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DOC NYC · 2018

DOC NYC 2018

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Cooked: Survival By Zipcode (Cooked: Survival By Zip Code)

Review preview for Cooked: Survival By Zipcode

Helfand does a good job of explaining how easy it is for those who are unaffected (and even some of those who are) to overlook what's going on.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
Considering the way that economically disadvantaged communities suffer the brunt of natural disasters.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Judith A Helfand)

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World premiere

Ghost Fleet

Documentary follows a team of activists who rescue modern-day slaves in Thailand’s illegal fishing industry.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Shannon Service, Jeffrey Waldron)

NYC premiere

Heartbound: A Different Kind Of Love Story

A study of a small area in Denmark, where hundreds of the men have married Thai women.

(Country: Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Thailand; Year: 2018; Director: Janus Metz, Sine Plambech; Writer: Janus Metz, Sine Plambech)

NYC premiere

The Kleptocrats

In one of the world’s biggest financial crimes, $3.5 billion were stolen from a Malaysian government fund... investigative reporters follow the money.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Sam Hobkinson, Havana Marking)

World premiere

A Little Wisdom

An isolated Buddhist monastery in southern Nepal not only provides refuge for monks, but also for orphans up to the age of sixteen.

(Country: China, Canada, US; Year: 2017; Director: Yuqi Kang; Stars: Richen Sherpa, Chorten Sherpa, Sherpa Wangchuk, Richen Sherpa, Chorten Sherpa, Sherpa Wangchuk)

NYC premiere

Out Of Omaha

Documentary traces twins over eight years in Omaha, Nebraska.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Clay Tweel)

World premiere

The Smartest Kids In The World

Follows four American teenagers who go abroad to study in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and South Korea.

(Country: US, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, South Korea, Switzerland; Year: 2018; Director: Tracy Droz Tragos)

World premiere

Under The Wire

Review preview for Under The Wire

The extensive interview material gives the film a dry, journalistic tone, but it doesn't want tor emotional impact.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Story of the final, fatal mission of war correspondent Marie Colvin and photographer Paul Conroy.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Chris Martin; Writer: Chris Martin; Stars: Ziad Abaza, Janine Birkett, Julian Lewis Jones, Karine Myriam Lapouble, Nathan Dean Williams, Anne Wittman)

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NYC premiere

Walking On Water

An uncensored look into the artistic process and personal relationships of Christo, an artist known for his large-scale installations.

(Country: Italy, US, Germany, United Arab Emirates; Year: 2018; Director: Andrey Paounov)

NYC premiere