WORLD PREMIERE This experimental hybrid documentary addresses the erasure/invisibility and the anxiety surrounding identity while living abroad. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Azia Egbe. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply […]
These films share difficult stories where state sanctioned violence goes unsolved and untried across the globe. (Total Running Time: 95 MIN) In Between | Director/Producer: Andrea Acosta, New York UniversityTwo citizens in Colombia step in to help care for Venezuelan migrants streaming into the country. As they struggle to get support for their efforts, they […]
The filmmaker goes to her hometown of Mosul, the former capital of the extremist group ISIS, to understand its indoctrination of children and the ripple effect on Mosul’s once-diverse community. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Muna Fadhil. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon […]
Drawing from global injustices or pure love, these artists share what inspires them. (Total Running Time: 86 MIN) Chants of Freedom | Director/Producer: Moksh Krishnan, The New SchoolMir 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 […]
NYC PREMIERE Witness the passionate artform of saké making at Brooklyn Kura, the first saké brewery in New York. – 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 […]
WORLD PREMIERE Two citizens in Colombia step in to help care for Venezuelan migrants streaming into the country. As they struggle to get support for their efforts, they fight the stigma against immigration. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis Chelsea […]
Director Yehui Zhao uses a mannequin to embody the spirit of Lin Hei’er, the leader of the Red Lanterns who resisted colonial invasions during late Qing Dynasty, China. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Producer Andrew Felsher. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with […]
NYC PREMIERE Light is information, a signal more lasting than recollection. If there’s anyone out there to receive the message. – 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 […]
WORLD PREMIERE Georgian artist, Eteri Chkadua emigrated to America after living through Russian occupation. Forty years later she captures the story of her community through her art in an effort to help the Ukrainian people. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Ketevan Beraia. This film contains the following […]
US PREMIERE Silent and stirring, a whale washes ashore and stops everyone in its grandeur, majesty, and death. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Ido Weisman. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to […]