October 3, 2024

The Sing Sing Chronicles

The Sing Sing Chronicles, a four-part docuseries directed by Dawn Porter (Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net, DOC NYC 2022 Centerpiece), explores the wrongful conviction of actor Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, who was recently exonerated after spending 24 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The series follows Velazquez’s journey to exoneration while shedding […]

November 20, 2023

2023 Audience Award Winner

The votes are in… and the winner of DOC NYC’s 2023 Audience Award is Garland Jeffreys: The King Of In Between, directed by Claire Jeffreys and produced by Blair Foster, Rémi Grellety, Sam Pollard, Evan Oppenheimer, Juliana Terian, Danny Zelisko, and Steven Van Zandt! Garland Jeffreys, the mixed-race Brooklyn native whose music defied industry norms, […]

November 16, 2023

NEW SCREENINGS ADDED!

By popular demand, we’ve added additional screenings to these top-selling titles. THURSDAY, NOV. 16TH MEDIHA Village East I 12:30 PM Through an immensely collaborative film, a Yazidi teen once held captive by ISIS takes us into her world of grief, pain, and hope.      Get Tickets TIME BOMB Y2K IFC Center I 1:30 PM […]

November 15, 2023

2023 Award Winners

DOC NYC is proud to announce the winners of the Juried Awards on the eve of the closing night of the festival’s hybrid 14th edition. The festival’s Audience Award winner will be announced in the coming days. DOC NYC’s online screenings run through November 26, with some 90 features available to stream across the United […]

November 6, 2023

5 Films for $5!

DOC NYC is only 2 DAYS AWAY, so we’re holding a FLASH SALE on five hidden gems from this year’s slate, all featuring in-person Q&As with filmmakers and special guests. From now through noon ET on Wednesday, November 8th, get tickets to any of these 5 films for just $5! 48 HOUR FLASH SALEGet tickets […]

November 1, 2023

36 SECONDS: PORTRAIT OF A HATE CRIME TO RECEIVE SUBJECT MATTER AWARD AT DOC NYC

Through a collaboration with DOC NYC, Subject Matter will award up to $40,000 in grants and activate audiences to create a positive community action in response to the documentary film 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime. Subject Matter announced today that they will award up to $40,000 in grants at the 14th edition of […]

October 16, 2023

2023 OPENING NIGHT, CENTERPIECE, CLOSING NIGHT, AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

DOC NYC is proud to announce the first wave of program selections for our 14th edition, running in-person from November 8 – 16 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East by Angelika, and continuing online through November 26. The 2023 festival showcases more than 200 films and dozens of events, including in-person appearances by […]

October 11, 2023

How to Use DOC NYC Ticket Packs

Our Ticket Packs are back! Save up to $5 per ticket with a DOC NYC Ticket Pack. It’s easy to buy and to use. Here’s the step-by-step detail. Step One: Add your Ticket Pack to your cart – click here to purchase packs for in-person screenings. Step Two: Make your ticket selections – click the […]

February 2, 2023

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS at the IFC CENTER

Date: Wednesday, February 8Time: 7pmPlace: IFC Center, 323 6th Ave, New York, NY Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary Feature Special DOC NYC encore screening, introduced by festival programmer Bedatri Choudhury and featuring an exclusive taped introduction by director Simon Lereng Wilmont. IFC Center and DOC NYC are proud to present a special encore screening of […]

January 10, 2023

DOC NYC 2022 FILMS ADVANCE ON OSCAR SHORTLISTS

Pictured above: Ondi Timoner of LAST FLIGHT HOME with her mother Elissa Timoner and sister Rachel Timoner. Twelve features and 10 shorts from the 2022 DOC NYC Official Selection have qualified as finalists on 4 shortlists for the 95th Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced. In the Documentary Feature category, […]