fuse art and activism over six decades. In person: Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, subject Sonia Sanchez