October 7, 2020

URBAN GROWTH

WORLD PREMERE | For more than 40 years, a collection of abandoned mansions have been hidden inside a wild growing forest in the heart of Brooklyn, but that’s about to change. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Nathan Dorr (Director), Nathan Kensinger (Co-director/Co-producer), immediately following the film. This film is […]

October 7, 2020

UNSUNG HEROES OF INK

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | Shining a light on the previously unexplored role of paper in ink painting, Beijing-based artists Liu Dan and Shao Fan explain how paper shapes their work. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Olivia Wang (Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program  […]

October 7, 2020

TUMBLING TOWARDS HOME

Actor Malcolm, an Irish expat based in New York City, works through the grief from the loss of his mother and of his friend Philip Seymour Hoffman. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Imelda O’Reilly (Director/Co-Writer/Producer), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS:  ALL […]

October 7, 2020

TO CALM THE PIG INSIDE (ANG PAGPAKALMA SA UNOS)

Myths are woven to try to understand how a small town copes with the devastation and trauma of a natural disaster. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Joanna Vasquez Arong (Director/Producer), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program  SHORTS: IN THIS LIFE

October 7, 2020

THE WATER WALKER

US PREMIERE | Anishinaabe water activist Autumn Peltier travels from Manitoulin Island, Ontario to New York City to address the United Nations. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with James Burns (Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: SHE STORIES

October 7, 2020

THE UNDOCUMENTED LAWYER

Los Angeles attorney Lizbeth Mateo has her own law practice and four employees—but as an undocumented citizen, she also has no legal right to be in the country.  This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is […]

October 7, 2020

THE SEEKER

2020 SHORTS SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY A lyrical portrait of an excommunicated Amish woodworker struggling with spirituality, poverty, and life as an outcast from his strict, insular community.    This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening […]

October 7, 2020

THE INCREDULITY OF JACOLBY SATTERWHITE

Celebrated digital artist Jacolby Satterwhite contemplates some of the most fundamental questions around the relationship between artists and the works they create.   This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with […]

October 7, 2020

THE HEART STILL HUMS

Five women fight for their children through the cycle of homelessness, drug addiction, and neglect. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Savanah Leaf, Taylor Russell (Filmmakers), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program  SHORTS: SHE STORIES

October 7, 2020

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON TV

Mark Bennett escaped from the isolation and trauma of his life through the idyllic worlds of 1950s television shows, ultimately using them as the source of his art. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Nic Wehmeyer (Producer/Co-creator), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: […]