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DOC NYC · 2014

DOC NYC 2014

Metropolis

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9 films · 2 reviews

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Coming Home

Review preview for Coming Home

The strength of this Irish-made film lies in its restraint.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
When Angel Cordero is released from prison after 13 years he has to make his way through a world he hardly recognises to try and reconnect with his daughter.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2014; Director: Viko Nikci; Stars: Angel Cordero)

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The Hand That Feeds

A New York sandwich maker starts a campaign for labour rights.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick)

Homme Less

A New York fashion photographer with a glamorous lifestyle sleeps on the streets.

(Country: Austria, US; Year: 2014; Director: Thomas Wirthensohn)

Penthouse North

A former top model, socialite and actress now struggles to pay the rent on her New York City apartment.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2014; Director: Johanna St Michaels)

Precinct Seven Five (The Seven Five)

Review preview for Precinct Seven Five

There is a great story here and Russell tells it in detail from multiple perspectives and with numerous forms of documentation.

Rebecca Naughten · 3.5 out of 5
The real-life story of dirty cops who worked alongside brutal drugs gangs in New York in the 1980s.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Tiller Russell; Stars: Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw, Chuckie, Dori Eurell)

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Rubble Kings

Former gang members talk about the street wars of the Seventies and the nascent hip hop culture that saved the Bronx.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Shan Nicholson)

Some Kind Of Spark

Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program seeks to find the hidden brilliance in inner city kids.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Ben Niles)

Stop

A young man sues the City of New York after being stopped by the police in what he believes to have been a racial profiling incident.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Spencer Wolff; Stars: David Ourlicht)

Tough Love

Parents who lost custody of their children due to poverty and addiction fight to get them back.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Stephanie Wang-Breal; Stars: Phillip Toribio, Teresa Bachiller, Bevanjae Kelley, Patricia Clark )