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DOC NYC · 2026

DOC NYC 2026

Resilience

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9 films

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32 Meters

In rural Turkey, a group of women sets their sights on entering a local shooting competition, challenging expectations of who belongs on the range.

(Year: 2025; Director: Morteza Atabaki)

Black Sunflowers

On front lines and urban back streets, 10 young Ukrainians, ages 18 to 26, grapple with the impact of war.

(Year: 2026; Director: James Marcus Haney)

Figaro Up, Figaro Down

Having graced the world’s grandest stages and once destined for a brilliant career, opera singer Tim Blevins now sings for change on the streets as he battles addiction and family estrangement.

(Year: 2026; Director: Javid Soriano)

From Gaza with Love

Within the war that is ravaging Gaza, a friendship is born.

(Year: 2026; Director: Charles Villa, Suhail Nassar) , Trailer

How to Clean a House in 10 Easy Steps

Beatriz, the mother of filmmaker Carolina Gonzalez Valencia, provided for her children in Colombia by working as a house cleaner in the US.

(Year: 2026; Director: Carolina González Valencia)

The Nobles

The Khawaja Siras of Pakistan have a distinct gender identity and a long cultural presence, having once served as advisors in the courts of Mughal kings.

(Year: 2026; Director: Khaula Malik)

Not All the Girls

How does one remember a dictatorship experienced as a child?

(Year: 2026; Director: Carolina Astudillo Muñoz)

The Sandbox

In this provocatively honest film, Kenya-Jade Pinto examines how surveillance systems and military technology control the global refugee crisis and decide who gets rescued and who’s allowed to die.

(Year: 2026; Director: Kenya-Jade Pinto)

The Sickling

Gabriel has spent his life enduring the excruciating pain of sickle cell disease alongside a healthcare system that repeatedly doubts the severity of his suffering.

(Year: 2026; Director: Gabriel Badejo)