October 19, 2021

Pulse

WORLD PREMIERE In the remote north, the Chukotka people face harsh arctic hunting conditions in a beautifully soundcaped and shot film. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Darya Kuznetsova and copywriter Artem Kolotov. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  SOUNDSCAPES All guests & staff […]

October 19, 2021

Phenomena

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Scientific experimentation combines music and stunning cinematography into a film that just has to be experienced. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Josef Gatti, Producer Rob Innes and film composer Kim Moyes. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  SOUNDSCAPES All guests & […]

October 19, 2021

Load Cycle

US PREMIERE The back-breaking work of a Peruvian river port is portrayed with a cinematic and rhythmic sense that informs and mesmerizes. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Daniel Martinez-Quintanilla, Executive producer Julio Blanca and Producer Yannick Nolin. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: […]

October 19, 2021

View

NYC PREMIERE Our modern landscapes are changed by excesses and compromises, what has our view become? – DeWitt Davis This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  OUR IMPACT/OUR CRISIS All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC events. For the latest […]

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

Greetings From Myanmar

NYC PREMIERE Who truly appreciates a country’s beauty, the people who live there or the people who pay to visit? A stunning documentary where each beautifully composed frame creates a postcard that asks you to consider the effects of power, colonialism and capitalism. – Elyse Wang This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS […]

October 19, 2021

Everyman

NYC PREMIERE A personal essay documenting gender transition and acceptance through the eyes of a superhero.  – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Jack Goessens and Producer Reece Cargan. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM:  PROFILES This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed […]

October 19, 2021

The Scarecrows

NYC PREMIERE A village in Japan populates its empty town with scarecrows to keep its aging inhabitants company. A quiet look into how a community lives, dies, and must ultimately adapt to changing times. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Dan Hodgson and Producer Julia Alcamo. This film is […]

October 19, 2021

3:07

WORLD PREMIERE A personal expression of transformation, as a mother turns her grief and silence around a stillborn into an expression of remembrance. – Elyse Wang This film is playing as part of the Shorts Program:  Lamenting Loss This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Megan Miller. All guests & staff will […]

October 19, 2021

THE NEW GOSPEL

US PREMIERE Materna, Italy, where Pasolini filmed the recreation of the life of Jesus, is the location for an updated reenactment entitled The New Gospel, a film gracefully blending art and activism. “Jesus was a social revolutionary,” says award-winning documentarian Milo Rau. With Cameroonian political activist Yvan Sagnet cast as Jesus, the film takes us […]