As the new Director of Industry and Education at DOC/NYC, Malikkah will oversee a portfolio of projects including DOC NYC PRO, the festival’s line-up of educational courses and industry networking opportunities; Only In New York industry meetings for filmmakers with works-in-progress; and the 40 Under 40 list. Malikkah brings 15 years of experience in education, […]
Megan Gilbride is a two-time Emmy-winning and Independent Spirit Award-nominated producer of narrative and documentary films. She produced the Emmy award-winning documentary Tower, which was shortlisted for the Best Documentary Academy Award, was nominated for a Peabody Award, and broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens. She produced Lovers of Hate, a Sundance Dramatic Competition premiere, released by […]
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and impact strategist from NYC. Her editing debut won an Emmy, and she has continued to distinguish herself as a producer, editor, and director. Her film, Quest, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, was nominated for a Peabody, two Emmys, two Independent Spirit Awards, and […]
Elizabeth facilitates partnerships for DOC NYC’s year-round programming in addition to coordinating outreach efforts for IFC Center via marketing and membership. She has been helping audiences meet great films for over a decade starting with selling tickets and popcorn at an art-house theater in Austin, Texas and screening films for film festivals such as SXSW, […]
Tair is the program coordinator at IFC Center and a ticketing associate at DOC NYC. She has previously worked at Quad Cinema and Rooftop Films and has always been passionate about cultivating the cinematic experience. Tair is from Israel and initially moved to New York to study film production at New York University. She enjoys […]
Elyse is a documentary programmer, storyteller, and life-long student. Her passion for non-fiction media and public media have led her to program for the Asian American International Film Festival and work on a film project with CAAM. Although she loves all parts of the filmmaking process, her favorite part is being able to share stories […]
DeWitt has been working with film and cinema presentations for over 15 years. He has been with DOC NYC since the first year of the festival and an Associate Programmer of Shorts since 2018. Over the years he has worked for multiple North American film festivals in the technical and programming teams. He also worked […]
Kim Garcia is a New York based filmmaker whose work has shown at Newfest, Fringe! Queer Film and Art Fest, and Seattle Queer Film Festival. She has filled various roles in exhibition and operations at Tribeca Film Festival, CAAM, NewFest, and Nantucket Film Festival. Currently, she is a screener for American Documentary’s POV program and […]
Bedatri D. Choudhury is The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Arts and Entertainment Editor. Before this, she worked extensively with documentary films, particularly in the areas of program management and commissioning. She was most recently the Managing Editor of Documentary magazine, and is a programmer with DOCNYC and SFFILM. An alumna of the NYFF Critics Academy, Sundance and […]
Jenny Raskin is Co-Executive Director at Impact Partners. She has worked as a documentary producer, director, series producer and executive producer. Her credits includes STEP (executive producer), Trophy (executive producer), Dina (executive producer), Our Nixon (executive producer), Here Come the Videofreex (director/producer), Motherland Afghanistan (producer), On Hostile Ground (director/producer), and many others. She received her B.A. […]