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DOC NYC · 2020

DOC NYC 2020

Winner's Circle

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8 films · 6 reviews

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Acasa, My Home

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Ciorniciuc maintains an admirable ambivalence about the situation, showing both the good and bad aspects of the family's rural existence as well as the positives and negatives of city life.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years – until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.

(Country: Romania; Year: 2020; Director: Radu Ciorniciuc)

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Beautiful Something Left Behind

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Philp directs with a light touch, letting her young subjects lead the way.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
New Jersey’s Good Grief counseling center offers a holistic approach to mourning. This film offers a child's perspective of grief.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2020; Director: Katrine Philp)

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Influence

Charting the recent advancements in weaponised communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world's most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger.

(Year: 2020; Director: Diana Neille, Richard Poplak; Writer: South Africa, Canada)

Mayor

Portrait of the Christian mayor of Ramallah during his second term in office.

(Country: US, UK; Year: 2020; Director: David Osit; Stars: Musa Hadid)

The Reason I Jump

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This is a film that is all about connection, not just between parent and child but aiming to bridge the gap between the way those with nonspeaking autism perceive the world and the way that they, in turn, are perceived by the neurotypical.

Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
Based on the book by Naoki Higashida this immersive film explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world.

(Country: US, UK; Year: 2020; Director: Jerry Rothwell; Writer: Naoki Higashida; Stars: Narrated by, Jordan O'Donegan)

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Songs Of Repression

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Hougen-Moraga and Wagner spent more than three years building relationships with the people here and it shows in the intimacy they achieve in their interviews.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Considering the lasting trauma of decades of abuse in a German religious community in Chile.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2020; Director: Marianne Hougen-Moraga, Estephan Wagner; Writer: Marianne Hougen-Moraga, Estephan Wagner)

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Stray

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Although her focus is on the strays that roam the streets of Istanbul.. the wider human world is reflected through the prism of the dog's domain.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul.

(Country: Turkey, Hong Kong; Year: 2020; Director: Elizabeth Lo)

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The Walrus And The Whistleblower

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The film is at its best as a character study.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
The story of an animal trainer turned whistleblower and the walrus he loves.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Nathalie Bibeau; Writer: Nathalie Bibeau, Christina Clark; Stars: Phil Demers, Doug Draper, John Holer, Jimmy Kimmel, Peter Mansbridge, Elizabeth May, Joe Rogan)

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