Short-form documentaries have been booming in recent years thanks to major players such as Netflix, TIME Studios, Field of Vision, POV, MTV, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. DOC NYC’s Short List for Shorts, organized by Shorts Programmer Samah Ali, highlights 12 doc shorts that impress us as the year’s leading awards contenders. […]
Acclaimed musician Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson makes his directorial debut shaping a treasure trove of footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The film features a Who’s Who of Black performers representing the music of Motown, Latin America, Africa, gospel, blues, and more. As a master DJ, Questlove knows exactly how to mix classic performances with […]
Filmmaker Todd Haynes has previously portrayed fictionalized musicians in Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There. Now he turns to documentary to explore The Velvet Underground and the 1960s New York scene of experimental art, music, and film. He conducts new interviews with surviving band members and eyewitnesses, including Jonathan Richman who brings vivid memories of […]
NYC PREMIERE A meditative process documentary that explores the inherent connection between maker and user that exists in handmade crafts. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Jason Outenreath. This short will screen as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: THE ARTISTS All guests & staff will be required to comply […]
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 […]
WORLD PREMIERE Jazz drummer Kassa Overall reflects on his time in the Covid-empty city while preparing to leave—perhaps forever – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Sean Mattison. This screening is being played as part of the Shorts Program: COVIDEOS All guests & staff will be required to comply […]
Stories about born and chosen families. (Total Running Time: 87 MIN) Descended from the Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street | Director: Nailah Jefferson An intimate look at the lingering economic, psychological, and emotional impacts of the Tulsa Massacre through the lens of descendants. – Elyse Wang (USA, 22 MIN) Freedom Swimmer | […]
Explore the creative process with artistic people around the globe. (Total Running Time: 84 MIN) Deafying Gravity| Director: Sam Martin Professional aerial artist Katia Schwartz reworks her craft to embrace her weakening hearing abilities. – Samah Ali (AUSTRALIA, 14 MIN) Feelings of Invisibility | Director: Charmaine Kachibaia Feelings of Invisibility explores the art of Anne […]
Hunter’s MFA Program in Integrated Media Arts (IMA) offers advanced studies in nonfiction media making. The IMA Program educates multidisciplinary, socially engaged media makers in a diverse range of skills across the media landscape. Working with faculty from film, video, emerging media and journalism backgrounds, students learn to conceptualize, create and distribute innovative, politically and […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Vince Anderson made his way to New York to enter the seminary, but his true calling, music, changed his life forever. With his band, The Love Choir, Vince’s now-legendary weekly show became an institution in the Brooklyn music scene. Through powerful revival-style performance and social activism, Vince’s intimate journey of faith and […]