INSIDE JUVENILE DETENTION
Life inside a Virginia juvenile correctional center and the challenges facing reform efforts.
2019
JACKSON POLLOCK: BLUE POLES
The fulsome story of Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles is put into an art historical context, explaining why it’s often discussed as one of the greatest paintings in history.
JES FAN IN FLUX
A trained glass artist, Brooklyn-based sculptor Jes Fan creates elegant installation works that quietly question our most fundamental assumptions about gender, race and identity.
KATE NASH: UNDERESTIMATE THE GIRL
NYC PREMIERE Director Amy Goldstein crafts an intimate and inspiring portrait of British darling and powerhouse musician Kate Nash, whose meteoric rise to fame is quickly followed by a soul-crushing release from her major record label and devastating financial developments. Determined to make music on her own terms, Nash self-funds her third album, pursues acting […]
KEVIN BEASLEY’S RAW MATERIALS
Queens artist Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence and sculpture to examine the legacy of cotton in the American South.
KIFARU
NYC PREMIERE Three young Kenyans face the daunting task of protecting Sudan, the last male northern white rhino in the world. Targeted by relentless poachers, Sudan, his daughter Najin and granddaughter Fatu require constant protection. James, Jacob and JoJo, under pressure from their community and at risk of violence from criminals, maintain their humor and […]
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE
Director Rachel Lears won the 2014 DOC NYC Audience Award for The Hand That Feeds. Now Lears captures Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as she conducts a surprise campaign for Congress while still working as a bartender. Lears also follows three other first-time female candidates, revealing that AOC’s effort wasn’t a fluke but part of a fervent grassroots […]
KOSHER BEACH
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE The beautiful coastline of Tel Aviv, Israel draws devoted beachgoers eager to find peace and relaxation in the Mediterranean. Among these are residents of Bnei Brak, a closed orthodox suburb, who frequent a gender-segregated stretch of seaside, closed off to the neighboring secular dog and gay beaches with a modesty fence. Karin Kainer’s […]
KOSHIEN: JAPAN’S FIELD OF DREAMS
WORLD PREMIERE Baseball is life for the die-hard competitors in Koshien, Japan’s national high school baseball championship, whose alumni include US baseball stars Shohei Ohtani and former Yankee Hideki Matsui. As popular as America’s World Series, the stakes are beyond high in this single-elimination tournament. For Coach Mizutani, cleaning the grounds and greeting guests are equally […]
LASTING MARKS
The story of sixteen men put on trial for sadomasochism in the dying days of Thatcher’s Britain.