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DOC NYC · 2019

DOC NYC 2019

International Perspectives

Programme

8 films · 1 review

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Ganden: A Joyful Land

Story of a Tibetan monastery forced into exile.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Ngawang Choephel)

Golda

Profile of Golda Meir and her premiership.

(Country: Israel, Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Sagi Bornstein, Udi Nir, Shani Rozanes; Writer: Sagi Bornstein, Udi Nir, Shani Rozanes; Stars: Uri Avneri, Yossi Beilin, Meron Medzini, Golda Meir, Zvi Zamir, Uri Avneri, Yossi Beilin, Meron Medzini, Golda Meir, Zvi Zamir)

In My Blood It Runs

Dujuan Hoosan, a 10-year-old Australian boy, lives in two worlds. During the day he must speak English at school and conform to the modern world. Elsewhere, he is a vital member of the Arrernte tribe as a respected healer and advocate for Aboriginal rights.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2019; Director: Maya Newell; Stars: Carol Turner, Dujuan Turner, Megan Turner, Carol Turner, Dujuan Turner, Megan Turner)

Kosher Beach

A secure beach in Tel Aviv, where women can bathe.

(Country: Israel, US; Year: 2019; Director: Karin Kainer; Writer: Karin Kainer)

Koshien: Japan's Field Of Dreams

Documentary about Japan's national high school baseball championship.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Ema Ryan Yamazaki)

Lyubov: Love In Russian

Following Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich as she investigates the Russian people's relationship to love.

(Country: Sweden, Belarus; Year: 2017; Director: Staffan Julén; Writer: Svetlana Alexievich)

Red Penguins

Review preview for Red Penguins

There's little actual sport here, with more extensive focus on the half time entertainment, but that won't stop ice hockey fans from enjoying this ripping yarn.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
The story of what happened when Americans bought a Russian ice hockey team.

(Country: US, Germany, Russia; Year: 2019; Director: Gabe Polsky; Writer: Gabe Polsky; Stars: Howard Baldwin, Viktor Tikhonov, Steven Warshaw, Howard Baldwin, Viktor Tikhonov, Steven Warshaw)

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School Of Seduction

Folllowing three women on the hunt for happiness.

(Country: Austria, Denmark, Norway, Russia; Year: 2019; Director: Alina Rudnitskaya)