Spring Showcase 2023

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.

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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
*Additional in-person screening on June 12 at the IFC Center at 7pm, followed by a live conversation with Director / Producer Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Director / Producer Jimmy Chin, 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.
Screens 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.
Screens 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.
Screens June 3 – 4

“Sr.” – Q&A with Director / Cinematographer Chris Smith, moderated by DOC NYC’s Jaie Laplante.
Screens 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.
Screens June 7 – 8
*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.
Screens 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.
Screens June 11 – 12

If These Walls Could Sing – Q&A with Director Mary McCartney, moderated by DOC NYC’s Bedatri Choudhury.
Screens June 13 – 14

Last Flight Home – Q&A with Director / Producer Ondi Timoner, moderated by DOC NYC’s Samah Ali.
Screens 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.

Week 3

Let Me Be Me reveals what happens when a boy who used fabric as his shield to hide himself grows up to become a fashion designer, forging connections with friends and family along the way.


An in-depth look into the secretive polygamous sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) and its unraveling into an oppressive criminal cult under Warren Jeffs’ rule.


Week 4

Robert Downey Jr. pays tribute to his late father in this documentary chronicling the life and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.


Judy Blume Forever traces the journey of the beloved author from imaginative child to storytelling pioneer, to one of the country’s most banned writers.


An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bombshell, Pamela Anderson as she shares the story of her rise to fame, rocky romances and infamous sex tape scandal.


Week 5

A look at actor, model and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power.


If These Walls Could Sing, from Disney Original Documentary, gives exclusive access to the most famous and longest-running studio in the world, Abbey Road Studios.


On an ordinary street, we find Eli Timoner in his final days and discover an extraordinary life filled with wild achievements, tragic loss and enduring love. His daughter Ondi shares an account of a family courageously, and joyously, preparing for his departure.