September 27, 2018

The Biggest Little Farm announced as the 2018 Opening Night Film!

DOC NYC is proud to open the 9th edition of the festival with The Biggest Little Farm, directed by John Chester. The film was an audience and critical favorite at the recent Telluride and Toronto film festivals, and will be released by NEON early next spring. A chronicle of Chester and his wife Molly creating a sustainable family […]

April 25, 2018

Advertise with DOC NYC!

Buy an ad in DOC NYC’s catalogue and reach New York’s documentary community! Deadline: Sept. 14.

November 16, 2017

2017 DOC NYC Awards are Announced

  Three juries selected films from each of the festival’s Viewfinders, Metropolis and Shorts sections to recognize for their outstanding achievements in form and content. Festival audiences voted for the DOC NYC Audience Award, and a panel of industry professionals voted to select the winner of this year’s DOC NYC PRO Pitch Perfect Award, given […]

November 13, 2017

$12 MATINEES: See a doc during the day at a discount!

DOC NYC matinee screenings offer a unique opportunity see new nonfiction films from all over the world at a reduceed rate, usually with special guests in attendance. Films screening before 5:00 are just $12, a full $7 less than our $19 regular price. Browse the schedule now to pick out the movies you want to see.

November 11, 2017

Highlights from Day Two at DOC NYC

Day two of DOC NYC featured films that dove headfirst into complicated family dynamics, the glamorous and cut-throat world of 1970’s fashion, and an in-depth chronicle of a Manhattan murder mystery. Director Errol Morris, recipient of this year’s DOC NYC Visionaries Award, again forges new ground with Wormwood, his six-part Netflix series that investigates the […]

November 11, 2017

DOC NYC in the Press

Extra, extra, read all about it. The 8th Annual DOC NYC is where it’s at! Here’s what they’re saying about the fest in the press. “…the options are unsurprisingly diverse: explorations of global issues, intimate character portraits, science explainers, true-crime investigations, celebrity profiles, snapshots of New York City. Several rock stars of nonfiction cinema are […]

November 1, 2017

Meet the 2017 DOC NYC Jury

DOC NYC is pleased to introduce the jurors for this year’s competition sections: Metropolis, Viewfinders and Shorts. The winners of the Viewfinders and Metropolis Grand Jury Prizes will receive a week-long awards-qualifying theatrical run at IFC Center and a deliverables package provided by Technicolor PostWorks NY, a comprehensive post facility offering data and film workflows, multi- […]

October 28, 2017

Celebrate National Cat Day, Doc-Style

October 29th is National Cat Day! What better way to celebrate than making plans to see some feline-focused films at DOC NYC?   Here are three titles that will purrfectly satisfy the cat lover in all of us. Kedi This cathartic documentary about street cats in Istanbul is captivating everyone from mainstream audiences to Thrillist to the nominating committee […]

October 26, 2017

Celebrating Motherhood at DOC NYC

Moms. We all have one. We don’t all, however, have the same access to or relationship with our mom. Several of the films in this year’s lineup delve into the complex and vitally important responsibility of motherhood.  Moms who left on their own. Moms who were taken away from their families too soon. Surrogate mothers responsible […]

October 17, 2017

Guitar Docs that Go to Eleven

Whether you’re a musician yourself or you just love a good riff, DOC NYC has several films that will strike a chord.   Bill Frisell, a Portrait – Wed Nov 15, 2017, 6:30 PM | Cinepolis Chelsea Treat yourself to this profile of a wonderfully inventive musician. Expected to Attend: Director Emma Franz, subject Bill Frisell GET TICKETS   Hello Hello […]