After its popularity last year, DOC NYC brings back Jock Docs, a section devoted to sports and athletes. Explore race car driving in the Middle East, a trail sled dog race in Alaska and wrestling in Mexico, amongst other disciplines. Speed Sisters serves up high-octane excitement as it showcases the first all-female race-car team in the Middle East. Demolishing […]
Amongst DOC NYC’s brand-new thematic sections is Behind the Scenes, which looks at films about films. Rare home movies, cinema classics, projectionists, pre-teen film buffs and costume designers all share the DOC NYC screens to tell the story of films and filmmaking. The NYC Premiere Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah reveals the twelve-year struggle taken by […]
Foodies and film buffs,our Doc Eat Doc program is for you! Restaurant culture is at the heart of our new Doc Eat Doc section. Restaurateurs from eateries from all over the world share their struggles, successes and overall experiences with food. One of the highlights of this brand new section is the NYC Premiere of King Georges. […]
Latin American, hip hop, punk and soul: there are plenty of music genres to choose from in our Sonic Cinema section. The World Premiere of MAD TIGER goes behind the scenes of Peelander-Z, a Japanese art-punk band based in New York, known for their outrageous performance and headed by charismatic Peelander Yellow (also known as Kengo Hioki). […]
Taking on fracking, racism, the medical establishment and more, Fight the Power is DOC NYC’s section focused on activism. In the NYC Premiere BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez, the spoken word poet and a seminal figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s has used her gift for words to fight racism, sexism and war. The film features appearances […]
With iconic Britpop band Blur poised to take the stage at Madison Square Garden tonight, DOC NYC is excited to announce the US Premiere of Blur: New World Towers, directed by Sam Wrench, on Sunday, November 15th at the SVA theatre at 7pm. “When the opportunity arose to premiere Blur: New World Towers at DOC […]
Each year, DOC NYC introduces different thematic programs. New this year is Modern Family, which explores unconventional families and communities. Making its World Premiere in this section is The Melting Family, a candid personal film by Nicole Groton who will attend the festival. Follow her as she shares memories of her complex childhood, while family members […]
The Wild Life a new section at DOC NYC for 2015 explores our relationships to animals. Pit bulls, horses, tigers are all portrayed in these films which illustrates the bonds between humans and animals. Among these is Huntwatch which will have its World Premiere. In this fascinating documentary, Brian Davies, a charismatic young activist, sets out on a crusade in Canada to […]
For a perennial panorama of the world, take a close look at our International Perspectives section. Through the diversity of our international program, you can travel to China, Cuba, Mexico and many more places. In the World Premiere of All Rise, (pictured) directors Jay Shapiro and Jeffrey Saunders explores the Jessup, a prestigious simulated court […]
For a taste of American documentary filmmaking today, be sure to check out our American Perspectives Selection. This program offers diverse viewpoints from all parts of the country. In the North American Premiere of The Fear of 13, Director David Sington (scheduled to attend) draws a portrait of convicted prisoner Nick Yarris, who was sentenced to death for […]