Confined to a wheelchair and suffering from a degenerative muscular disease, a young Norwegian man was believed to be living in relative isolation in a physically limited world. Yet as Ibelin, his alter ego inside the World of Warcraft online game, Mats Steen created a full universe for himself, where he lived, loved, strove and […]
Against incredible odds and immense opposition, a group of current and former Amazon workers form a labor union and petition the formidable corporate behemoth for more dignified and humane treatment at the company’s Staten Island warehouse. Steve Maing and Brett Story provide stunning moments of observation of the union group as they stumble through early […]
Will & Harper follows comedian Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele taking a road trip across America. Harper, a former Saturday Night Live writer, recently came out as a woman and wonders how her transition might affect her friendships. On their journey, Harper experiences moments of acceptance in unexpected places, but also acts of […]
NY PREMIERE Liz Carpenter was a trailblazing Texas journalist, White House advisor, activist, and feminist who knocked down gender barriers in American politics. Five-time DOC NYC alumna Abby Ginzberg teamed up with Christy Carpenter for this thoroughly delightful remembrance of Christy’s mother. Liz’s humor, candor and legendary persuasive abilities are brought back to vivid immediacy […]
WORLD PREMIERE Just north of New York City, Sing Sing Correctional Facility is one of the country’s most notorious prisons. Veteran crime reporter Dan Slepian forges a bond with Jon-Adrian Velazquez, a man serving a 25-to-life sentence in the facility, that leads him on a two-decade-long journey for justice. Directed by Dawn Porter, this multi-part […]
WORLD PREMIERE After decades in prison, Todd Scott, Chad Campbell, and Carlos Rebollo navigate the complex bureaucracy of the parole system and deal with its psychological toll. All three men, incarcerated as teens, wrestle with the weight of their crimes, questioning how they can appropriately express their deep remorse to a parole board that will […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE When Polish couple Asia and Marek decide to move to a remote cabin in Bialowieza Forest and home-school their children Marysia, Ignacy, and Franek, they imagine an innocent paradise far from the modern world’s problems. The woods are a mysterious, magical place to explore and learn, and the children delight in images […]
WORLD PREMIERE Co-director and protagonist Abraham Jiménez, one of the most important voices of Cuban independent journalism, is expecting a baby with his wife, producer/co-director Claudia Calviño. As they become more and more exhausted and depressed from the constant harassment of the Cuban government, the young family embarks on a journey off the island and […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE After living in darkness for nearly 40 years, Ian Nichols, a blind Anglican priest, becomes one of the first people in the world to receive an experimental bionic eye implant. At 76 years old, Nichols grapples with the profound change, as the groundbreaking scientific advancement offers hope alongside perplexing technical limitations. Audiences […]
NYC PREMIERE This harrowing documentary embeds with three Trump supporters—a new father, a conservative Latino ex-military, and a Proud Boy—leading up to and following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The film chillingly captures the raw, unsettling scenes of the rioters, steeped in pro-Trump zeal. Through rallies touting MAGA values and conspiracy theories, […]