5 Films for $5!
DOC NYC’s just 1 WEEK AWAY, so we’re launching a special 48-hour flash sale! From now until noon on Friday, Nov 7, grab tickets to these 5 festival gems for just $5! Don’t miss out—these will sell fast!
48-HOUR FLASH SALE
Get tickets to any of these 5 films for just $5
That’s up to 75% off the regular ticket price!

NO MERCY
North American Premiere!
Dir: Isa Willinger
A cinematic manifesto in which radical women filmmakers question the female gaze, dismantle cinematic violence, and reclaim film history, reshaping the art form with fierce originality. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Isa Willinger and producer Peter Droessler. Thur, Nov 13 at 5:30 PM at Village East.
WHAT WE INHERIT
World Premiere!
Dir: Kacim Steets Azouz
After discovering enslavers in his lineage, a filmmaker confronts a complicated legacy and meets the descendants of those his ancestors held captive. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Kacim Steets Azouz, producer Frederic Bohbot, cinematographer/editor William Stone, and film protagonist Diana McKinney. Fri, Nov 14 at 6:15 at IFC Center.


SHIFTING BASELINES
NYC Premiere!
Dir: Julien Elie
In the Texan town of Boca Chica, Elon Musk’s SpaceX annexes the land and skies, upending ecosystems and community, in a dystopian look at what happens when greed and ego have no visible boundaries. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Julien Elie. Sat, Nov 15 at 9:30 PM at Village East.
ZELENSKY
US Premiere!
Dirs: Yves Jeuland, Lisa Vapné
Meet the Volodymyr Zelensky you don’t know, through those who knew him before he became President and led Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/writer Yves Jeuland, writer Ariane Chemin, and producer Guilaine Chenu. Sat, Nov 15 at 2:45 PM at IFC Center.


OUR LAND
International Premiere!
Dir: Orban Wallace
As activists, landowners, and walkers clash over access to nature, the growing movement for the right to roam exposes deep-rooted, global questions of class, colonialism, and stewardship. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Pierre Michel Jean. Sat, Nov 15 at 6:30 PM at Village East.
The 2025 DOC NYC festival will take place both in person and online starting on Wednesday, November 12, with in-person screenings and events held at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East by Angelika through Thursday, November 20. The festival’s online offerings will continue through Sunday, November 30, 2025.
The All Film Pass, which allows access to all in-person and online DOC NYC screenings, is now available. An Online Film Pass, which allows access to all the festival’s online screenings, is also now available.