WORLD PREMIERE Jeanette Lee, aka Black Widow, dominated pool halls and competitions in the ‘90s and early 2000s. The Asian American icon brought style, power and skill to the billiards scene. With her recent cancer diagnosis, Lee recounts growing up in NYC, her storied career and the hidden challenges she faced. Filmmaker Ursula Liang (9-Man […]
US PREMIERE Senobia was a self-made artist and a surrealist collector who transformed her home into the “Museum of Antiquities of All Species.” In her small Panamanian village, the extraordinary world she built with her artistic creations and her writings impacted the lives of other women struggling with the patriarchal system around them. In this […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE An honest look into the shocking reality of the current teen mental health crisis. The bond between the sisters Tess and Liv seems to be unbreakable until Liv, who battles with depression, body dysmorphia and suicidal thoughts, can’t take it anymore. Surviving sister Tess guides us through a heart-wrenching journey to understanding […]
US PREMIERE On the violent border between Brazil and Paraguay, a battle between agribusiness and indigenous sovereignty wages. Filmmakers Laura Faerman and Marina Weis outline the clash between lawyer Luana Ruiz, heiress to the contested land and staunch Jair Bolsonaro supporter, and Alenir Ximendes, Guarani-Kaiowá leader, teacher and activist. A powerful cinematic chronicle of Ximendes’s […]
NYC PREMIERE A young woman reflects on her first relationship as she questions four years later, “did that happen because I’m a bad lesbian?” – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Co-Director Olivia Muse. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests […]
NYC PREMIERE A meticulous documenting of the filmmaker’s mother as she gradually slips into the grip of dementia. Rea Tajiri is both a witness and a participant in a process of remembrance and archiving; throughout this moving collaboration, the mother and daughter switch roles between daughter, mother, survivor, and documentarian. Without falling into the trappings […]
From intimate to platonic, love is all around us. (Total Running Time: 77 MIN) Crush Icebergs | Director/Producer: Hannah Rafkin, School of Visual ArtsFour queer adults reflect on the TV and movie characters that captured their adolescent hearts. (USA, 15 MIN) Hare Krishna Consciousness | Director/Producer: Jamila Yancy, The New SchoolA look inside the life […]
Profiles of dynamic individuals both local and abroad. (Total Running Time: 88 MIN) At Home Among Strangers | Director/Producer: Asya Gorbacheva, Hunter CollegeThis intimate observational portrait of Sasha Smirnov, a gay asylum seeker, explores the steep price of freedom after coming out publicly in Russia. (USA, 24 MIN) Zoom Acting | Director/Producer: Juwan Wyatt, Brooklyn […]
World Premiere: One woman’s experience having face blindness. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC events. For the latest information, please review our policies here.
WORLD PREMIERE This experimental hybrid documentary addresses the erasure/invisibility and the anxiety surrounding identity while living abroad. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Azia Egbe. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply […]