October 26, 2021

They Won’t Call It Murder

Eerily documenting various police killings in Columbus, Ohio, this documentary captures some of the countless stories of police brutality that will not be classified as murders. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Melissa Gira Grant and Ingrid Raphaël. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #1: UNJUST SYSTEMS Courtesy […]

October 26, 2021

Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance

Dawn Porter’s uplifting short takes us behind the scenes of Amy Sherald’s Breonna Taylor portrait, bringing grace and dignity to the tragic loss of her life.  This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #1: UNJUST SYSTEMS The November 11th screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Dawn Porter. The November 18th […]

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 #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 26, 2021

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

Filmmaker Todd Haynes has previously portrayed fictionalized musicians in Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There. Now he turns to documentary to explore The Velvet Underground and the 1960s New York scene of experimental art, music, and film. He conducts new interviews with surviving band members and eyewitnesses, including Jonathan Richman who brings vivid memories of […]

October 20, 2021

Shoot From The Heart

This short plays as part of In Conversation with Joan Churchill. Filmmaker Joan Churchill, who is being honored this year with DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement  Award, collaborates with Alan Barker on this personal portrait of legendary filmmakers Haskell Wexler, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. Over a rollicking evening, they discuss filmmaking and what it means to […]

October 19, 2021

The Plywood Project

WORLD PREMIERE The Plywood Project places art and NYC artists at the center of the movement for civic and social justice. Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Daniel Zambrano, Producers Valerie Guevara and Alejandra Ramirez and film subject Eve Moros Ortega. This short will screen as part of the […]

October 19, 2021

Light Snatcher

NYC PREMIERE To Juha Leiviskä, architecture is a way of experiencing light— a philosophy which he demonstrates time and time again in his breathtaking architectural creations. –Elyse Wang This short will screen as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: THE ARTISTS All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols […]