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DOC NYC · 2017

DOC NYC 2017

International Perspectives

Programme

8 films · 1 review

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Armed With Faith

The day to day fight of the Pakistani Bomb Disposal Unit.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Geeta Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi) , Official site

North American premiere

Ask The Sexpert

Documentary about a nonagenarian and his long-time newspaper column offering sex advice.

(Country: US, India; Year: 2017; Director: Vaishali Sinha)

NYC premiere

A Better Man

While they were a couple, Steve exposed Attiya to terrifying daily verbal and physical abuse. Twenty years later, they revisit their relationship.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2017; Director: Lawrence Jackman, Attiya Khan; Writer: Lawrence Jackman, Attiya Khan)

US premiere

Cuba And The Cameraman

Portrait of Cuba, following the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Jon Alpert)

NYC premiere

Island Soldier

The untold story of Micronesian citizens fighting America's wars.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Nathan Fitch)

NYC premiere

Lovesick

In India, where marriage is a must but AIDS carries a stigma, what are HIV-positive people to do?

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Ann S Kim, Priya Giri Desai)

World premiere

The Pink House

Story of the oldest working brothel in the remote gold-mining town of Kalgoorlie, Australia, and the threat to its existence.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2017; Director: Sascha Ettinger-Epstein; Writer: Sascha Ettinger-Epstein, Claire Haywood)

International premiere

Soufra

Review preview for Soufra

Anybody who has ever run a business will relate.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
The story of a woman launching a catering company in a refugee camp.

(Country: US, Singapore, Lebanon; Year: 2017; Director: Thomas A Morgan; Writer: Mohammed el Manasterly, Thomas A Morgan; Stars: Mariam AlShaar)

Full review

North American premiere