October 26, 2021

Eagles

A raw portrait of the team of people called Aguilas del Desierto, who search for missing migrants along the southern border of Arizona. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #1: UNJUST SYSTEMS Courtesy of POV Shorts/The New Yorker All guests […]

October 26, 2021

A Ship From Guantánamo

Unjustly stuck behind bars for more than 20 years, Moath al Alwi builds elaborately detailed ships out of scrap materials from Guantanamo Bay. The November 11th screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Dara Kell and the November 18th screening with Director Vena Rao.  This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK […]

October 26, 2021

A Broken House

Artist Mohamad Hafez rebuilds monuments, neighbourhoods, and cities of his beloved Syria, working through his longing for home.  This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Jimmy Goldblum. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #1: UNJUST SYSTEMS Courtesy of POV Shorts/The New Yorker This film contains the following accessibility options […]

October 26, 2021

SHORT LIST BLOCK #1: UNJUST SYSTEMS

Short-form documentaries have been booming in recent years thanks to major players such as Netflix, TIME Studios, Field of Vision, POV, MTV, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. DOC NYC’s Short List for Shorts, organized by Shorts Programmer Samah Ali, highlights 12 doc shorts that impress us as the year’s leading awards contenders. […]

October 26, 2021

SHORT LIST BLOCK #2: SPORTSLIST

Short-form documentaries have been booming in recent years thanks to major players such as Netflix, TIME Studios, Field of Vision, POV, MTV, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. DOC NYC’s Short List for Shorts, organized by Shorts Programmer Samah Ali, highlights 12 doc shorts that impress us as the year’s leading awards contenders. […]

October 26, 2021

SHORT LIST BLOCK #3: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Short-form documentaries have been booming in recent years thanks to major players such as Netflix, TIME Studios, Field of Vision, POV, MTV, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. DOC NYC’s Short List for Shorts, organized by Shorts Programmer Samah Ali, highlights 12 doc shorts that impress us as the year’s leading awards contenders. […]

October 26, 2021

SHORT LIST BLOCK #4: COMPLICATED HISTORIES

Short-form documentaries have been booming in recent years thanks to major players such as Netflix, TIME Studios, Field of Vision, POV, MTV, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. DOC NYC’s Short List for Shorts, organized by Shorts Programmer Samah Ali, highlights 12 doc shorts that impress us as the year’s leading awards contenders. […]

October 20, 2021

You Can’t Show My Face

US PREMIERE Iranian hip hop artists collect sounds from different neighborhoods to create rhythm, music, and lyrics, all while hiding from the authorities that want to shut them down. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Knutte Wester. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: […]

October 20, 2021

Walls Cannot Keep Us From Flying

WORLD PREMIERE Zooming through neighborhoods in the West Bank, two Palestinian teenagers find freedom in their skateboarding community. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Jonathan Haff Mehring and Producer Joe Bressler. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  PROFILES All guests & staff will be […]

October 20, 2021

The Man From Tormentor

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE One engineer crafts a collection of machines that gain notoriety in his English town. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Cal Murphy Barton. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  PROFILES All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health […]