WORLD PREMIERE | An intimate portrait of artist Jill Gill, whose paintings, dating back to the 1950s, capture the never-ending cycle of change New Yorkers have come to accept as a part of daily living. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with David Gross (Filmmaker), immediately following the film. This film […]
Acclaimed operatic tenor Michael Fabiano faces concerns about living openly as a gay man within the traditionally conservative culture of his field. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Alex Mallis (Filmmaker), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: ROOTS
At 93, there’s no stopping when it comes to the legendary artist Betye Saar. This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Christine Turner (Director), immediately following the film. This […]
A meditation on artist Vernon Pratt’s 1,450 square foot painting immerses viewers in his world of systematic abstraction, a symphony in black and white. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Louis W Cherry (Director), Marsha Gordon (Co-Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: ART […]
2020 VIEWFINDERS SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR BEST USE OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL WORLD PREMERE | Emerging as a distinctive voice in the East Village art scene of the 1980s, David Wojnarowicz combined a variety of disciplines, from painting and photography to music and writing, in his artistic practice. Fiercely and unapologetically embracing his queer identity, he rebelled against […]
Artists Steina and Woody Vasulka escaped the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia to find refuge in New York City. There, they founded the legendary art and performance gallery The Kitchen. Their groundbreaking installations were at the heart of New York’s art scene in the 1960s, where they shared wild nights with the likes of Andy Warhol, […]
In this timely and radical film about female desire, gender politics, and sexuality, director Maria Finitzo invites us to share intimate conversations with women on a mission to reverse a patriarchal legacy that excludes female empowerment through omissions and distortions. Sophia Wallace’s artwork on “cliteracy” acts as a powerful framing device as the film explores […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | An epic self-portrait of Ulrike Ottinger, one of Germany’s most prominent contemporary avant-garde artists, known for her paintings, photographs, and, above all, her films. An impressive and extensive archive of sensorial memories, historical photographs, and documentary footage traces the early influences of Ottinger’s life in Paris in the 1960s. This was […]
WORLD PREMIERE | Dash Snow rejected a life of privilege to make his own way as an artist on the streets of downtown New York City in the late 1990s. Developing from a notorious graffiti tagger into an international art star, he documented his drug- and alcohol-fueled nights with the surrogate family he formed with […]
Along with friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf grew from a graffiti artist into a major force in the 1980s NYC art scene. Obsessed with garbage, cartoons, and plastic, this playful Peter Pan’s roller coaster career flourished despite the decimation of the AIDS crisis and the fickle tastes of the art world. From […]