Samuel Habib has one goal: to be an independent adult. He travels across America and interviews key figures in the disability rights movement in order to create his own playbook. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Samuel Habib and Dan Habib. Courtesy of The New York Times Op-Docs […]
A glimpse into the artistic process behind brilliant creators across the disciplines. (Total Running Time: 88 MIN) Are You Down? | Director: Juan Matos, Dennis SchollFriends and colleagues comment on the work of New York artist Michael Richards, who lost his life working in his World Trade Center studio. (USA, 12 MIN) Made of Light […]
After breaking their winning streak, Maryland School for the Deaf’s championship high school football team shares their triumphs, trials, and how they will bounce back. The November 18th screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Matt Ogens. This short is part of the program SHORTLIST BLOCK #2: SPORTSLIST Courtesy of Netflix. This film […]
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. […]
NYC PREMIERE Feelings of Invisibility explores the art of Anne K. Abbott, an artist born with cerebral palsy, who focuses on subverting commonly held misconceptions of living with a disability while celebrating creative activism, sexuality, and agency. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Charmaine Kachibaia, Cinematographer Nickoloz Kachibaia and […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Professional aerial artist Katia Schwartz reworks her craft to embrace her weakening hearing abilities. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: THE ARTISTS This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Sam Martin and Producer Bek Ward. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Nigel Howard’s ASL interpretations for Covid briefings in British Columbia became internet famous, but Howard was already well known as an activist in the deaf community, and his impact is far greater than just a meme. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Producer Sky Morfopoulos. This screening is […]
NYC PREMIERE A close look at the people fighting for accessibility on New York City’s MTA – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Producer Branton Choi and film subject Sasha Blair-Goldensohn. This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: New York, New York This film contains the […]
Explore the creative process with artistic people around the globe. (Total Running Time: 84 MIN) Deafying Gravity| Director: Sam Martin Professional aerial artist Katia Schwartz reworks her craft to embrace her weakening hearing abilities. – Samah Ali (AUSTRALIA, 14 MIN) Feelings of Invisibility | Director: Charmaine Kachibaia Feelings of Invisibility explores the art of Anne […]
WORLD PREMIERE Guanglin is a blind boy in China who displays great skill at the ancient board game called Go, in which two players place black and white pieces on a grid in an attempt to dominate their opponent. Raised by a single father with limited means, Guanglin faces deep societal prejudice against the blind. […]