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DOC NYC · 2026

DOC NYC 2026

Special Presentation

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5 films

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Palace of Gold

The story of New Vrindaban, a Hare Krishna commune in West Virginia that grew into one of America’s largest cults, has long been sensationalized for its lurid details of crime and internal corruption.

(Year: 2026; Director: Halavah Sofsky, Abhay Sofsky)

The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias

The collaboration between filmmaker Sophie Fiennes and academic philosopher Slavoj Žižek celebrates its twentieth anniversary and third installment with The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias, following in the footsteps of The…

(Year: 2026; Director: Sophie Fiennes) , Trailer

Pretenders

A documentary profiling Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Joss Crowley; Writer: Joss Crowley; Stars: Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers)

Primetime Preacher$

In the 1980s, Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker, and Jimmy Swaggart each cultivate vast viewerships of particular constituencies of Christian fundamentalism.

(Year: 2026; Director: Joe Berlinger)

The Slightest Touch

Emma lives with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), the slightest touch causing her skin to blister and tear. To celebrate her 40th, she runs a marathon with longtime friend.

(Country: UK, Ireland, US; Year: 2026; Director: Rachel Fleit; Stars: Emma Fogarty, Colin Farrell)