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DOC NYC · 2026

DOC NYC 2026

American Stories

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8 films · 1 review

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Amazing Live Sea Monkeys

Eccentric heiress Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut stewards the legacy of Sea-Monkeys, the 1960s-era children’s curiosity developed by her late husband.

(Year: 2026; Director: Mark Becker, Aaron Schock)

Baby/Girls

Three teenagers in America’s Bible Belt navigate unexpected pregnancies, new motherhood, and the daunting challenge of growing up while raising a child.

(Year: 2026; Director: Alyse Walsh, Jackie Jesko) , Trailer

Drift

Photographer Isaac Wright combines his thirst for adrenaline and post-traumatic stress disorder into an unlikely path toward healing: scaling skyscrapers and iconic structures to capture jaw-dropping images.

(Year: 2026; Director: Deon Taylor)

Gimme Truth

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Does a good job of carrying the general viewer from laughter to sympathy and concern – maintaining a healthy awareness of how ludicrous many of these ideas are, yet reminding us of the vulnerability of many believers.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Delve deep into the world of conspiracy theories in North America in this documentary.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Brad Abrahams, Simon Ennis; Writer: Brad Abrahams, Simon Ennis, Nick Taylor; Stars: Arcturus Ra, Jon Ronson, Mikki Willis)

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Landscapes Of Memory

An American filmmaker travels to Berlin to confront her family's Holocaust history, only to be detained at a pro-Palestinian demonstration and charged with antisemitism.

(Country: US, Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Leah Galant)

Mall Country

For generations, shopping malls weren’t just a place to buy clothes but a means to share space as a society.

(Year: 2026; Director: Brian Becker)

MySpace

MySpace launched the world into a new digital age: online, but no longer anonymous.

(Year: 2026; Director: Tommy Avallone)

The Navigator

As a young man, Nainoa Thompson became the first native Hawaiian in 600 years to voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti without the aid of modern instruments.

(Year: 2026; Director: Jordan Manley)