MOTHERS OF CHIBOK

WORLD PREMIERE Bertolt Brecht asked whether there would be singing in the dark times. In the throes of war, the United Ukrainian Ballet Company defiantly insists there will be dancing, too. Far from the land they call home, young dancers take quiet comfort from art. For a while, their work feels like the old days, except there is a new troupe member: a soldier learning to dance with prosthetic legs. - Bedatri D. Choudhury

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with film subject Oleksandr Teren Budko, film subject Alexis Tutunnique, director Miriam Guttmann, executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker, executive producer Alison Benson, and producer Lea Fels.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Descriptive Audio for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

US PREMIERE In the harsh climate of the Chilean Tierra Del Fuego, Toto has labored for 40 years in the gold mines. The work is arduous, and after suffering a stroke at age 60, he fears his working days are numbered. With his father’s health and financial future at risk, his cowboy son, Jorge, devises an ingenious machine to free his father from his labors. - Brandon Harrison

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika
Closed Captioning for online screenings

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Accessibility alert for NOV 15, 6:00PM screening:
Due to a recent equipment failure at Village East Cinemas, the room where this film screens is currently not accessible to patrons using wheelchairs. We apologize for the inconvenience. However the film is available to view at home as part of DOC NYC’s online festival. Please reach out to info@docnyc.net with any questions.

WORLD PREMIERE In the 1970s, Satish Bhaskar became a turtle walker: He walked nearly the entire coastline of India and the spectacular Andaman and Nicobar Islands in search of sea turtles. Carrying a camera and a notepad, he documented turtles’ nesting areas and tried to save them from extinction. Then the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck, putting all his work and the creatures he loved in peril. - Bedatri D. Choudhury

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director, writer, and producer Taira Malaney and associate director and cinematographer Krish Makhija.

The second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director, writer, and producer Taira Malaney, creative producer Saif Khan, associate director and assistant editor Mohit Arora, associate director and cinematographer Krish Makhija.

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

NYC PREMIERE In China, Mrs. Li thought her personal life was on solid emotional ground, only to discover with a shock that her husband is having an affair with a younger woman. Feeling unmoored, she hires an agency to help save her marriage.  The film unfolds like a novel, providing intimate details with remarkable candor; the filmmaker’s conscientious and arduous process of gaining consent from all participants is among the film’s astonishing details. – Jaie Laplante

The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Elizabeth Lo, producer Maggie Li and co-editor Ora DeKornfeld

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika
Closed Captioning for online screenings

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

NYC PREMIERE In this poignant documentary, poet Stacyann Chin confronts the lingering scars of being abandoned by her mother as a baby. As she navigates motherhood with her own daughter, Stacyann's journey becomes a powerful act of healing and self-discovery. The film captures her life as an artist in NYC and her periodic travels abroad seeking her elusive mother, while discovering familial connection in other ways. Authentic and vulnerable, this film offers a moving exploration of forgiveness and the complexities of family. - Karen McMullen

The first and second screenings will be followed by a Q&A with director Laurie Townshend, producers Ngardy Conteh George and Allison Duke (OYA Media Group), and film subjects Staceyann Chin and Zuri Chin.

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

NYC PREMIERE An intimate portrait of a small community of iconic gauchos (cowboys and cowgirls) who proudly preserve their traditions despite changing modern customs.The sacred bond they share with their animals is forged while facing the rigors of the wild together. With superb black-and-white cinematography and exquisite sound design, directors Dweck and Kershaw conjure a dreamlike landscape to tell a life-affirming story– an ode to freedom and respect for nature. - Ruth Somalo

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by Angelika

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

NYC PREMIERE An adoptee raised in the Netherlands, Mieke’s life is very different from the one she might have led if her Korean family had not been pressured to give her up as a baby. When her birth parents track down the adult Mieke, their reunion unleashes a whirlwind of guilt, joy, regret, and ambivalence. Through non-linear storytelling we witness the family’s journey towards reconnection in this unique story of home, acceptance, and the power of forgiveness. - Karen McMullen

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jota Mun, producer Zoe Sua Cho, producer Barb Lee, editor Michelle Chang, film subject Mieke Murkes, film subject Okgyun Kang. 

This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.