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DOC NYC · 2020

DOC NYC 2020

Metropolis

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5 films · 1 review

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Blue Code Of Silence

NYPD Detective Bob Leuci was instrumental in taking down New York City’s most corrupt police unit after turning informant on his own squad. Here he tells his story.

(Country: Norway, US; Year: 2020; Director: Magnus Skatvold, Greg Mallozzi)

Calendar Girl

Review preview for Calendar Girl

Most interestingly, the documentary takes us back in time to when Ruth Finley was hired as a girl Friday by the number-one fashion publicist, Eleonor Lambert, who was pivotal in getting American designers the recognition they deserved in the 1940s.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Ruth Finley has been the queen of the fashion industry since the 1930s. As a young mother, Ruth created the iconic pink Fashion Calendar, a publication that continues to organise and marshal American fashion today.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Christian D Bruun; Writer: Christian D Bruun, Dan Hoffmann, Natalie Nudell; Stars: Ruth Finley, Kathleen Turner, Tommy Hilfiger, Betsey Johnson, Gael Greene, Bill Cunningham, Carolina Herrera, Andrew Bolton, Jeff Banks, Nicole Miller, Fern Mallis, Audrey Smaltz, Valerie Steele, Nanette Lepore, Sylvia Lee)

Full review See: Christian D. Bruun on Ruth Finley, Calendar Girl, archiving fashion history, and The Met’s Costume Institute

Can You Bring It: Bill T Jones And D-Man In The Waters

Beginning in 1980s New York City, this film chronicles the love story between dancers Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane, the diverse dance company they founded, and the painful devastation of AIDS on the arts community, as told through the company’s signature performance piece D-Man in the Waters.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Rosalynde LeBlanc, Tom Hurwitz)

A Cops And Robbers Story

The story of Corey Pegues, who went from life of crime to rising NYPD star... only for his career to later be threatened by revelations about his past.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2020; Director: Ilinca Calugareanu; Stars: NiiAdu Clerk, Gesley Alexis, Gerina Davis, Corey Pegues, Kareem Hayes, Kourtney King, Hadiya Louis, Ariane Padgett, NiiAdu Clerk, Gesley Alexis, Gerina Davis, Corey Pegues, Kareem Hayes, Kourtney King, Hadiya Louis)

Dope Is Death

With blight ravaging New York City in the 1970s, the Young Lords and Black Panthers fought for radical change in their communities, creating the first acupuncture detoxification programme in the US. This film considers its legacy.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Mia Donovan; Writer: Mia Donovan, Sofi Langis; Stars: Mutulu Shakur, Mutulu Shakur)