Finding tender letters full of love and affection written by her father 15 years ago, an adult woman now fights to get that love back. – Robert John Torres This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis Chelsea All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired […]
US PREMIERE After his father lost his legs in an accident, JayDee takes on the same sport as he comes of age and participates in his first banger racing event. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to […]
NYC PREMIERE David Siev, one of DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 this year, turns his camera on his own small-town Michigan family’s fight for their American Dream during a transitional moment that mirrors a time of great flux in America. Siev’s father is from Cambodia and mother from Mexico, and the restaurant the family runs […]
NYC PREMIERE One woman’s journey as she, her doula, and obstetrician plan for the safe delivery of her son. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC […]
Tang’s son was stolen when the child was three. Twelve years later, the Chinese police found him but that joy was dampened by a new reality. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis Chelsea All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired […]
WORLD PREMIERE Seeking to uncover the origins of the rabid homophobia of the conservative church, a gay seminary scholar and a straight activist make a shocking discovery: In 1946 an erroneous translation of the term “homosexual” in the Bible that has been weaponized against the LGBTQIA+ community ever since. Director Rocky Roggio uses her own […]
Documentaries about the shared bonds that bring us closer as humans. (Total Running Time: 93 MIN) Seasons | Directors/Producers: Gabriella Canal, Michael Fearon, Columbia UniversityA mother and daughter come together on a farm during the pandemic to nurture plants and harvest food. (USA, 21 MIN) Birthing Without Fear | Director/Producer: Jessica Brown, CUNYOne woman’s journey […]
NYC PREMIERE An Ibach piano receives a makeover after surviving an international move and playing for four generations of pianists. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Rachel Weinberg. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis ChelseaClosed Captioning […]
NYC PREMIERE The romantic dalliances between men and women in old world Slovenia are remembered through grandmother Vera in this sexually frank and wildly comic animated tale. – Robert John Torres All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with […]
WORLD PREMIERE Chelly Wilson was a Christmas-celebrating Jewish grandma, a lesbian who married men, and a proud owner of porn theaters in 1970s NYC. Through audio recordings, Chelly recounts her pre-war escape from Greece up through her unlikely motherhood and rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd […]