NYC PREMIERE Sinte Gleska University on Rosebud Reservation has been a model for Indigenous-controlled education thanks to the perseverance of its founders. – Dewitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Scott Faris. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff […]
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. […]
Director Peter Nicks is the recipient of DOC NYC’s 2021 Robert and Anne Drew Award that honors excellence in observational documentary. Following his films The Waiting Room and The Force, Homeroom completes a thematic trilogy exploring different institutions in Oakland, California. Here, we follow the senior class of Oakland High School through the tumultuous year […]
NYC PREMIERE An intimate invitation to a night that shatters shame and confusion around the female genitalia. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Aurora Brachman. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: SHE STORIES This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for […]
NYC PREMIERE A reflective, personal documentary on bullying and memory from director Jay Rosenblatt. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Jay Rosenblatt. This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: New York, New York This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online […]
NYC PREMIERE Kinderland uses the nostalgia of summer camp to explore communism, socialism, and what it takes to educate the next generation. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Amy Grappell and Producer Jessica Wolfson . This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: The People […]
NYC PREMIERE A diverse group of middle-school students goes on the journey of a lifetime when they compete in a nationwide competition sponsored by MIT to code satellites aboard the International Space Station. Focusing primarily on three students as they participate in a NASA competition where astronauts will put the programs to the test, Thomas […]
WORLD PREMIERE Don’t let the 8- to 12- year- old age range fool you: Color Killer, a head-banging punk group, can bring the noise! But can they overcome in-fighting and jealousies to ace their biggest live performance ever? SNL’s Chris Parnell “counsels” their supportive, roadie/manager parents as the film follows the band during the weeks […]
WORLD PREMIERE Mr. McArevey is a visionary headmaster at a Catholic primary school in one of the toughest neighborhoods of Belfast, Northern Ireland. He loves Elvis and teaches his students to connect with their feelings, while taking on the legacies of the “The Troubles.” In this exceptional portrait of a community still healing from trauma, […]