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DOC NYC · 2019

DOC NYC 2019

Fight The Power

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8 films

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Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

An insider's look at the struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline project.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Cody Lucich)

Conscience Point

The fight of the Shinnecock Nation of Eastern Long Island to maintain both their time-honored traditions and their land.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Treva Wurmfeld; Writer: Brian Johnson, Treva Wurmfeld)

Healing From Hate: Battle For The Soul Of A Nation

Profile of Life After Hate, an organization founded by former skinheads and neo-Nazis that supports white nationalists seeking to break away from these radical movements.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Peter D Hutchison; Writer: Peter D Hutchison, David Kuhn)

Hurdle

Two Palestinian youths strive for freedom and self-worth in a community consumed with violence.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Michael Rowley)

I Am Not Alone

Story of a peaceful revolution.

(Country: Armenia, US; Year: 2019; Director: Garin Hovannisian; Writer: Garin Hovannisian; Stars: Nikol Pashinyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Valeriy Osipyan, Anna Hakobyan, Raffi Hovannisian, Chalo, Armen Ashotyan, Zaruhi Batoyan, Arayik Harutyunyan, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Shahe Hayrapetyan, Lilit Makunts, Richard M. Mills Jr., Ararat Mirzoyan, Lena Nazaryan)

Mai Khoi And The Dissidents

The shift of a Vietnamese singer from pop artist to activist.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Joe Piscatella)

Waging Change

The battle to get a living wage for waiting staff in the US.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Abby Ginzberg; Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alice Waters, Mark Bittman, Saru Jayaraman, Nataki Rhodes)

We Are The Radical Monarchs

An Oakland-based alternative to the Girl Guides, aimed specifically at girls of colour.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton)