NYC PREMIERE Video diaries between two close friends capture the tensions and troubles of 2020 in São Paulo, Brazil, and Los Angeles, USA. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: UNSANCTIONED SURVIVAL All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC events. […]
NYC PREMIERE Madame Pipi follows the personal journeys of female Haitian bathroom attendants in Miami’s hottest nightclubs and their support to Haiti through their tips.– Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: UNSANCTIONED SURVIVAL This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis ChelseaDescriptive […]
NYC PREMIERE First-time director Seth Freed Wessler documents the horrific circumstances of people locked in an ICE detention center as Covid slowly spreads through the facility. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: UNSANCTIONED SURVIVAL All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending […]
NYC PREMIERE Following up on her film Stateless, Director Michèle Stephenson chronicles one woman’s journey fighting the Dominican Republic’s anti-Black laws revoking citizenship for people with Haitian ancestry. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Michèle Stephenson. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: UNSANCTIONED SURVIVAL All guests & staff […]
NYC PREMIERE A collection of siblings discuss the unique experience of being twins. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Odin Wadleigh. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC […]
NYC PREMIERE A young, queer Guatemalan-American shows us their life and dreams for their future through endearing, illustrative animation. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Shaleece Haas, Editor Iliana Garcia and Composer Jorge Corante. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following […]
USPREMIERE A poetic look at gender through the eyes of four trans individuals creates a psychedelic, philosophical, and joyful journey exploring the different ways we can relate to gender and our bodies. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for […]
NYC PREMIERE A tender look at three generations of motherhood and music in a bittersweet recollection of filmmaker Paolo Bitanga’s last Christmas with his grandmother. Elyse Wang This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC […]
NYC PREMIEREA raw, vulnerable celebration of acceptance, Nasir is a quiet film reflecting on the first steps of expressing who you were always meant to be. – Elyse Wang This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and […]
NYC PREMIERE An intimate look at the lingering economic, psychological, and emotional impacts of the Tulsa Massacre through the lens of descendants. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Nailah Jefferson and Producer Michelle Budnick. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following […]