DOC NYC is proud to partner once again with the Consulate General of Canada in New York and Telefilm Canada to showcase an exciting array of Canadian nonfiction filmmaking.
New Canadian documentary features and shorts are presented across several sections of the festival, and a delegation of Canadian producers with works-in-progress will participate in the DOC NYC PRO industry conference and take meetings with industry leaders through the Voices of Canada – Industry Roundtables initiative.
Features
Voices of Canada features screening at DOC NYC 2024:
ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY (NYC Premiere)
BORN TO BE WILD: THE STORY OF STEPPENWOLF (North American Premiere)
DISCO’S REVENGE (International Premiere)
Shorts
Voices of Canada shorts screening at DOC NYC 2024:
Am I the Skinniest Person You’ve Ever Seen?
Master’s Tale: The Perfect Jib Bap
Voices of Canada – Industry Roundtables:
Participants selected for this initiative present live pitches of their works-in-progress features or series to industry figures from the fields of distribution, financing, publicity, marketing, social impact, and more. The program curates the most promising documentaries of the future for industry consideration, selected from a competitive pool of submissions.
The 2024 Voices of Canada Industry Roundtable participants are:
The Art of Adventure
Renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and spirited biologist Bristol Foster embark on a globe-trotting adventure fusing art, science, activism—and a Land Rover they call “The Grizzly Torque.”
Director: Alison Reid / Producers: Alison Reid, Nina Beveridge
Jenin & the Nakba Between Us
A diasporic Palestinian filmmaker struggles to complete a documentary about returning to Jenin, her family’s hometown in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, when her footage takes on radically new meaning and urgency in the wake of October 7th.
Director: Serene Husni / Producers: Marc Serpa Francoeur, Rula Nasser
Seagulls Over the Airwave
Codenamed “Seagull Radio,” a daring network of ordinary people defies China’s cutting-edge censorship with an ingenious shortwave radio hack, risking everything to deliver uncensored news and spark a revolution of information.
Director & Producer: Leon Lee
This Land of Ours
The cost of paradise, but for whom?
Director: Ngardy Conteh George / Producers: Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George
Uncomfortable Truths (working title)
In a small village nestled in the snow-capped Laurentian Mountains, residents are shaken by sightings of mysterious black triangles in the sky. Most believe they have a non-human origin. As the search for answers unfolds, a scientific revolution begins.
Directors & Producers: Guylaine Maroist, Eric Ruel
Undisclosed
This film combines the narrative power of fable and documentary to tell the tale of a demon’s insatiable appetite for land and wealth and a people’s struggle to conquer its evil spirit.
Directors & Producers: Nadine Pequeneza, Ricardo Acosta