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DOC NYC · 2022

DOC NYC 2022

American Lives

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9 films

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Master Of Light

A classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison travels to his hometown to paint his family members.

(Country: Netherlands, US; Year: 2022; Director: Rosa Ruth Boesten)

My Sister Liv

A journey into the reality of the current teen mental health crisis.

(Country: US, Australia; Year: 2022; Director: Alan Hicks; Writer: Paula DuPré Pesmen, Alan Hicks, Andrew McAllister)

My So-Called High School Rank

The challenges of getting accepted to top colleges for today’s American high schoolers are articulated by a musical created by teachers.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg)

Outta The Muck

Consideration of a coastal Floridian town and its inhabitants.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ira McKinley, Bhawin Suchak; Writer: Ira McKinley; Stars: Alvin Dean, Bridgett Dean, Elea Dean)

Sam Now

What do two film-obsessed brothers do to solve a family mystery of a missing stepmum?

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Reed Harkness; Writer: Reed Harkness, Heather Hawksford, Darren Lund; Stars: Doris Harkness, Jared Harkness, Jois Harkness, Randy Harkness, Reed Harkness, Sam Harkness)

Santa Camp

Each summer in the woodlands of New Hampshire, aspiring Kris Kringles convene at Santa Camp.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Nick Sweeney)

This Much We Know

Grieving the suicide of a close friend, a filmmaker travels to Las Vegas, America’s suicide capital.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: L Frances Henderson)

The 'Vous

Documentary about a Memphis BBQ institution.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Jeff Dailey, Jack Lofton; Stars: Terence Blanchard, Bill Clinton, John Daly, Al Gore, Willie Herenton, Chuck Leavell, Archie Manning, Jim Neely, David Porter, Roy Williams)

Wisdom Gone Wild

The filmmaker documents his mother as she becomes gripped by dementia.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Rea Tajiri)