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DOC NYC · 2026

DOC NYC 2026

US Competition

Programme

8 films

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Ashland

A love letter to the inhabitants and vast landscapes of Montana, Wyatt Maw’s debut feature may be the closest thing to “a rest from the storms of life,” which is how one protagonist describes her hometown.

(Year: 2026; Director: Wyatt Maw)

Frida: The Girl Just Doesn’t Go Away

Decades after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become a feminist icon, queer touchstone, political symbol, and ubiquitous commodity.

(Year: 2026; Director: Trisha Ziff) , Trailer

The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs

Shipibo artist Sara Flores creates sacred intricate geometries revealed through visions, carrying Indigenous knowledge from the Peruvian Amazon into museums worldwide.

(Year: 2026; Director: Èlia Gasull Balada, Matteo Norzi)

Illuminations

Partners in love and art for more than 60 years, experimental filmmakers Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler have devoted their lives to exploring how light and image can touch an audience’s heart.

(Year: 2026; Director: Patrick Shen, Brandon Vedder) , Trailer

Mai American

A Vietnamese woman arrives as a refugee and eventually becomes an “American.” What does belonging look like when your body continues to be a reminder of an unforgettable past?

(Year: 2026; Director: Kevin Truong) , Trailer

Mohabat

Orphaned by a drone strike that killed his father, 12-year-old Mohabat navigates a world under the tightening rule of the Taliban.

(Year: 2026; Director: James Longley)

#SOS Cuba (#SOSCuba)

When Cuban artists organize an independent biennial outside state institutions, their creative ambitions collide with censorship, surveillance, and repression.

(Year: 2026; Director: Hugo Perez)

Under Fire

Fire Capt.

(Year: 2026; Director: Brandon Kapelow)