DOC NYC SUMMER SELECTS Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Time: 7:00pm ETVenue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYCTRT: 106 minutes NYC PREMIERE! Like many fans of Jeff Buckley’s 1994 album “Grace”, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg has long been fascinated by the enigmatic California singer, who died so tragically in Memphis at the age of 30. […]
DOC NYC Selects Winter 2025 Season Sneak Preview Screening Date: Tuesday, March 11Time: 7:00pm ETVenue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYCTRT: 100 minutes Who speaks – or sings – for America? In 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had adopted New York City as their new hometown and were busy absorbing the wildly contradictory mores of […]
Like many fans of Jeff Buckley, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg has long been fascinated by the enigmatic California singer, who tragically died at the age of 30. Buckley’s ethereal voice and songs have endured, riveting new audiences and musicians for decades. Bringing her questing curiosity to Buckley’s personal archives—much of it never seen by the […]
The transcendent composer and interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk has been creating and performing for six decades. Pioneering new vocabularies of sound and imagery as she broke through in the 1960s and ‘70s downtown NYC arts scene, Monk’s talent is appreciated in this mosaic telling, inspired by her own style. Featuring interviews with the likes of […]
Who speaks—or sings—for America? In 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had adopted NYC as their new home base and were busy absorbing the wildly contradictory mores of a fracturing American society, when Lennon gave the only full-length show he would ever play after the breakup of The Beatles, the One to One benefit concert […]
Transgender opera singers navigate and reshape the rigid boundaries of their art, intertwining personal stories with history to challenge tradition and reveal the evolutionary fluidity of voice and gender. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director Lydia Cornett. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. […]
From Swiss avant-garde roots to American pop culture, two artists crafted a song that became a cultural touchstone. Exploring its legacy through archival footage and interviews reveals its enduring influence. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Nick Canfield. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue […]
Under Ramón Bryant Braxton’s direction, Black artists of all ages unite in a powerful Juneteenth celebration, bridging generations through music that honors history, resilience, and the enduring spirit of community. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors Justin Emeka and Haley Watson. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE This rich, music-filled portrait of Afro-Cuban icon Pablo Milanés traces his extraordinary life from child prodigy to beloved musician and activist. Framed by tender scenes of an aging Pablo in Madrid with his sprawling family, PARA VIVIR journeys through Cuba’s political and cultural evolution alongside his legendary career. With intimate stories from […]
WORLD PREMIERE The Sunset Marquis is the legendary go-to for rock ’n’ roll royalty to cool their heels in Los Angeles, especially in the sex, drugs, and bad behavior heyday of the 1970s and ’80s. Pure gold is mined out of recollections from Ringo Starr, Slash, Cyndi Lauper, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Crow, Dave Grohl, Bruce […]