DOC NYC has added the World Premiere of The Cult of JT LeRoy to the festival’s Special Events section. The film, directed by Marjorie Sturm, gives an intimate view inside one of the biggest literary hoaxes of our time. “Like an intricate jigsaw puzzle that comes together, I’m thrilled to be at long last premiering […]
We’ve just announced a few new perks for DOC NYC passholders! Insider and Doc-A-Thon passholders can now attend: Four Bonus Screenings: Sat 11/15, 2:15pm: THE AGE OF LOVE Sat 11/15, 7:00pm: ENQUIRING MINDS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAN BEHIND THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER Sat 11/15: 9:45pm: SOUL BOYS OF THE WESTERN WORLD Sun 11/16, 7:00pm: […]
With over 150 films and events in this year’s DOC NYC, it can be tough deciding where to start. To help you find your footing in our expanded lineup, DOC NYC’s programmers are spotlighting some of their favorite films this week–and offering special $5 tickets to them for a 24-hour period. Today’s offer includes films […]
Come see the best docs of the year at DOC NYC! Our newly expanded Short List program is a survey of some of 2014’s biggest titles, including CITIZENFOUR, Life Itself, The Case Against 8, Rich Hill, E-Team (pictured) and more, with filmmakers in person. Last year, 9 out of our 10 selected films made it onto the Academy […]
The intersection of film and music, DOC NYC’s Sonic Cinema section explores the history of Washington DC’s 80’s punk scene in Salad Days; the late, great Elliott Smith with Heaven Adores You; a transcontinental transgendered love affair in Songs for Alexis; the inner workings of a banjo concerto in Bela Fleck: How to Write a Banjo Concerto; and much more. Get your tickets […]
An exploration of the very city DOC NYC calls home, the Metropolis Competition offers several slices of divergent New York lives. From the socio-politically charged The Seven Five and Rubble Kings, to the unusual character studies of Homme Less (pictured) and Penthouse North, there’s something for everyone in Metropolis. Get your tickets today!
A sampling of some of the festival’s most adventurous directorial works, the Viewfinders Competition features World Premieres of Kasamayaki, Almost There, Monsieur Le Président, and No Control, alongside the New York Premieres of The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest, Meet the Patels (pictured), All American High Revisted and more. Purchase your tickets now!
Don’t get shut out of screenings. Even when advanced tickets are no longer available for a DOC NYC show, you may still have a chance to get in. A limited number of tickets will be released to the rush line 15 minutes before showtime at the majority of screenings, on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines […]
For select films whose first screenings went quickly to rush only availability, we’ve added the following additional screenings: The Seven Five, a surprising tale of a police officer gone to the dark side, will screen again on Tuesday, November 18 at 5:05 pm at IFC. Tough Love (above), a moving look at custody battles, follows its sold-out show […]
This year, DOC NYC presents three late night screenings for our Midnight series. The world premiering Haunters is a sideways look at family businesses — more specifically, at a Michigan family’s homegrown haunted house run amok. Love And Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere goes into the stranger-than-fiction small town history of Chadron, Nebraska, and the haunting discovery […]