2023 DOC NYC Short Lists

SHORT LIST: FEATURES

This year’s selections for Short List: Features are:

20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
Director: Mstyslav Chernov
Producers: Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson Rath, Derl McCrudden

AMERICAN SYMPHONY (NYC Premiere)
Director: Matthew Heineman
Producers: Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, Joedan Okun

BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT
Directors: Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp
Producers: Christopher Sharp, John Battsek

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE (NYC Premiere)
Director: Nicole Newnham
Producers: Nicole Newnham, Molly O’Brien, R.J. Cutler, Elise Pearlstein, Kimberley Ferdinando, Trevor Smith

THE ETERNAL MEMORY
Director: Maite Alberdi
Producers: Maite Alberdi, Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Rocío Jadue

EVERY BODY
Director: Julie Cohen
Producers: Molly O’Brien, Tommy Nguyen

FOUR DAUGHTERS
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Producer: Nadim Cheikhrouha

GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Producers: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson, Tommy Oliver

LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES
Directors: Jesse Shortbull, Laura Tomaselli
Producers: Benjamin Hedin, Phil Pinto

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
Director: Lisa Cortés
Producers: Robert Friedman, Lisa Cortés, Liz Yale Marsh, Caryn Capotosto

THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES (U.S. Premiere)
Director / Producer: Asme El Moudir

THE PIGEON TUNNEL
Director: Errol Morris
Producers: Errol Morris, Dominic Crossley-Holland, Steven Hathaway, Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell

SILVER DOLLAR ROAD
Director: Raoul Peck
Producers: Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety, Blair Foster, Hébert Peck

STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Producers: Alisa Payne, Roger Ross Williams, David Teague

WHILE WE WATCHED
Director: Vinay Shukla

SHORT LIST: SHORTS

This year’s selections for Short List: Shorts are:

AMERICAN SANTA
Director: Avi Zev Weider
Producers: Avi Zev Weider, Alexandra Berger

AYENDA
Director: Marie Margolius
Producer: Marie Margolius, Connor Schell

THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK
Directors: John Hoffman, Christine Turner
Producers: Christina Avalos, John Hoffman, Christine Turner

BETWEEN EARTH & SKY
Director: Andrew Nadkarni
Producers: Andrew Nadkarni, Swetha Regunathan, Katie Schiller

BLACK GIRLS PLAY: THE STORY OF HAND GAMES
Directors / Producers: Joe Brewster, Michéle Stephenson

CAMP COURAGE
Director: Max Lowe
Producers: Marilyn Ness, Katy Chevigny

CARPENTER
Director / Producer: Xelîl Sehragerd

THE DADS
Director / Producer: Luchina Fisher

DECIDING VOTE
Directors: Jeremy Workman, Robert Lyons
Producers: Jeremy Workman, Robert Lyons, Melissa Jacobson

HOLY COWBOYS
Director: Varun Chopra
Producers: Anna Hashmi, Varun Chopra

THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
Directors: Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers
Producers: Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers, Jeremy Lambert, Josh Rosenberg

NINA & IRENA
Director: Daniel Lombroso
Producer: Devon Blackwell

PUFFLING
Director: Jessica Bishopp
Producers: Alice Hughes, Gannesh Rajah, Ada Benjamínsdóttir, Jessica Bishopp

THE TAKEOVER
Director: Anders Hammer
Producers: Anders Hammer, Charlotte Cook

A TATTOO ON MY BRAIN
Directors / Producers: Kate Davis, David Heilbroner

WINNER’S CIRCLE

This year’s selections for Winner’s Circle are:

ANGEL APPLICANT (NYC Premiere)
Director: Ken August Meyer
Producers: Ken August Meyer, Jason Roark

APOLONIA, APOLONIA
Director: Lea Glob
Producer: Sidsel Lønvig Siersted

BAD PRESS (NYC Premiere)
Directors: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler
Producers: Conrad Beilharz, Garrett F. Baker, Tyler Graim

BEYOND UTOPIA
Director: Madeleine Gavin
Producers: Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, Sue Mi Terry, Daewon Choi, Janna Devinsky

IN THE REARVIEW (New York Premiere)
Director: Maciek Hamela
Producers: Maciek Hamela, Piotr Grawender

KOKOMO CITY
Director: D. Smith
Producers: D. Smith, Harris Doran, Bill Butler

NAME ME LAWAND
Director: Edward Lovelace
Producers: Fleur Nieddu, Sam Arnold, Beyan Taher, Neil Andres, Marisa Clifford, Edward Lovelace

ROJEK (U.S. Premiere)
Director: Zaynê Akyol
Producers: Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre, Sylvain Corbeil, Zaynê Akyol

SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD (NYC Premiere)
Director: Anna Hints
Producers: Marianne Ostrat

SONGS OF EARTH (NYC Premiere)
Director: Margreth Olin
Producers: Margreth Olin, Lena Faye-Lund Sandvik