NYC PREMIERE Director Gillian Armstrong (Little Women) tells the story of the Oscar-winning costume designer (and her fellow Australian) Orry-Kelly. Drawing upon clips from his work in Hollywood classics – Some Like It Hot, An American in Paris, Irma la Douce – Armstrong captures Kelly’s on-screen genius and his hidden life as a gay man. […]
WORLD PREMIERE In the age of social media, outrage has become commonplace. While individuals have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration […]
NYC PREMIERE Despite her Tony-winning performance in Broadway’s Grey Gardens, 79-year- old veteran character actor Mary Louise Wilson finds few new opportunities on the stage, so she decides to try teaching acting back in her native New Orleans. As Wilson finds her footing in this new role, she reflects on her long career, the sacrifices […]
NYC PREMIERE City of Gold profiles Pulitzer Prize- winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold and his relationship to Los Angeles. In writing about food, Gold also covers the city’s thriving immigrant culture. He devotes the same passion to small family-run ethnic restaurants that other critics give to haute cuisine. The film includes appearances by New York […]
IN PERSON: E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg & director Thom Zimny for post-show conversation. For one night, DOC NYC moves into the grand Ziegfeld Theater in midtown Manhattan to present the world premiere of an extraordinary concert film. Darkness on the Edge of Town captures a performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street […]