A meditation on the life of craftsman Loren “Dink” Stalter, resplendent with images evocative of Hudson River School artists more than a century ago. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Frank Vitale. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests […]
WORLD PREMIERE Galvanized by devastating events early in their lives, two New Yorkers find ways to channel their grief into acts of kindness. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/DP Tiffany Jiang. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & […]
WORLD PREMIERE John Casey, a transgender Brooklyn barber, takes to cutting hair in backyards during the pandemic. One day, his oldest customer approaches John for a haircut and a new plan for their body. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor Yan Mengyu. All in-person screening venues provide hearing […]
WORLD PREMIERE In 1983, Julie Ridge became the first person to swim two consecutive laps around the Island of Manhattan. Twenty-five years later, she dives into her memories of struggling with bipolar disorder. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will […]
World Premiere: One woman’s experience having face blindness. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC events. For the latest information, please review our policies here.
NYC PREMIERE Twice a week, fourteen-year-old William makes the trek to Rocking the Boat, a youth development program in the South Bronx where he learns to be a steward of the Bronx River by collecting water-quality data. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All […]
WORLD PREMIERE After being crushed by the pandemic and shifting all shows online, actor Joseph Knight talks about his experience coordinating shows over Zoom. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Juwan Wyatt. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests […]
WORLD PREMIERE In 1990, the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Quebec, Canada, erected a barricade to prevent the town of Oka from cutting down a sacred forest and ancient burial ground. This documentary focuses on the first day of a 78-day siege that still resonates today. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices […]
WORLD PREMIERE Mir Suhail, an exiled Kashmiri artist living in New York, draws cartoons to further the endeavors for freedom of his homeland. As he learns the pulse of his new city he finds himself consumed with the quest for identity, independence, and belonging. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A […]
NYC PREMIERE After the disputed 2020 presidential elections in Belarus, a group of new exiles led by the winning candidate use their network to help Ukrainians fight the war with Russia. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis Chelsea All in-person […]