DOC NYC’s third annual Spring Showcase returns from May 18th – June 16th, 2023. Viewers have free access to 15 of this year’s most talked-about nonfiction films and series, paired with exclusive conversations featuring the creative teams behind them.
2023 Spring Showcase Events
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Boys in Blue – Q&A with Executive Producer/Director Peter Berg, Producer Mandon Lovett, Head Football Coach of Minneapolis North Charles Adams (“Coach OA”), and Assistant Football Coach of Minneapolis North Ricky Plunkett (“Coach Rick”) moderated by DOC NYC’s Brandon Harrison.
Screened May 18 – 19
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Q&A with Michael J. Fox and Director/Producer Davis Guggenheim, moderated by DOC NYC’s Jaie Laplante.
Screened May 20 – 21
Wild Life – Q&A with Director/Producer Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Director/Producer Jimmy Chin, moderated by DOC NYC’s Jaie Laplante.
Screened May 22 – 23
*There was an additional in-person screening on June 12 at the IFC Center at 7pm, followed by a live conversation with Director / Producer Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, moderated by DOC NYC’s Ruth Somalo.
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari – Q&A with Director/Producer Rory Kennedy, Co-Writer/Producer Mark Bailey and Co-Writer/Producer Dallas Brennan Rexer, moderated by DOC NYC’s Jaie Laplante.
Screened May 24 – 25
American Reckoning – Q&A with Director Yoruba Richen, Director Brad Lichtenstein, Film Participant Denise Jackson Ford and Former Chief of FBI Civil Rights Unit Cynthia Deitle, moderated by DOC NYC’s Ruth Somalo.
Screened May 26 – 27
Let Me Be Me – Q&A with Co-Director / Writer Dan Crane, Co-Director Katie Taber, Film Subject Kyle Westphal and Film Subject/Producer Jenifer Westphal, moderated by DOC NYC’s Brandon Harrison.
Screened May 28 – 29
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal – Q&A with Director / Executive Producer Julia Willoughby Nason and Showrunner / Executive Producer Michael Gasparro, moderated by DOC NYC’s Ruth Somalo.
Screened May 30 – 31
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey – Q&A with Director Rachel Dretzin and Subject Elissa Wall, moderated by DOC NYC’s Brandon Harrison.
Screened June 1 – 2
Stolen Youth: Inside The Cult At Sarah Lawrence – Q&A with Director / Executive Producer Zach Heinzerling, moderated by DOC NYC’s Ruth Somalo.
Screened June 3 – 4
“Sr.” – Q&A with Director / Cinematographer Chris Smith, moderated by DOC NYC’s Jaie Laplante.
Screened June 5 – 6
Judy Blume Forever – Q&A with Co-Director / Producer Davina Pardo, Co-Director / Producer Leah Wolchok and Producer Sara Bernstein, moderated by DOC NYC’s Bedatri Choudhury.
Screened June 7 – 8
*There was an additional in-person screening on May 31 at the IFC Center at 7pm; Q&A with a pre-recorded Q&A.
Pamela, a love story – Q&A with Director / Producer Ryan White, moderated by DOC NYC’s Jaie Laplante.
Screened June 9 – 10
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields – Q&A with Actress / Documentary Subject Brooke Shields and Director Lana Wilson, moderated by DOC NYC’s Jaie Laplante.
Screened June 11 – 12
If These Walls Could Sing – Q&A with Director Mary McCartney, moderated by DOC NYC’s Bedatri Choudhury.
Screened June 13 – 14
Last Flight Home – Q&A with Director / Producer Ondi Timoner, moderated by DOC NYC’s Samah Ali.
Screened June 15 – 16
Accessibility
All prerecorded conversations and select shows will have closed captioning. To inquire about accessibility for any DOC NYC events, please email accessibility@docnyc.net.
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