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DOC NYC · 2017

DOC NYC 2017

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The Judge

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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.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Erika Cohn)

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US premiere

Love, Cecil

A documentary about Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton CBE, the fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and Academy Award–winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland; Stars: Cecil Beaton, Hamish Bowles, Leslie Caron)

NYC premiere

Love Means Zero

Examining the legacy of tennis coach Nick Bollettieri.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Jason Kohn; Stars: Nick Bollettieri, Carling Bassett, Boris Becker, Martin Blackman, Jim Courier, Kathleen Horvath, Julio Moros, Fritz Nau)

NYC premiere

Mole Man

Story of a 65-year-old autistic man who, under the care of his now ageing parents, has built a 50-room structure in their backyard.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Guy Fiorita; Writer: Cassidy Hartmann)

World premiere

Naila And The Uprising

The story of Naila Ayesh, who played a key role in the nonviolent Palestinian uprising known as the First Intifada.

(Year: 2017; Director: Julia Bacha) , Official site

World premiere

Silas

Documentary about Liberian activist Silas Siakor who is a tireless crusader against illegal logging.

(Country: Canada, South Africa, Kenya; Year: 2017; Director: Hawa Essuman, Anjali Nayar; Writer: Anjali Nayar)

US premiere

The Stranger (En fremmed flytter ind)

True story of a single mum who meets the man of her dreams on Facebook. They move in together... and then she starts to discover his secrets.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2017; Director: Nicole Nielsen Horanyi; Writer: Nicole Nielsen Horanyi, Krister Moltzen; Stars: Esben Dalgaard Andersen, Amanda Kastrup)

International premiere

This Is Congo

Documentary about conflict in the DRC.

(Country: US, Congo; Year: 2017; Director: Daniel McCabe)

NYC premiere