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DOC NYC · 2018

DOC NYC 2018

Metropolis

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7 films · 2 reviews

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Barbara Rubin And The Exploding NY Underground

A recontextualization of the Sixties New York art and experimental film scene through the story of a remarkably influential, yet unheralded, figure

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Chuck Smith; Stars: Barbara Rubin)

US premiere

The Candidates

A look at the students of a Queens public high school as they stage an elaborate mock presidential election for an entire semester, one playing Donald Trump and another playing Hillary Clinton.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Alexandra Stergiou, Lexi Henigman)

World premiere

Creating A Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

A portrait of the master acting teacher and his work at Juilliard.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Rauzar Alexander)

World premiere

Decade Of Fire

A history of the fire in the Bronx and the way that black and Latino communities were blamed for it.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Vivian Vazquez, Gretchen Hildebran)

World premiere

Jay Myself

Review preview for Jay Myself

Wilkes collects moments in his life the way Jay collects images.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
Jay Maisel moves out of the studio he has used since 1966 and sorts through his archives.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Stephen Wilkes; Writer: Josh Alexander)

Full review

World premiere

See Know Evil

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What really makes See Know Evil fascinating is the contrast in the ways different interviewees present the story.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Born to a family of celebrated fashion photographers, and with a terminal disease that gave him a fearless approach to life and art, Davide Sorrenti took 1990s New York City by storm. This is his story.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Charlie Curran; Stars: Davide Sorrenti, Jaime King, Milla Jovovich)

Full review

World premiere

The World Before Your Feet

A documentary about a man who has made it his mission to walk along every street in New York City - a 8,000 mile journey.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jeremy Workman; Stars: Matt Green)

NYC premiere