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DOC NYC · 2021

DOC NYC 2021

Special Events

Programme

7 films · 1 review

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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

Nirmal “Nims” Purja's attempt to climb the world's highest 14 peaks in less than seven months.

(Year: 2021; Director: Torquil Jones; Writer: Gabriel Clarke, Torquil Jones)

The Automat

A lighthearted trip through the history of Horn & Hardart’s iconic and innovative eateries.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Lisa Hurwitz; Writer: Michael Levine; Stars: Ron Barrett, Mel Brooks, Lorraine Diehl, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Wilson Goode, Elliott Gould, Marianne Hardart, Paul Hardart, Norris Horn, Lisa Keller, Colin Powell, Carl Reiner, John W. Romas, Howard Schultz, Alec Shuldiner)

Citizen Ashe

Documentary about tennis ace Arthur Ashe's life and career.

(Year: 2021; Director: Rex Miller, Sam Pollard; Writer: TJ Volgare; Stars: Johnnie Ashe, Stephanie Cookie Carson, Donald Dell, Harry Edwards, Victor Ellis, Billie Jean King, John McEnroe, Ej McGorda, Tiana Melvina, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Lenny Simpson)

Centrepiece screening

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Biographical documentary of the singing superstar.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: David Heilbroner, Dave Wooley; Writer: Dave Wooley; Stars: Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Jerry Blavat, Lonnie Bunch, Bill Clinton, Kenneth Cole, Clive Davis, Damon Elliott, David Elliott, Gloria Estefan, Kevin Robert Frost, Berry Gordy, Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Chuck Jackson)

Centrepiece screening

The First Wave

Review preview for The First Wave

Heineman is careful not to bludgeon viewers with the horror of it all.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Documentary consideration of how NYC's emergency workers dealt with the first wave of the pandemic.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Matthew Heineman)

Closing film

Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible

Profile of Kevin Garnett, the first player drafted into the NBA straight from high school in more than 20 seasons.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Daniel B Levin, Eric Newman; Stars: Snoop Dogg, Matt Barnes, Candace Parker, Allen Iverson, Isiah Thomas, Glenn 'Doc' Rivers, Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Scoop Jackson, Sam Cassell)

Listening To Kenny G

Provocative look at the musician's career.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Penny Lane; Stars: Kenny G, James Gardiner)

Opening night film