DOC NYC SELECTS: WINTER 2026 Date: Tuesday, March 3Time: 7:00pm ETVenue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYCTRT: 90 minutes NYC PREMIERE A LIFE ILLUMINATED follows trailblazing marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder – one of the first women in her field and one of the first humans to explore the ocean’s twilight zone – as she […]
DOC NYC Selects Winter 2025 Date: Tuesday, March 18Time: 7:00pm ETVenue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYCTRT: 89 minutes Fifty years after the strange case of Sara Jane Moore and U.S. President Gerald Ford, suburban fury in America is boiling over again, and Robinson Devor’s new documentary Suburban Fury is timely AF. In the early […]
DOC NYC Selects: Summer 2024 Season Date: Tuesday, July 2Time: 7:00pm ETVenue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYCTRT: 103 minutes NYC PREMIERE Lhakpa Sherpa is the first Nepali woman to summit and descend Mount Everest — but how she navigated her life as a single mother and immigrant is an even more heroic tale. Oscar-nominated […]
WORLD PREMIERE Following advocates pushing for FDA approval of a pill demonstrated to boost female desire, this engaging documentary explores stark inequalities regarding women’s sexual health. The film exposes how medical education and healthcare institutions systematically ignore women’s sexual needs while normalizing dozens of drugs for male erectile dysfunction. Witty, urgent, and illuminating, The Pink […]
NYC PREMIERE The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing celebrates the life of the dynamic author, editor, and activist. From her Harlem roots to her role as a self-described “culture worker,” Toni’s wit and fierce commitment to change come alive through rare footage and the voices of those who knew her best, including Toni Morrison […]
Winner of the 2025 Sundance World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize, Cutting Through Rocks is a stirring portrait of courage and conviction. In a remote Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi becomes the first elected councilwoman—with bold dreams of teaching teenage girls to ride motorcycles and halting child marriages. But when accusations question her motives, Sara finds […]
A powerful act of witness and remembrance, this urgent, deeply personal documentary unfolds through video calls between filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona. Their connection bridges both geography and grief, offering a rare, unfiltered window into daily life inside Gaza. Hassona’s grace, resilience, and luminous spirit ground the film in […]
In our politically polarized era, librarians across the US have found their profession under siege as an unprecedented wave of book banning hits Texas, Florida, and beyond. As the crisis escalates, they join forces as unlikely defenders on the frontlines of democracy. Flanked by students and concerned community members, the librarians join ranks to fight […]
Faced with their beloved South Florida trailer park’s imminent closure, three single, older women band together to fight their eviction and save their community while confronting the specter of homelessness. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Charlotte Cooley. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue […]
Through home videos and voicemails, a young Filipino-American soccer player relives her team’s historic World Cup win—culminating in a return to her roots and a journey that is both personal and profound. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Reina Bonta. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request […]