Whether musical, acting, or cooking, our artistic process is more than what meets the eye. (Total Running Time: 99 MIN) Shut Up and Paint | Directors: Titus Kaphar, Alex MallisCelebrated artist Titus Kaphar takes the mic and camera to share his thoughts on race and the art market. Courtesy of POV Shorts (USA, 21 MIN) […]
Four powerful stories that enact change. (Total Running Time: 120 MIN) The Panola Project | Directors / Producers: Jeremy S. Levine, Rachael DeCruzThis subtle yet engaging documentary features Dorothy Oliver as she organizes to keep her rural Alabama town safe from COVID-19 by vaccinating everyone. Courtesy of The New Yorker (USA, 17 MIN) The Elephant Whisperers […]
Bound by blood and for better or worse, our families will always be there. (Total Running Time: 101 MIN) Long Line of Ladies | Directors: Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin TomeA girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California. (USA, 22 MIN) State of […]
Trailblazing, hell-raising, country music legend Tanya Tucker defied the standards of how a woman in country music was supposed to behave. Decades after Tanya slipped from the spotlight, rising Americana music star Brandi Carlile takes it upon herself to write an entire album for Tanya, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history. Filmmaker Kathlyn […]
In Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest the indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau community organizes to defend their land against a network of Brazilian farmers intent on colonizing their protected territory. Filmmaker Alex Pritz teams with members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau to capture the frontlines of a battle that has global consequences for the climate crisis. “No recent film captures the immediacy […]
“You are now entering my universe. I am the lens, the subject, the authority.” So begins the narration of filmmaker Rebeca “Beba” Huntt in this stunning debut that traces her coming of age in New York City. As the child of a Dominican father and a Venezuelan mother, Beba crosses through multiple cultures as she […]
Filmmaker Margaret Brown (The Order of Myths) returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama to reflect on the legacy of the last known ship carrying enslaved Africans to enter the United States, the Clotilda. As remains of the ship are discovered in 2019, Brown documents the lives of the descendants of Clotilda as well as […]
DOC NYC alum Sara Dosa (The Seer and the Unseen) tells the story of the married French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft. The film’s script, narrated by Miranda July, takes an essayistic approach vividly illustrated by the Krafft’s film and photo archive of volcanic activity. Their career lasted two decades before they perished getting too […]
Through trial and triumph, these documentaries weave together the varied experiences of human migration. (Total Running Time: 82 MIN) Anastasia | Director: Sarah McCarthyRussian activist Anastasia Shevchenko comes to grips with the loss of her daughter after two years of house arrest for speaking out against the government. Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films (UNITED KINGDOM, […]
In the years before 1973 when Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the United States, a group of Chicago activists formed the Jane Collective to help women end unwanted pregnancies. The Janes uncovers this hidden history by interviewing many participants in the movement who worked under constant threat of arrest. Their defiance and dedication resonate […]