Protecting the planet. Standing Rock (USA, 15 min., Markus Hoeckner) chronicles the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Person of the Forest (USA, 16 min., Melissa Lesh, Tim Laman) profiles the orangutans native to threatened areas of Borneo. One noble fir, The Tree (USA, 15 min., Keith Wilson), illustrates modern cycles of use and waste. […]
Part of our Bring a Friend special – get 2 tickets for the price of 1! America, before and after 11/8/16. Adversary (USA, 17 min., Scott Cummings) profiles the controversial chair of Trump’s New York campaign. The viewpoints of two voters on opposing sides are interwoven to make Purpleland (USA, 6 min., Carly Lieberman). Two […]
The past looms large in these stories. In Three Red Sweaters (USA, 10 min., Martha Gregory), the filmmaker combs through her grandfather’s 16mm family films, while Nantucket (USA, 8 min., Dylan Filingeri) recalls the director’s estranged father. The singer/songwriter for successful 1970s band Richard Twice (USA, 10 min., Matthew Salton) walks away from it all. […]
Quirky real life stories. A podcast, broadcast from a closet, brings rest to its insomniac listeners in Sleep With Me (USA, 8 min., Summre Garber), while Small Talk (USA, 8 min., Georgia Krause) offers a trippy meditation on where we go when we dream. Peek into the underground market of those who sell and buy […]
Finding oneself in and out of the criminal justice system. In Austin, Texas, Breaion King, a 26 year-old African-American school teacher is stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalates into a dramatic arrest. Caught on police dashcams, Traffic Stop (USA, 30 min., Kate Davis) reveals Breaion being pulled from her car by the arresting officer, repeatedly thrown […]
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Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, DOC NYC PRO Second Half, Show Me The Money Day Pass. To buy a pass click here. DOC NYC PRO is co-presented by Amazon Studios. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to realizing your filmmaking vision is funding. DOC NYC PRO spends this day devoted to this fundamental […]