US PREMIERE Demolishing stereotypes while avoiding wrecking their cars, the Speed Sisters are the Middle East’s first all-female race-car team. Demonstrating high-octane talent, and the marketing savvy to draw attention to their camera-friendly lineup, this diverse, engaging group competes in Palestine’s makeshift motor sports circuit across the West Bank, overcoming Israeli checkpoints and restrictive societal […]
NYC PREMIERE For the past three decades a community of wise, elderly women enjoy a simple life in Chernobyl’s radioactive exclusion zone, subsisting on their beloved but toxic land, while radiation experts and soldiers marvel at their resilience. The three protagonists, more fearful of starvation than radiation, defied Ukrainian authorities to join a sisterhood of […]
NYC PREMIERE If you’re looking to understand Russia, the Bolshoi Ballet is a good place to start. This visually stunning work, backed by HBO Documentary Films, takes us inside the Bolshoi’s world of great artistry and intense rivalry in the dramatic year after an acid attack on its leader. While one of the company members […]
US PREMIERE Located on the edge of a cliff in China’s Sichuan province, the village of Gulu has been isolated from the outside world for centuries. Everything changes when Bao, an idealistic young revolutionary, arrives with plans to modernize the village, beginning with its only school. This doesn’t sit well with Shen, who, despite the […]
NYC PREMIERE Havana, Cuba. An up-and-coming singer searches for confidence, a young woman in love longs for motherhood and a veteran of the Revolution comes to terms with the death of her husband. Three women, united by blindness and a desire for independence, guide us through Cuba’s current economic and social landscape while pursuing their […]
NYC PREMIERE In 1973, French journalist Claude Lanzmann set out to make a documentary about the Holocaust. After twelve long years, he finally released the nearly ten-hour-long Shoah to critical acclaim. For the first time, the 89-year-old auteur reflects on the challenges he faced to realize his vision. Adam Benzine combines fascinating unused footage from […]
Risking execution to create work while imprisoned during China’s Cultural Revolution, Mu Xin demonstrates that great art is born of great struggle. This film is followed by CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH Doors open at 7:30, event start time is now 8:00. Prior to the film screening, DOC NYC will present the awards for the […]
NYC PREMIERE An elderly couple in the remote mountains of Nepal take a three-day journey to reclaim their long-lost sight. This film is followed by WILHEMINA’S WAR
WORLD PREMIERE This is an intimate film about Emilio a 90 year old cobbler living in Barcelona. He reflects on his life, the history of his country and introduces us to his craft. When the crisis hit Spain his son Daniel decides to come and work for him. This is a story about a father and a […]
NYC PREMIERE Working from his ramshackle home studio in rural France, taxidermist Jacques Gilbert breathes new life into dead skin – transforming plaster, metal and flesh into eerily lifelike sculptured animals. From improvising his first animal at the age of 12 through to the realities of working surrounded by death, Jacques offers a fascinating insight […]