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DOC NYC · 2015

DOC NYC 2015

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6 films · 1 review

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Bounce: How The Ball Taught The World To Play

Essay film about the universality of playing and how ball sports, in particular, impact on behaviour.

(Country: US, UK, Italy, India, Mexico, Brazil, Ireland, Congo; Year: 2015; Director: Jerome Thelia; Writer: John Fox, Jerome Thelia; Stars: Manuel Aguilar-Moreno, Magnus Baillie, Marc Bekoff, Gordon Burghardt, Tom Chatfield, Thorfinn Craigie, Zé da Bola, George Drever, John Fox, Emilie Genty, Edgar Gibson, Gary Gibson, Sigurd Gibson, David Goldblatt, Peter Gray)

Game Face

Documentary follows two gay athletes who are considering coming out.

(Country: US, Belgium; Year: 2015; Director: Michiel Thomas; Writer: David Chang, Yuhei Ogawa, Michiel Thomas; Stars: Kye Allums, Terrence Clemens, Jason Collins, Wade Davis, Fallon Fox)

The Great Alone

Study of one man's attempt to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Greg Kohs; Writer: Greg Kohs; Stars: Dick Mackey, Lance Mackey)

The Legend Of Swee' Pea

Story of an NBA sports prodigy.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Benjamin May; Writer: Annemarie Lawless; Stars: David Robinson, Bobbito Garcia, Jerry Tarkanian, Lloyd Daniels, Avery Johnson, John Valenti, Geary Hendley, Tom Konchalski, Ernie Hall, Ron Naclerio, Seth Marshall, Saul Lerner, Alvis Brown, John Lucas III)

Lucha Mexico

A look at the stars of Mexico's Lucha Libre wrestling.

(Country: US, Mexico; Year: 2015; Director: Alex Hammond, Ian Markiewicz; Writer: Ian Markiewicz, Ian Markiewicz; Stars: Matt Bloom, Blue Demon Jr., Perro Aguayo Jr., Jon Anderson, Jair Soria Reyna, Tony Salazar)

Speed Sisters

Review preview for Speed Sisters

This is a bold little film with a lot of attitude.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A documentary telling the stories of four young Palestinian women with a passion for driving fast cars.

(Country: Palestine, US, Qatar, UK, Denmark, Canada; Year: 2014; Director: Amber Fares; Stars: Marah Zahalka, Betty Saadeh, Maysoon Jayusi, Noor Daoud, Mona Ehnab)