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DOC NYC · 2016

DOC NYC 2016

True Crime

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6 films · 1 review

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Beware The Slenderman

A chronicle of the case of a pair of 12-year-old Wisconsin girls who attempted to murder their friend to appease an internet bogeyman.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Irene Taylor Brodsky; Stars: Richard Dawkins)

NYC premiere

The Man Who Saw Too Much

The compelling work of a crime-scene photographer speaks to our morbid fascination with death and accidents.

(Country: US, Mexico; Year: 2015; Director: Trisha Ziff; Writer: Trisha Ziff)

NYC premiere

The Promise

A brutal double homicide reveals dark family secrets, selfless love, broken promises and the limits of the American justice system.

(Country: Germany, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands; Year: 2016; Director: Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter; Writer: Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter; Stars: Imogen Poots, Daniel Brühl, Jens Söring, Ed Sulzbach, Ricky Gardner, Carlos Santos, Tom Elliott, Dave Watson, Gail Ball, Gail Marshall, William Sweeney, Rich Zorn, Steven Rosenfield, Chuck Reid, Larry King)

NYC premiere

Santoalla

Review preview for Santoalla

The directing duo show a sensibility for wider rural issues that mourns the loss of more than just one person.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Documentary about a conflict that arose between Dutch incomers to a small Spanish town and the traditions of the sole remaining residents.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Andrew Becker, Daniel Mehrer )

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Sour Grapes

The story behind one of the biggest controversies in the world of fine wine.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Reuben Atlas, Jerry Rothwell)

NYC premiere

Unseen

The discovery of a serial killer operating in plain sight prompts questions about marginalised lives and criminal justice.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Laura Paglin; Writer: Nels Bangerter, Laura Paglin)

NYC premiere