DOC NYC SUMMER SELECTS Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Time: 7:30pm ETVenue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYCTRT: 110 minutes As Petra Costa explored in her 2019 Academy-Award® nominated THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY, the concept of democracy in Brazil has been plagued by institutional corruption and populist mistrust almost since its restoration in the mid-1980s. In […]
US PREMIERE This jaw-dropping celebration of Brazilian baloeiros – secret groups of men who craft and launch elaborate hot-air balloons – is a first-rate big-screen experience. The immensely talented filmmaker Sissel Morrell Dargis spent years winning the trust of the outlawed subculture to create an epic portrayal of free-spirited artistry. Beyond the spectacle of ever-more […]
NYC PREMIERE Debra Granik’s forthcoming limited series Conbody vs Everybody is at once a story of the school-of-tough-knocks education of a charismatic ex-con, Coss Marte, as he tries to rebuild his life, and a portrait of the teeming life and energy of New York City’s Lower East Side, captured with the authenticity of atmosphere that […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Karina is a charismatic sex worker, a feminist, and activist who establishes a union for current and former sex workers in Uruguay. As she tries to find a different line of work, always taking on life’s difficulties with a sense of humor, this observational film follows her fight to prevent future workers from […]
NYC PREMIERE An intimate portrait of a small community of iconic gauchos (cowboys and cowgirls) who proudly preserve their traditions despite changing modern customs.The sacred bond they share with their animals is forged while facing the rigors of the wild together. With superb black-and-white cinematography and exquisite sound design, directors Dweck and Kershaw conjure a […]
WORLD PREMIERE A Hispanic border agent considers his role in a system that keeps people like him on one side, while others risk their lives for a better future in the United States. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following […]
NYC PREMIERE A Cuban-American artist renowned for his children’s books and satiric magazine covers creates a vivid political memoir via a graphic novel. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE A migrant worker muses on the American Dream and his home as he helms the rides at a carnival. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center […]
As the passengers settle on a bus, we overhear many odd conversations about their upcoming weekend. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for […]
US PREMIERE In Mexico City, a group of teenage gangsters collectively call themselves “Ernesto.” The camera shadows them elegantly, preserving their anonymity as they go about daily life, both victims and perpetrators all at once. Immersive, engaging, and brilliantly unsettling, the narrative exposes the mechanisms and entanglements that allow these worlds of violence to thrive […]