November 10, 2014

Short List

Come see the best docs of the year at DOC NYC! Our newly expanded Short List program is a survey of some of 2014’s biggest titles, including CITIZENFOUR, Life Itself, The Case Against 8, Rich Hill, E-Team (pictured) and more, with filmmakers in person. Last year, 9 out of our 10 selected films made it onto the Academy […]

November 10, 2014

Sonic Cinema

The intersection of film and music, DOC NYC’s Sonic Cinema section explores the history of Washington DC’s 80’s punk scene in Salad Days; the late, great Elliott Smith with Heaven Adores You; a transcontinental transgendered love affair in Songs for Alexis; the inner workings of a banjo concerto in Bela Fleck: How to Write a Banjo Concerto; and much more. Get your tickets […]

November 10, 2014

Metropolis Competition

An exploration of the very city DOC NYC calls home, the Metropolis Competition offers several slices of divergent New York lives. From the socio-politically charged The Seven Five and Rubble Kings, to the unusual character studies of Homme Less (pictured) and Penthouse North, there’s something for everyone in Metropolis. Get your tickets today!

November 10, 2014

Viewfinders Competition

A sampling of some of the festival’s most adventurous directorial works, the Viewfinders Competition features World Premieres of Kasamayaki, Almost There, Monsieur Le Président, and No Control, alongside the New York Premieres of The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest, Meet the Patels (pictured), All American High Revisted and more. Purchase your tickets now!

November 8, 2014

Remember to Rush!

Don’t get shut out of screenings. Even when advanced tickets are no longer available for a DOC NYC show, you may still have a chance to get in. A limited number of tickets will be released to the rush line 15 minutes before showtime at the majority of screenings, on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines […]

November 8, 2014

Select Encore Screenings Added

For select films whose first screenings went quickly to rush only availability, we’ve added the following additional screenings: The Seven Five, a surprising tale of a police officer gone to the dark side, will screen again on Tuesday, November 18 at 5:05 pm at IFC. Tough Love (above), a moving look at custody battles, follows its sold-out show […]

November 7, 2014

Stay Up Late with DOC NYC Midnights!

This year, DOC NYC presents three late night screenings for our Midnight series. The world premiering Haunters is a sideways look at family businesses — more specifically, at a Michigan family’s homegrown haunted house run amok. Love And Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere goes into the stranger-than-fiction small town history of Chadron, Nebraska, and the haunting discovery […]

November 3, 2014

DOC NYC 2014 Festival Trailer

It’s here! DOC NYC is pleased to unveil the 2014 festival trailer, featuring clips from our 100+ films, from Do I Sound Gay? and Soul Boys of the Western World to CITIZENFOUR and Some Kind of Spark. Be sure to check it out at the link, and browse our playlist of film trailers while you’re at it. Special thanks to our friends at Wheelhouse Creative.

October 31, 2014

Laura Poitras to Receive First Ever Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence

Laura Poitras (CITIZENFOUR) will receive DOC NYC’s first annual Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence, a $5000 prize to celebrate the work of a mid-career documentary maker upholding the traditions of observational cinema. The award will be formally presented at the DOC NYC Visionaries Tribute at the Park Restaurant at noon on November 14, in […]

October 31, 2014

The State of the Art: Sundance Institute’s Tabitha Jackson on Documentary Today

As Tabitha Jackson approaches her first anniversary in the job, the Director of the Documentary Film Program at Sundance Institute shares some thoughts about the cultural value of documentary film, the role of Sundance Institute in the documentary landscape, and throws down a challenge to the non-fiction film community. Festival pass- and badge-holders will be admitted free on a first-come, first-served basis, […]