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DOC NYC · 2025

DOC NYC 2025

Fight The Power

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3 films · 2 reviews

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Free Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction. A new generation of Native activists is committed to winning his freedom before he dies.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: David France, Jesse Short Bull)

Julian Assange And The War On Journalism (The Six Billion Dollar Man)

Review preview for Julian Assange And The War On Journalism

This is a consistently interesting film and a good exercise in navigating historical narratives, even if it’s not exactly what its UK title might have viewers expecting.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
This film traces the saga of Julian Assange, a contemporary icon of the right to information, whose recent release from prison has reignited the global debate on press freedom.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Eugene Jarecki; Writer: Eugene Jarecki; Stars: Pamela Anderson, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Naomi Klein, Jeremy Scahill, Chris Hedges)

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Santacon

Review preview for Santacon

The documentary celebrates the early days when members of the public really didn’t know what was going on.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
The story behind the mass gathering of Santas which began in San Francisco in 1994 and went on to expand across the world.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Seth Porges; Stars: Chuck Palahniuk, Michael Moore)

Full review See: Interview with Seth Porges about Santacon