October 7, 2020

MATERIAL BODIES

INTERNATIONAL PERMIERE | A sensual and cinematic look at the relationship between amputees and their limbs, interweaving dance and dialogue.   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 Dorothy Allen-Pickard (Filmmaker), […]

October 7, 2020

LUPITA (LUPITA. QUE RETIEMBLE LA TIERRA)

Lupita, a Tsostil Maya massacre survivor, stands at the forefront of a new movement of indigenous women. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Monica Wise (Director/Producer), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: SPEAK UP, STAND UP

October 7, 2020

JUST HOLD ON

7-year-old sheep riding champion Marlie McDonald is a symbol of resilience and vigor. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Sam Davis (Co-director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: SHE STORIES

October 7, 2020

HUNTSVILLE STATION

Inmates released from Huntsville State Penitentiary take in their first moments of freedom with phone calls, cigarettes, and quiet reflection at the nearby Greyhound station.   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 […]

October 7, 2020

HAYAT

Rahma, an Eritrean migrant in Australia, encounters difficulties and isolation as she works to keep her four young children connected to their culture. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Rendah Haj (Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: ROOTS

October 7, 2020

FIRST MOVE

WORLD PREMIERE | A Washington Heights elementary school chess team attends the country’s largest scholastic chess tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.   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 Arielle […]

October 7, 2020

BY WAY OF CANARSIE

Vignettes explore Canarsie’s unique relationship to the water through recreation, resiliency, and the community’s imagination for the future.   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 Emily Packer (Co-Director), […]

October 7, 2020

BETYE SAAR: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

At 93, there’s no stopping when it comes to the legendary artist Betye Saar. 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 Christine Turner (Director), immediately following the film. This […]

October 7, 2020

ALL THE POSSIBILITIES…

A meditation on artist Vernon Pratt’s 1,450 square foot painting immerses viewers in his world of systematic abstraction, a symphony in black and white. Included with the screening ticket is an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Louis W Cherry (Director), Marsha Gordon (Co-Director), immediately following the film. This film is part of the shorts program SHORTS: ART […]

October 5, 2020

WOMEN IN BLUE

When Janeé Harteau becomes Minneapolis’s first female police chief, she sets out to change a troubled department by addressing racially biased policing, increasing transparency, recruiting more women into the force, and championing leadership roles for female officers. But all of her reforms are threatened by an officer’s fatal shooting of an unarmed woman. Filming both […]