DOC NYC has announced the Award Winners for 2019 – see all award winners HERE! The Viewfinders, Metropolis, Shorts and Audience Award winners will all have special public encore screenings on Friday, November 15 at IFC Center as part of the final day of the festival. Viewfinders Award Winner City Dream, directed by Weijun Chen. […]
Two days before the festival’s close, DOC NYC announced its 2019 award-winners at an evening ceremony at the Flatiron Room in Manhattan. This year’s event, running November 6-15 at IFC Center, the SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea, featured 135 feature-length films and 126 short documentaries. Included were 28 world premieres and 27 U.S. premieres among over 300 […]
Take a look at some of the films still to come at DOCNYC! LOVE CHILD NYC PREMIERE | Sat, Nov 9 | Sahand and Leila, having fled Iran under threat of death for their adulterous relationship, are followed for six years as refugees, bound by the love of their son. In person: dir. Eva […]
DOC NYC showcases the documentary films that share stories bout LGBTQ Lives in the LGBTQ Lives Section! Take a look: THE JOURNEY OF MONALISA NYC PREMIERE | Thu Nov 7 | Transgender performer and sex worker Iván Monalisa navigates NYC’s gritty underbelly on a quest for US legalization. In person: Nicole Costa BUSY INSIDE NYC PREMIERE | Fri Nov […]
If you like documentaries with a sense of humor then do we have the docs for you! Take a look: CITY DREAM US PREMIERE Documentary comedies are a rarity, even more so from China. But Weijun Chen has proven himself a master with such mirthful films as Please Vote for Me and The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World. Now he […]
DOC NYC’s Art + Design Section showcases the documentary films that intersect film and the arts! Take a look: Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly NYC PREMIERE | Sun Nov 10 | Ai Weiwei’s interactive art installation on San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island pays tribute to prisoners of conscience across the globe while celebrating freedom of speech. In person: Cheryl Haines, Gina […]
Are you a fan of music? 🎶 Are you a fan of documentary films? 📽️ Well then do we have the films for you! Combine the best of music and docs with DOC NYC’s Sonic Cinema Strand. Sonic Cinema puts a spotlight on docs with a music focus! Born into the Gig NYC PREMIERE | Fri […]
DOC NYC is excited to announce this years Special Events! The 2019 Opening Night Film is Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, by Daniel Roher US PREMIERE: The Band got started as a group of musicians backing up Bob Dylan on tour, but grew into a legend in their own right, starting with the 1968 […]
We are now in our FINAL DAY of DOC NYC 2018, and although we have already had some incredible events and screenings there is PLENTY more to come. Here is a list of films that are MUST-SEE for today: HARVEST SEASON | Thu Nov 15, 2018, 5:00 PM | IFC Center NYC PREMIERE Set in California’s Napa and Sonoma Valley wine country, this […]
DOC NYC is excited to announce that the short film A Night at the Garden by Marshall Curry will screen before Fahrenheit 11/9 on Friday Nov 9. Following the film, Jeremy Scahill will interview Michael Moore and Marshall Curry for his podcast, Intercepted. During this week of political importance this is one conversation not to be missed to […]