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DOC NYC · 2020

DOC NYC 2020

Sonic Cinema

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8 films · 2 reviews

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American Rapstar

An exploration of the SoundCloud rap phenomenon, a scene of troubled, young, lo-fi rappers that has emerged within the last few years.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Justin Staple)

The Brothers (Los Hermanos)

Brothers and gifted musicians, pianist Aldo and violinist Ilmar were separated during childhood after Ilmar left their native Cuba to study abroad, beginning a lifetime of being physically apart, yet alway connected by music.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider)

Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane McGowan

Review preview for Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane McGowan

This is how the film plays out: loose and jumbled but still somehow telling a story. It's a style that suits its subject perfectly.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Documentary about The Pogues frontman.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Julien Temple; Writer: Julien Temple; Stars: Shane McGowan, Johnny Depp)

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In My Own Time: A Portrait Of Karen Dalton

Profile of blues and folk singer Karen Dalton.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Robert Yapkowitz, Richard Peete)

Ronnie's

Review preview for Ronnie's

This performance element - full of smoke and sweat as well as all the notes - gives the film life and rhythm that takes it beyond the realm of simple Wikipedia history.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A chronicle of the life of saxophonist Ronnie Scott, from poor, Jewish kid growing up in 1940s East End, London to the owner of the legendary night club, Ronnie’s.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Oliver Murray; Writer: Oliver Murray; Stars: Mel Brooks, Quincy Jones, Kyle Eastwood, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Michael Parkinson, Van Morrison, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, Cleo Laine, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson)

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Tiny Tim - King For A Day

A documentary portrait of one of the oddest careers in showbiz.

(Country: Croatia, Norway, Sweden, US; Year: 2020; Director: Johan von Sydow; Writer: Martin Daniel; Stars: Richard Barone, Weird A Yankovic, Wavy Gravy, Tommy James, Konas Mekas, DA Pennabaker)

Universe

When Wallace Roney recovers "The Universe Compositions," an orchestral jazz suite written in 1968 and left unrecorded by his mentor Miles Davis, he inherits the missing link in the history of jazz and must confront his own demons in order to step out of his mentor's shadow.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Nick Capezzera, Sam Osborn; Stars: Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney, Felipe Luciano, Vince Wilburn Jr., Phil Schaap, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney, Felipe Luciano, Vince Wilburn Jr., Phil Schaap)

Zappa

Portrait of the maverick musician.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Alex Winter; Writer: Alex Winter; Stars: Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Pamela Des Barres, Gail Zappa, Ian Underwood, Ruth Underwood, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Mike Keneally, Ray White, Bunk Gardner, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Pamela Des Barres, Gail Zappa)