NYC PREMIERE Video diaries between two close friends capture the tensions and troubles of 2020 in São Paulo, Brazil, and Los Angeles, USA. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: UNSANCTIONED SURVIVAL All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while attending DOC NYC events. […]
NYC PREMIERE Madame Pipi follows the personal journeys of female Haitian bathroom attendants in Miami’s hottest nightclubs and their support to Haiti through their tips.– Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: UNSANCTIONED SURVIVAL This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis ChelseaDescriptive […]
NYC PREMIERE Following up on her film Stateless, Director Michèle Stephenson chronicles one woman’s journey fighting the Dominican Republic’s anti-Black laws revoking citizenship for people with Haitian ancestry. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Michèle Stephenson. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: UNSANCTIONED SURVIVAL All guests & staff […]
NYC PREMIERE A young, queer Guatemalan-American shows us their life and dreams for their future through endearing, illustrative animation. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Shaleece Haas, Editor Iliana Garcia and Composer Jorge Corante. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following […]
NYC PREMIERE An intimate look at the lingering economic, psychological, and emotional impacts of the Tulsa Massacre through the lens of descendants. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Nailah Jefferson and Producer Michelle Budnick. This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: MODERN FAMILY This film contains the following […]
US PREMIERE As a daughter tends to her incapacitated mother, their bond grows stronger through non-verbal communication. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: CARETAKERS 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 […]
US PREMIERE Experience the final moments of care administered to a human body before cremation. – Samah Ali This screening is part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: CARETAKERS This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Anton von Heiseler, Producers Sarah Dreyer and Malte Kutz, Editor Merit Giessen, Cinematographer Anastasia Gavrilova and writer Vanessa Gunesch. […]
WORLD PREMIERE In the remote north, the Chukotka people face harsh arctic hunting conditions in a beautifully soundcaped and shot film. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Darya Kuznetsova and copywriter Artem Kolotov. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: SOUNDSCAPES All guests & staff […]
NYC PREMIERE A poetic meditation on family and its interaction with incarceration. – DeWitt Davis This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Mariah Barrera and film subject Robert Barrera. This screening is being played as part of the SHORTS PROGRAM: SOUNDSCAPES All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health […]
NYC PREMIERE How can hemp help heal and restore land? Two sisters in upstate New York seek to blaze a new trail in regenerative farming through the cultivation of this controversial plant. – Elyse Wang This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Chiara Hollender and Producer Lauren Nolan. This screening is being played […]