October 9, 2025

The Long Walk: The Story of the Bharat Jodo Yatra

NYC PREMIERE An exploration of a massive protest march across India, why this historic event was largely ignored by the media, and its significance for the survival of the country’s secular democracy. – Anita Raswant The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Shruti Ganguly. All in-person screening venues provide […]

October 9, 2025

The Memories of Others

NYC PREMIERE Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura gathers extraordinary images of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, showing a unique connection with the people and the time. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Marc Lesser. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC […]

October 9, 2025

This Side of Salina

NYC PREMIERE Four young women in Syracuse reflect on their lives, love, and community, using dance and conversation to explore everything from youthful regrets to raising a daughter. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Lynne Sachs. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with […]

October 9, 2025

Underground Sounds: The New Thousand Story

WORLD PREMIERE Street performers Adrian Jusdanis and Alan Zavodsky draw crowds with their dynamic sound and high energy. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Emma Keatley. The second screening will be followed by a Q&A with film participant Adrian Jusdanis. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]

October 9, 2025

What Does the Mud Whisper?

NYC PREMIERE A beautifully observed portrait of childhood and family from a visual storyteller confident in the quiet power of image, gesture, and atmosphere. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Dea Tcholokava. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]

October 9, 2025

Who Was Here?

US PREMIERE In a unique melding of memory, language, and technology, a young Greek woman seeks to fill in the gaps in her family history using an innovative AI program. – Karen McMullen The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer/writer Evi Stamou. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon […]

October 9, 2025

Women Laughing

NYC PREMIERE Liza Donnelly gathers a witty crew of fellow New Yorker women cartoonists to swap doodles, discuss their passion and process, and share a peek into the iconic magazine’s history. – Karen McMullen The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/ film participant Liza Donnelly and director Kathleen Hughes. […]

October 8, 2025

Am I the Skinniest Person You’ve Ever Seen?

Two sisters’ pact to go on a diet together lit the spark for one sibling’s eating disorder. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

October 15, 2024

SHAKING IT UP: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LIZ CARPENTER

NY PREMIERE Liz Carpenter was a trailblazing Texas journalist, White House advisor, activist, and feminist who knocked down gender barriers in American politics. Five-time DOC NYC alumna Abby Ginzberg teamed up with Christy Carpenter for this thoroughly delightful remembrance of Christy’s mother. Liz’s humor, candor and legendary persuasive abilities are brought back to vivid immediacy […]

October 10, 2024

FOREST

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE When Polish couple Asia and Marek decide to move to a remote cabin in Bialowieza Forest and home-school their children Marysia, Ignacy, and Franek, they imagine an innocent paradise far from the modern world’s problems. The woods are a mysterious, magical place to explore and learn, and the children  delight in images […]