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DOC NYC · 2020

DOC NYC 2020

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11 films · 1 review

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9/11 Kids

In the midst of the most devastating attack in American history on US soil, President George W. Bush finds himself in a South Florida classroom with a group of elementary school children. Nearly 20 years later, filmmaker Elizabeth St Phillip follows these now-grown students and their journey into young adulthood.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Elizabeth St Philip; Writer: Greg West, Steve Gamester, Elizabeth St. Philip)

Duty Free

After the director's mum is fired from her job at age 75, her son takes her on an adventure to reclaim her life.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Sian-Pierre Regis)

Francesco

Looks at the pressing challenges of the 21st century through the eyes of Pope Francis.

(Country: US, Czech Republic; Year: 2020; Director: Evgeny Afineevsky)

In Silico

A 10-year project following a visionary neuroscientist’s quest to build a computer simulation of a brain.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Noah Hutton; Writer: Noah Hutton)

Lessons Of Love

After decades of an abusive marriage, Jola leaves and begins to start living life on her own terms. This is her story.

(Country: Poland; Year: 2019; Director: Malgorzata Goliszewska, Kasia Mateja)

Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story

In this profile, Brock fights for Americans’ right to healthcare, as his nonprofit, Remote Area Medical, provides thousands of individuals with much-needed free medical and dental care through pop-up clinics.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Paul Michael Angell; Stars: Stan Brock)

No Ordinary Man

The story American jazz musician Billy Tipton was framed as the sensationalistic story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. Now that history gets re-interrogated by trans artists as they try to reimagine Tipton’s life through acts of performance, reclaiming him as a trans icon.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt; Writer: Aisling Chin-Yee, Amos Mac; Stars: Billy Tipton, Billy Tipton)

Red Heaven

The story of six people living for a year on 'Mars' in a NASA experiment studying what happens to humans when they are isolated from Earth.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Lauren DeFilippo, Katherine Gorringe; Stars: Tristan Bassingthwaighte, Sheyna Gifford, Christiane Heinicke, Carmel Johnston, Andrzej Stewart, Cyprien Verseux)

Truth To Power: Barbara Lee Speaks For Me

The Grammy-winning lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian helps to awaken a political revolution on the other side of the world, inspiring Armenia's struggle for democracy through his music and message.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Abby Ginzberg; Stars: Barbara Lee, Boots Riley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cory Booker, Alice Walker, Van Jones, John Lewis, Chinaka Hodge)

Two Gods

Review preview for Two Gods

Shot in black and white, the removal of colours gives the film a concentrated quality that adds to the intimate vibe.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Documentary about a Muslim casket maker and the two youngsters he mentors.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Zeshawn Ali)

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Weed & Wine (Weed And Wine)

Parallels the joys and challenges facing two small farming families - one in France and another in the US - both equally passionate about their craft and their land.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Rebecca Richman Cohen; Writer: David Feige, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg; Stars: Kevin Jodrey, Nocona Jodrey, Hélène Thibon, Aurélien Thibon-Macagno, Kevin Jodrey, Nocona Jodrey, Hélène Thibon, Aurélien Thibon-Macagno)