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DOC NYC

9 November – 16 November 2017

The Final Year will open festival
The Final Year will open festival

America’s largest documentary festival has announced the full line-up for its eighth edition, running from November 9-16. The line-up includes 23 world premieres.

he festival will open with The Final Year.

In addition to the feature films below, there is a shorts programme and a number of industry events.

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  • Eating Animals
    Review preview for Eating Animals

    The issues presented here go far beyond the question of whether or not it's fair to animals to use them as a food source.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Considering the conditions under with our food is produced, based on the memoir by Jonathan Safran Foer.
  • Cradle Of Champions
    Review preview for Cradle Of Champions

    Bull knows what he's doing when it comes to the action.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The story of young fighters taking part in the Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament.
  • The Judge
    Review preview for The Judge

    Religion can often become the whipping boy for problems, especially in the Middle East, but Kohn's documentary shows how the real issue lies in the sexist traditions not Islam.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Profile of Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first woman appointed to a Shari'a court in the Middle East.
  • Fail State
    Review preview for Fail State

    Where the film is strong is in its exploration of the relationships between politicians (from both major parties), regulators and college owners.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The rise of for-profit colleges in the US.
  • What Haunts Us
    Review preview for What Haunts Us

    What emerges in Tolmach's documentary is shocking but, on another level, unsurprising.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Why are the men of Charleston, South Carolina's Porter Gaud School killing themselves? The filmmaker investigates.
  • Far From The Tree
    Review preview for Far From The Tree

    Rachel Drezin treads a careful line between the risk of appropriating other people's struggles and the importance of giving a voice to parents, of understanding that they can struggle too.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another a variety of ways.
  • Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story
    Review preview for Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story

    Director Tiffany Bartok doesn't shy away from the depressing aspects of Kevyn's story, nor obfuscate his responsibility for parts of what went wrong.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An intimate look at the make-up artist.
  • Saving Brinton
    Review preview for Saving Brinton

    It is magical, a trove.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    When an eccentric collector discovers the showreels of the man who brought moving pictures to the Heartland, he begins a journey to restore the legacy of America’s greatest barnstorming movieman.
  • Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
    Review preview for Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

    Kindness and joy not always come to mind when one thinks of the fashion world. This is the rare portrait where they do. As the documentary unfolds, we marvel at the diversity, the celebratory mood.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about the fashion illustrator.
  • Abacus: Small Enough To Jail
    Review preview for Abacus: Small Enough To Jail

    Despite his besst intentions, James never really fully achieves the cinematic element that would lift this above being a well-illustrated encyclopaedia article.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Chronicle of the legal battle between the Manhattan DA’s Office and Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, the only bank that was actually prosecuted in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.

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