A look at what’s most important in life. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 80 MIN) Take a Vote | Director: Jamie Boyle As one of the most consequential elections in US history draws near, the right to vote has come under increased attack. (USA, 23 MIN) Sown | Director: Calvin Mumm High schooler Calvin Mumm speaks with other teenagers as they […]
Individuals and their circumstances illustrate the universal need to connect. (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 76 MIN) Huntsville Station | Directors: Jamie Meltzer, Chris Filippone Inmates released from Huntsville State Penitentiary take in their first moments of freedom with phone calls, cigarettes, and quiet reflection at the nearby Greyhound station. (USA, 14 MIN) Tumbling Towards Home | Director: Imelda […]
In Plattsburgh, New York, an underground taxi industry has emerged to meet the demand of refugees and asylum seekers attempting to escape to Canada. This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded […]
The women of a northern Kenya community that has been exploited for oil unite to fight greed, patriarchy, and corrupt politics. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Anjali Nayar (Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: SPEAK UP, STAND UP
WORLD PREMIERE |Two young men are forcibly returned to Jamaica after a lifetime in Britain, as part of a controversial government policy on national identity. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Ellen Evans (Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: ROOTS
Inmates released from Huntsville State Penitentiary take in their first moments of freedom with phone calls, cigarettes, and quiet reflection at the nearby Greyhound station. This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive […]
2020 VIEWFINDERS SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR BEST USE OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL WORLD PREMERE | Emerging as a distinctive voice in the East Village art scene of the 1980s, David Wojnarowicz combined a variety of disciplines, from painting and photography to music and writing, in his artistic practice. Fiercely and unapologetically embracing his queer identity, he rebelled against […]
Runner Up: Audience Award DOC NYC 2020 An intimate, inspiring, and timely portrait of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a true pioneer of American civil rights who was the lone voice in opposition to the authorization of military force after the September 11th attacks. A unique selection of political commentators, activists, politicians, and family members add depth […]
How open are we to changing our beliefs? Acclaimed filmmaker Ra’anan Alexandrowicz (The Law in These Parts) explores this question through a cinematic experiment. He asks Maia, a Jewish-American student and ardent supporter of Israel, to view footage of life in the occupied West Bank, some from official Israeli government sources and others from the progressive […]
Runner Up: Audience Award DOC NYC 2020 NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | In 1970, off the coast of Cape Cod, Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka jumped from his Soviet ship onto a US Coast Guard vessel seeking asylum. Denied refuge by the American crew, Simas was sentenced to a Soviet labor camp for treason, sparking an international cause […]