October 19, 2021

Night & Day

NYC PREMIERE A tender look at three generations of motherhood and music in a bittersweet recollection of filmmaker Paolo Bitanga’s last Christmas with his grandmother. Elyse Wang This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC […]

October 19, 2021

Nasir

NYC PREMIEREA raw, vulnerable celebration of acceptance, Nasir is a quiet film reflecting on the first steps of expressing who you were always meant to be.  – Elyse Wang This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and […]

October 19, 2021

Descended From The Promised Land: The Legacy Of Black Wall Street

NYC PREMIERE An intimate look at the lingering economic, psychological, and emotional impacts of the Tulsa Massacre through the lens of descendants. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Nailah Jefferson and Producer Michelle Budnick. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following […]

October 19, 2021

The Train Station

NYC PREMIERE Animation brings alive a family’s tragic experience in Canada’s residential school system for indigenous children.  – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Lyana Patrick. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: CARETAKERS This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC […]

October 19, 2021

Tell Me More

US PREMIERE As a daughter tends to her incapacitated mother, their bond grows stronger through non-verbal communication. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: CARETAKERS All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC events. For the latest information, please review our […]

October 19, 2021

Rat Tail

NYC PREMIERE Director Chad Sogas reflects on his juvenile rat tail and unravels an unexpected journey of self-healing from depression. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Chad Sogas. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: CARETAKERS This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online […]

October 19, 2021

My Brother’s Keeper

NYC PREMIERE A poetic meditation on family and its interaction with incarceration. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Mariah Barrera and film subject Robert Barrera. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  SOUNDSCAPES All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health […]

October 19, 2021

Women Of The Earth, Melany & Freya

NYC PREMIERE How can hemp help heal and restore land? Two sisters in upstate New York seek to blaze a new trail in regenerative farming through the cultivation of this controversial plant. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Chiara Hollender and Producer Lauren Nolan. This screening is being played […]

October 19, 2021

The Heavens

NYC PREMIERE A family considers a new livelihood when their olive grove harvest yields less and less each year. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Manuel Marini. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  OUR IMPACT/OUR CRISIS All guests & staff will be required to […]

October 19, 2021

No Man’s Land

NYC PREMIERE While exploring a lesbian community in Alabama this film reveals the importance of found family and intentional community living. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Directors Anna Andersen and Gabriella Canal. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  SHE STORIES This screening is co-presented […]