Each year, hundreds of thousands of children’s letters to Santa arrive at post offices around the country. The USPS attempts to make their Christmas wishes come true through a massive community organizing project known as Operation Santa. Through this initiative, volunteers are mobilized to adopt letters and bring holiday cheer (and gifts) to children nationwide, […]
Two Oakland teens explore what it means to be young, Black, and committed to making art in their rapidly changing city. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Shannon St. Aubin (Filmmaker), immediately following the film. This film is part of the the shorts program SHORTS: ART TIME
In the suburbs of Denver, Colorado, Sarah has turned her home into a haven for immigrants newly-released from state custody. This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Dia Sokol Savage […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | Shining a light on the previously unexplored role of paper in ink painting, Beijing-based artists Liu Dan and Shao Fan explain how paper shapes their work. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Olivia Wang (Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program […]
Actor Malcolm, an Irish expat based in New York City, works through the grief from the loss of his mother and of his friend Philip Seymour Hoffman. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Imelda O’Reilly (Director/Co-Writer/Producer), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: ALL […]
Myths are woven to try to understand how a small town copes with the devastation and trauma of a natural disaster. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Joanna Vasquez Arong (Director/Producer), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: IN THIS LIFE
Celebrated digital artist Jacolby Satterwhite contemplates some of the most fundamental questions around the relationship between artists and the works they create. This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with […]
Five women fight for their children through the cycle of homelessness, drug addiction, and neglect. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Savanah Leaf, Taylor Russell (Filmmakers), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: SHE STORIES
Barry, a volunteer with The 9/11 Tribute Museum in New York City, shares the story of his son, a gifted young newlywed who was killed on 9/11. This film has English language closed captioning available. For more information about closed captions and accessibility at DOC NYC, please click here. Included with the screening ticket is […]
Attica Scott, the only Black woman in the Kentucky state legislature, fights to dismantle a system of discrimination against Black people penalized for something seemingly innocuous–their hair. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Samantha Knowles (Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: SPEAK UP, STAND […]