INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE From the creators of Shadow of Truth, one of the most-watched true-crime documentary series on Netflix, comes this new four-part chronicle of a dark chapter in Israeli crime history. Beginning in the early 1970s and continuing into the ’80s, the bodies of five women were found along Israel’s coastal highway. Sharing disturbing similarities, were […]
A biracial gay couple raises twin sons.
NYC PREMIERE As one of America’s wealthiest communities has developed around them in Southampton, NY, the indigenous Shinnecock Nation of Eastern Long Island fights to maintain both their time-honored traditions and their land. After suffering years of indignation by the presence of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, a regular host of the US Open, the Nation’s leaders […]
NYC PREMIERE 60 years ago, Newark was called America’s most livable city; in 2008 it was deemed the most crime-ridden in the country. Before he was a senator or presidential candidate, Cory Booker passionately fought to make Newark the model for urban transformation. Peabody Award winners Mark Benjamin and Marc Levin take us behind the scenes […]
30-year old Danielle delivers her grim breast cancer prognosis to her mother, Violeta.
New York cab drivers, who were once earning a living wage, grapple with the challenges faced by their industry in the age of ride-share apps.
Blondie’s Deborah Harry endures years of superficial and demeaning questions from journalists before turning the tables.
NYC PREMIERE Two-time Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA, American Dream) re-examines the story of Americans taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in 1979. Focusing on a rescue mission, the film plays like a thriller. Kopple draws upon never-before-heard audiotapes from inside the White House, as well as new interviews with hostages, rescuers, Iranians and even President […]
Students in The Documentary Project at Columbia learn to write, film and narrate the stories of our time, from deadline reporting to profile writing and documentary features. Successful candidates have leveraged their work to include magazine features, NPR radio stories and newspaper articles. DOC NYC U is co-presented by Kanopy (TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 71 MIN) She’s Not […]
The Film Department at CUNY Brooklyn College prepares students to become professionals in the motion picture industry. Its rich and diverse programs offer the invaluable experience of hands-on learning and peer collaboration, training students in all aspects of the discipline of the moving image, from the aesthetic to the technical. DOC NYC U is co-presented by Kanopy […]