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DOC NYC · 2015

DOC NYC 2015

American Perspectives

Programme

9 films · 1 review

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An Autobiography Of Michelle Maren

Documentary of a woman struggling to overcome past traumas.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Michelle Maren, Michel Negroponte; Writer: Michelle Maren, Michel Negroponte; Stars: Michelle Maren)

Deep Run

Can an affable young trans man live openly with his true love in the Bible Belt?

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Hillevi Loven; Stars: Cole Ray Davis)

The Fear Of 13

After 23 years on Death Row, convicted murderer Nick Yarris petitions the court for his execution.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: David Sington)

Love Between The Covers

Documentary about the community that has grown up around romance literature.

(Country: US, Australia; Year: 2015; Director: Laurie Kahn; Writer: Laurie Kahn; Stars: Len Barot, Mary Bly, Celeste Bradley, Amanda Collins, Susan Donovan, Beverly Jenkins, Joanne Lockyer, Karen MacDonald)

A New High

A group of addicts go on a mountain challenge in a bid to help beat their demons.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Samuel Miron, Stephen Scott Scarpulla)

Sky Line

Documentary about scientists working on the concept of a lift that would carry people to space.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Jonny Leahan)

Thank You For Your Service

Through the stories of several struggling vets, Tom Donahue frankly explores why the military was not better prepared for the impact of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq on US servicemen and women.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Tom Donahue; Stars: Robert Gates, Mike Mullen, Loree Sutton, Lawrence Wilkerson, Michael Zacchea, Kenneth Toone, Phil Straub, Luigino Lobello, Camilla Bica, Bobby Muller, Joseph Tarantolo, Gary Sinise, J.R. Martinez, Sebastian Junger, Rudy Giuliani)

Wilhemina's War

Grandma Wilhemina Dixon works tirelessly to combat the stigma and care for her daughter and granddaughter, who are both HIV positive.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: June Cross; Writer: June Cross; Stars: June Cross)