{"id":19759,"date":"2023-10-26T14:05:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:05:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:05:35","slug":"doc-nyc-announces-main-slate-lineup-for-fourteenth-edition-november-8-26-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759","title":{"rendered":"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THEATERS IN NYC AND CONTINUES TO SCREEN ONLINE NATIONWIDE; SLATE INCLUDES 33 WORLD PREMIERES AND 29 US PREMIERES, AMONG MORE THAN 200 FILMS AND EVENTS<\/p>\n

The Contestant<\/i> Opens Festival,
\nSouth to Black Power <\/i>Closes Event,
\nUncropped<\/i> Screens as Centerpiece<\/p>\n

Includes New Work by Veteran Filmmakers Wim Wenders, Sam Pollard, Penny Lane, Dawn Porter, Karim Amer, Tamara Kotevska, Fernando Trueba, Ramin Bahrani, Chris Wilcha, D.W. Young, Kim Longinotto, Everado Gonzalez, Rebecca Cammisa, Geeta Gandbhir, Amy Nicholson, Jeff Zimbalist<\/b><\/p>\n

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2023 \u2013 DOC NYC<\/b>, America\u2019s largest documentary festival \u2014 running in-person November 8-16 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East by Angelika and continuing online through November 26 \u2014 announced its main slate lineup today. The 2023 festival presents more than 105 feature-length documentaries (including yet-to-be-announced Short List and Winner\u2019s Circle titles) among over 200 films and dozens of events, with filmmakers expected in person at most screenings.<\/p>\n

Opening the festival on Nov. 8 at SVA Theater will be Clair Titley<\/b>\u2019s jaw-dropping The Contestant<\/i><\/b>, a breakout hit from the recent Toronto International Film Festival where it was described as \u201cone hell of a wild ride\u201d (Rolling Stone<\/i>). The truly stranger-than-fiction story of the earliest days of \u201creality TV\u201d in the 1990s features an aspiring Japanese comedian trapped alone and naked in an apartment for 15 months, unaware that his participation in a twisted reality show is being broadcast weekly to millions of viewers and has transformed him into a TV superstar.<\/p>\n

Opening the festival on Nov. 8 at SVA Theater will be Clair Titley<\/b>\u2019s jaw-dropping The Contestant<\/i><\/b>, a breakout hit from the recent Toronto International Film Festival where it was described as \u201cone hell of a wild ride\u201d (Rolling Stone<\/i>). The truly stranger-than-fiction story of the earliest days of \u201creality TV\u201d in the 1990s features an aspiring Japanese comedian trapped alone and naked in an apartment for 15 months, unaware that his participation in a twisted reality show is being broadcast weekly to millions of viewers and has transformed him into a TV superstar.<\/p>\n

Closing the festival on Nov. 16, also at SVA Theater, will be Sam Pollard<\/b> and Llewellyn Smith<\/b>\u2019s South to Black Power<\/i><\/b>, about New York Times <\/i><\/b>columnist Charles M. Blow<\/b> and his provocative writings. The festival\u2019s Centerpiece screening on Nov. 11 at IFC Center is the World premiere of D.W. Young\u2019s Uncropped<\/i><\/b>, a look back at the arts zeitgeist of 1970s and \u201880s NYC through the lens (and memories) of Village Voice<\/i> and Observer <\/i>photographer James Hamilton<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Included are 33 World Premieres<\/b> and 29 U.S. Premieres<\/b>, with 20 films in the U.S. Competition<\/b>, <\/b>for new American-produced nonfiction films, and the International Competition<\/b>, <\/b>for work from around the globe, making their U.S. (or greater) premieres. The Kaleidoscope Competition<\/b> for new essayistic and formally adventurous documentaries continues into its third year, while the festival\u2019s long-standing Metropolis Competition<\/b>, showcasing New York stories and personalities, also returns. In addition, the festival includes thematically organized sections that spotlight new films on music, sports, activism, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are beyond proud to be celebrating the international documentary community\u2019s incredible work this year,\u201d said the festival\u2019s artistic director Jaie Laplante<\/b>. \u201cThese films reveal new insights into our interior lives and the world around us in complex, engaging and often prescient ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Special Presentations<\/b> section of the festival opens with legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders in person presenting a 3D screening of Anselm<\/i><\/b>, his breathtaking portrait of acclaimed German artist Anselm Kiefer.<\/p>\n

Among films making their world premieres, several are complex profiles of pivotal figures, including June<\/i><\/b>, a new examination of the life and talents of June Carter Cash; The Cowboy and the Queen,<\/i><\/b> the unusual story of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s friendship with a California horse trainer; Yours in Freedom, Bill Baird<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> <\/i><\/b>about a civilian male ally for women\u2019s reproductive rights that argued in the U.S. Supreme Court three times on the issue; Candace Parker: Unapologetic<\/i><\/b>, the story of the WNBA superstar; Ashima<\/i><\/b>, <\/b>about Ashima Shirashi, the Japanese-American rock climber who set world records in her teens; Shari & Lamb Chop,<\/i><\/b> a biography of pioneering children\u2019s television performer Shari Lewis; The Trials of Alan Dershowitz<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> <\/i><\/b>about the famously controversial defense attorney; How to Come Alive\u2026 with Norman Mailer<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> a new examination of the American literary icon; <\/i><\/b>and David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> about the Harry Potter stunt double whose life took an unexpected turn when an on-set accident made him a quadriplegic.<\/p>\n

The festival\u2019s popular Sonic Cinema<\/b> section of music documentaries includes world premieres of Pretty Ugly \u2013 The Story of the Lunachicks<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> <\/b>about the 1990s NYC punk band; and Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between<\/i><\/b>, a look at the career of the multi-talented biracial New York singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n

World premieres that explore topical issues include No One Asked You<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> about a stand-up comedian\u2019s approach to fighting foes of women\u2019s reproductive freedom; The Cost of Inheritance<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> <\/i><\/b>a detailed examination of reparations; 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime<\/i><\/b>, a study of the 2015 Chapel Hill slaying of three Muslim students; and Shaken<\/i><\/b>,<\/i> about young parents torn apart by medical misdiagnosis of infant trauma.<\/p>\n

Other significant premieres include the International premiere of Someone Lives Here<\/i><\/b>, a study of an unusual citizen contribution to Toronto\u2019s unhoused problem; and the U.S. premieres of Flipside<\/i><\/b>, Chris Wilcha\u2019s Gen X existentially comic look at career introspection; Total Trust,<\/i><\/b> a look at Chinese surveillance techniques on human rights lawyers and independent journalists; and the North American premiere of Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano<\/i><\/b>, about the production of a feature film in Beirut while Lebanon teeters on the edge of economic collapse.<\/p>\n

Short-form content continues to be represented in the festival\u2019s Shorts Competition<\/b> (104 films), and DOC NYC U<\/b> (ten films representing student work from eight NYC schools).<\/p>\n

More news, including the features and shorts named to the festival\u2019s Short List <\/b>sections for the year\u2019s leading awards contenders, the Winner\u2019s Circle <\/b>showcase of international festival laureates, DOC NYC\u2019s competition jury members, and other festival updates will be announced in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Returning this year is the #MyJustice Film Award from Odyssey Impact\u00ae that, with the generous support of Paramount and its initiative Content for Change Academy, will present a $10,000 cash prize and an Odyssey Impact\u00ae led, six-month National Impact Campaign to one eligible submitted short film that has a social justice theme and a strong call to action.<\/p>\n

A new partner this year is Subject Matter, which will award a $15,000 grant to support one social issue documentary\u2019s marketing and impact campaigns, alongside a $15,000 grant to a nonprofit working on the issue featured in the film.<\/p>\n

Three senior feature programmers oversee specific sections: Ruth Somalo<\/b> on Kaleidoscope, Karen McMullen<\/b> on Metropolis and Sonic Cinema, and Brandon Harrison <\/b>on Game Face Cinema. They also selected other titles in the festival alongside feature programmers Bedatri D. Choudhury<\/b> and Murtada Elfadl. Samah Ali <\/b>is the festival\u2019s senior shorts programmer, working with programmers DeWitt Davis<\/b> and Anita Raswant.<\/b><\/p>\n

The following is a breakdown of programming by section (for screening details visit www.docnyc.net<\/a>):<\/p>\n

SPECIAL EVENTS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Opening Night
\nTHE CONTESTANT (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Clair Titley
\nProducers: Andee Ryder, Megumi Inman, Ian Bonhote
\nIn the earliest days of \u201creality TV\u201d in the 1990s, an aspiring Japanese comedian found himself trapped alone and naked in an apartment for 15 months, unaware that his participation in a twisted reality show was being broadcast weekly to millions of viewers, transforming him into a TV superstar.<\/p>\n

Closing Night
\nSOUTH TO BLACK POWER<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirectors: Sam Pollard, Llewellyn Smith
\nProducers: Sam Pollard, Kelly Thomson, R.J. Cutler, Elise Pearlstein
\nNew York Times <\/i>columnist Charles Blow calls for a \u201creverse Great Migration\u201d of African Americans from the North back to the South to reclaim the land and culture they left behind, while building political representation. (HBO Documentary Films)<\/p>\n

Centerpiece Screening
\nUNCROPPED (World Premiere)
\nDirector: D.W. Young\u00a0 <\/span>
\nProducer: Judith Mizrachy \u00a0 <\/span>
\nA portrait of longtime Village Voice photographer James Hamilton, whose work during the heyday of alternative print journalism brilliantly captured some of the most remarkable people and stories of the past half century.<\/p>\n

Special Presentations
\nANSELM (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Wim Wenders
\nProducer: Karsten Br\u00fcnig
\nLegendary filmmaker Wim Wenders creates a breathtaking 3D portrait of German artist Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time.\u202f(Sideshow\/Janus Films)<\/p>\n

DAVID HOLMES: THE BOY WHO LIVED (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Dan Hartley\u00a0 <\/span>
\nProducers: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, Vanessa Davies, Amy Stares\u00a0 <\/span>
\nAfter an accident leaves him a quadriplegic, a stuntman finds new meaning in life with the support of family, friends, and his beloved colleagues from the Harry Potter films. (HBO Documentary Films)<\/p>\n

DEFIANT<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Karim Amer
\nProducers: Mike Lerner, Odessa Rae, Leen Karadsheh, Oleksiy Makukhin, Jake Swantko
\nBehind the scenes with Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other key figures in the administration who are fighting to save their country against Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n

FLIPSIDE<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Chris Wilcha
\nProducers: Joe Beshenkovsky, Michelle Currinder, Alex Fisch, Adam Samuel Goldman, James A. Smith, Chris Wilcha
\nThe existential Gen-X movie that we didn\u2019t know we wanted, as Chris Wilcha reflects on opportunities lost and gained through a career in film.<\/p>\n

JUNE <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Kristen Vaurio\u00a0 <\/span>Producers: Sarah Olson, Mary Robertson, Jason Owen, Josh Matas, Kristen Vaurio
\nJune Carter Cash is revealed as the complex woman and outstanding artist she was.<\/p>\n

PATRIA Y VIDA: THE POWER OF MUSIC<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Beatriz Luengo
\nProducers: Michael Fux, Gloria Rubin
\nCuban hip-hop musicians living in exile record a protest song calling for freedom of speech and an end to the repression of artists in Cuba\u2014a single that becomes a worldwide anthem.<\/p>\n

U.S. COMPETITION\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

36 SECONDS: PORTRAIT OF A HATE CRIME<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Tarek Albaba
\nProducers: Sean Dash, Omar Altalib, Ahlam Muhtaseb
\nA family\u2019s and a community\u2019s journeys through grief and justice following the gruesome murder of three young Muslims in Charleston, N.C.<\/p>\n

THE COWBOY AND THE QUEEN<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Andrea Nevins
\nProducer: Andrea Nevins
\nA California rodeo cowboy trains horses through nontraditional methods. When he attracts the royal friendship of Queen Elizabeth II, the pair begin to change the world \u2013 and not just for horses.<\/p>\n

HAPPY CAMPERS<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Amy Nicholson
\nProducer: Amy Nicholson
\nAnnual visitors to a seaside trailer park wistfully eke out the joys of one last summer together as a melancholic twilight hangs in the air.<\/p>\n

HOW TO COME ALIVE\u2026 WITH NORMAN MAILER <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Jeff Zimbalist
\nProducers: Jeff Zimbalist, Vicki Marquette
\nA controversial public intellectual with a tumultuous personal life, Norman Mailer sits in the pantheon of the greatest authors of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

MEDIHA<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Hasan Oswald
\nProducers: Hasan Oswald, Annelise Mecca, Fahrinisa Campana, Alexander Spiess, Stephen Nemeth
\nIn this uniquely collaborative film, a Yazidi teen once held captive by ISIS turns the lens on herself and takes us into her world of grief, pain, and hope.<\/p>\n

OBSESSED WITH LIGHT<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirectors: Sabine Krayenb\u00fchl, Zeva Oelbaum
\nProducers: Sabine Krayenb\u00fchl, Zeva Oelbaum
\nA visually entrancing portrait of influential dancer Lo\u00efe Fuller that captures her unique artistic achievement.<\/p>\n

THE RIOT REPORT <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Michelle Ferrari
\nProducers: Connie Honeycutt, Michelle Ferrari
\nWhat happens when a government-appointed group goes rogue and speaks truth to power? The story of the Kerner Commission and the racist policies it exposed. (PBS-American Experience)<\/p>\n

SHAKEN <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Asher Levinthal
\nProducers: Asher Levinthal, Kellen Quinn
\nFollowing their baby\u2019s flawed medical diagnosis, a young couple battles to stay together, weathering an unthinkable injustice.<\/p>\n

TAKING VENICE<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirector: Ami Wallach
\nProducers: Andrea Miller, Tal Mandil, Vanessa Bergonzoli
\nA fun caper movie that explores the true story behind the rumors that the U.S. government rigged the 1964 Venice Biennale so that their chosen artist, Robert Rauschenberg, could win the Grand Prize.<\/p>\n

TOMORROW, TOMORROW, TOMORROW<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Martina Radwan
\nProducers: Martina Radwan, Ruchi Mital, Alice Henty
\nWhen a determined, idealistic, and thoroughly unprepared American cinematographer decides to support three Mongolian orphans, emotional and ethical challenges ensue.<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION<\/b><\/p>\n

AL DJANAT – THE ORIGINAL PARADISE (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Chlo\u00e9 A\u00efcha Boro
\nProducers: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric F\u00e9raud, A\u00efcha Boro, Faissol Gnonlonfin
\nA family\u2019s dispute over which laws to follow in a conflict over their patriarch\u2019s estate reveals the tensions between tradition and law in the post-colonial African nation of Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

THE CARAVAN<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirectors: N\u00faria Clavero, Aitor Palacios
\nProducers: Aitor Palacios, N\u00faria Clavero, Laura Collado
\nA portrait of one family\u2019s perilous trek from Honduras illustrates the multitude of issues facing migrants at the border with Mexico.<\/p>\n

DALTON\u2019S DREAM<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirectors: Kim Longinotto, Franky Murray Brown
\nProducer: Lorine Plagnol
\nAfter winning a British competition, Jamaican singer Dalton Harris discovers that a fickle music industry and a toxic past can derail his dreams. His battles with anxiety and homophobia offer a poignant reflection on resilience and self-acceptance.<\/p>\n

DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirector: Cyril Aris
\nProducers: Katharina Weser, Myriam Sassine
\nAfter an explosion in the port of Beirut destroys a large part of the city, a crew of filmmakers decides to continue to shoot their film in a life-affirming effort of resistance.<\/p>\n

THE DMITRIEV AFFAIR<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Jessica Gorter
\nProducer: Frank van den Engel
\nYuri Dmitriev, the \u201carchaeologist of terror,\u201d dedicated his life to unearthing the brutal violence the Russian state would rather keep a secret.<\/p>\n

THE HOME GAME<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirectors: Smari Gunn, Logi Sigursveinsson
\nProducers: Stephanie Thorpe, Heather Millard, Elfar Adalsteins, Freyja Kristinsdottir
\nAn endearing team of underdogs, including a mother of three, register in the prestigious Icelandic Men’s FA soccer cup, putting into motion a sequence of events that produces an unlikely female hero.<\/p>\n

LE SPECTRE DE BOKO HARAM<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Cyrielle Raingou
\nProducers: V\u00e9ronique Holley, Dieudonn\u00e9 Alaka
\nA group of children in the village of Kolofata, Cameroon, attend school while the threat of the terrorist group Boko Haram looms.<\/p>\n

NEIRUD<\/b> (International Premiere)
\nDirector: Fernanda Roth Faya
\nProducers: Fernanda Faya, Rica Saito, Michael Wahrmann
\nAn investigation into the fascinating and colorful life of the titular Brazilian wrestler and circus performer.<\/p>\n

SOMEONE LIVES HERE<\/b> (International Premiere)
\nDirector: Zachary Russell
\nProducers: Matt King, Andrew Ferguson, Zack Russell
\nDuring the winter of the pandemic, Khaleel takes it upon himself to use his professional carpentry skills to build tiny shelters for Toronto’s unhoused population, gaining media attention and support \u2013 until city officials push back.<\/p>\n

TOTAL TRUST<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Jialing Zhang
\nProducers: Michael Grotenhoff, Saskia Kress, Jialing Zhang
\nAn examination of the extent of surveillance in China, used to persecute human rights attorneys and independent journalists. (Film Movement)<\/p>\n

METROPOLIS COMPETITION <\/b>
\nNEW YORK STORIES<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

ASHIMA (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Kenji Tsukamoto
\nProducers: Kenji Tsukamoto, Minji Chang, Roy Choi, Dave Boyle
\nWith her father\u2019s coaching support, wunderkind sport climber Ashima Shirashi attempts to conquer South Africa\u2019s toughest ascent.<\/p>\n

CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD SAMARITAN<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Penny Lane
\nProducer: Gabriel Sedgwick
\nA filmmaker\u2019s decision to give one of her kidneys to a stranger launches her on a provocative, intimate, and unexpectedly funny quest to understand the nature of altruism.<\/p>\n

DIVERSITY PLAZA<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Kesang Tseten
\nProducer: Sienna R. Craig
\nA richly observed v\u00e9rit\u00e9 look at the community and culture built by Himalayan immigrants in and around the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, New York.<\/p>\n

HOLDING BACK THE TIDE<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Emily Packer
\nProducers: Emily Packer, Trey Tetreault, Ben Still, Josh Margolis, Liz Beeson
\nA quirky, lyrical love letter to oysters in NYC, this engaging documentary plumbs the history of the bivalves, their pollution-fueled decline, and their inspiring revival, finding poetry and charm in an unlikely subject.<\/p>\n

LUCHA: A WRESTLING TALE <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Marco Ricci
\nProducer: Marco Ricci
\nSeeking to vanquish opponents and personal struggles alike, four young women from the Bronx develop the inner and outer strength to succeed on the high school wrestling team.<\/p>\n

NATHAN-ISM<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Elan Golod
\nProducers: Melanie Vi Levy, Elan Golod
\nAssigned to guard Nazi war criminals as a young Jewish soldier in WWII, 90-year-old Nathan spends his days in his New York City apartment channeling his memories into captivating cartoon art, aka \u201cNathan-isms.\u201d<\/p>\n

PSYCHEDELICIZED: THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS STORY <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Larry Confino
\nProducer: Larry Confino
\nIn a psychedelic swirl of hippies, Hell\u2019s Angels, circus performers, and good vibes, \u201860s club kids partied hard at the Electric Circus, a drug-fueled, multicultural dance club in NYC\u2019s East Village.<\/p>\n

SCOOTER LAFORGE: A LIFE OF ART <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Ethan Minsker
\nProducer: Ethan Minsker
\nEnter the playfully subversive world of artist Scooter LaForge. Influenced by Basquiat, Pollack, and Saturday morning cartoons, and intent on creating art that is fun, he has commanded a place for himself in NYC\u2019s seemingly impenetrable art world.<\/p>\n

KALEIDOSCOPE COMPETITION <\/b>
\nNEW DOCUMENTARY VISIONS\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

GRASSHOPPER REPUBLIC<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Daniel McCabe
\nProducers: Daniel McCabe, Alyse Ardell Spiegel, Michele Sibiloni, Otto Bell
\nFollowing a group of grasshopper trappers in Uganda, this immersive and transcendent film explores capitalism and sustainability while meditating on the way humans engage with the natural world.<\/p>\n

MEGAHEARTZ<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirector: Emily Norling
\nProducer: Melissa Lindgren
\nParallel stories of four young friends in Stockholm struggling with love, drugs, desire, art and mental illness seem to pose the question: Is there love without madness?<\/p>\n

THE WALK <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Tamara Kotevska
\nProducers: Harri Grace, Orlando von Einsiedel, David Lan, Tracey Seaward
\nAmal, a charming, gigantic puppet who represents millions of migrant and displaced children, walks from Turkey all the way across Europe in a journey of compassion and discovery. (Participant Media)<\/p>\n

A WOLFPACK CALLED ERNESTO<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Everardo Gonz\u00e1lez
\nProducers: Roberto Garza, Inna Pay\u00e1n, Jean-Christophe Simon
\nAn immersive film that follows a group of teenage Mexico City gangsters who collectively call themselves \u201cErnesto.\u201d<\/p>\n

ZINZINDURRUNKARRATZ<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Oskar Alegria
\nProducer: Oskar Alegria
\nAccompanied by an adorable donkey, Oskar Alegr\u00eda retraces the steps of his grandfather during transhumance using his father\u2019s Super-8 camera to collect a trove of memories from a disappearing world.<\/p>\n

AMERICAN STORIES <\/b>
\nSTATES OF BEING IN THE UNION\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

BETWEEN LIFE & DEATH<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Nick Capote
\nProducers: Kimberley Ferdinando, Melissa Leardi
\nWho gets to decide if we live or how we die? Looking at the \u201cright to die\u201d debate and remembering the woman whose life-or-death injury started it all. (MSNBC Films)<\/p>\n

CATERPILLAR<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Liza Mandelup
\nProducers: Jay Van Hoy, Matthew Cherchio, Liza Mandelup
\nA fascinating portrait of one man\u2019s determination to change the color of his eyes with plastic surgery.<\/p>\n

A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirectors: Jeremy Coon, Steve Kozak
\nProducers: Jeremy Coon, Steve Kozak, Kyle Newman
\nIn 1978, the year after Star Wars<\/i> became an indelible cultural phenomenon, the campy \u201cStar Wars Holiday Special\u201d aired on television to the chagrin of George Lucas and the delight of die-hard Star Wars<\/i> fans.<\/p>\n

NAKED AMBITION: BUNNY YEAGER<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirectors: Dennis Scholl, Kareem Tabsch
\nProducers: Konstantia Kontaxis, Dennis Scholl, Kareem Tabsch
\nBunny Yeager was a trailblazing model, designer, and photographer who popularized the bikini, invented the selfie, discovered Bettie Page, and introduced feminist agency in her sexy portraits of the \u201950s.<\/p>\n

ONE WITH THE WHALE<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirectors: Peter Chelkowski, Jim Wickens
\nProducers: Aakapak Apassingok, Nalu Apassingok, Peter Chelkowski, M. Watanabe Milmore, Yaarie Toolie-Walker, Jim Wickens
\nA family living on Alaska\u2019s remote St. Lawrence Island struggles to rebuild their shattered identities and find a way to live with Indigenous values in a world with little understanding of the nuances of their traditions.<\/p>\n

TIME BOMB Y2K <\/b>(NYC Premiere)
\nDirectors: Marley McDonald, Brian Becker
\nProducer: Brian Becker
\nA time capsule of 1999 that captures the unprecedented frenzy of Y2K just as the internet begins to transform the world. (HBO Documentary Films)<\/p>\n

UNBROKEN<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Beth Lane
\nProducers: Doug Prochilo, Mai Amalie Bak
\nThe remarkable story of the seven Weber siblings, who evaded capture and certain death in Nazi Germany following their mother\u2019s murder at Auschwitz.<\/p>\n

UNSEEN<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Set Hernandez
\nProducers: Set Hernandez, F\u00e9lix Endara, Day Al-Mohamed
\nPedro, a legally blind, undocumented immigrant, dreams of earning a degree in social work to provide for his family and offer healing to his community. (PBS-American Experience)<\/p>\n

FIGHT THE POWER <\/b>
\nSTORIES OF ACTIVISM<\/i><\/p>\n

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? <\/b>(NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Ella Glendining
\nProducer: Janine Marmot While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism.<\/p>\n

NO ONE ASKED YOU<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Ruth Leitman
\nProducers: Rachel Rozycki, Andrea Raby
\nDaily Show<\/i> co-creator Lizz Winstead brings us on the road with her merry band of activists and comedians as they crisscross the U.S. to support abortion clinics and providers.<\/p>\n

RAINBOW WARRIOR<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirector: Edward McGurn
\nProducers: Sophie Daniel, Edward McGurn, Eva Gunz, Chris Dallas-Feeney, Katie Buchanan, Chris Dallas-Feeney
\nThis documentary uncovers a tangled tale of nuclear weapons and geopolitical coverups when a brave group of activists took action against impending environmental collapse.<\/p>\n

THE COST OF INHERITANCE<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Yoruba Richen
\nProducers: Mehret Mandefro, Lacey Schwartz Delgado
\nIn this exploration of reparations, those with family histories steeped in slavery are placed at the center of the debate with an opportunity to act.<\/p>\n

THREE PROMISES<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Yousef Srouji
\nProducer: Marielle Olentine
\nA son and his mother unearth a box of her videotapes of life in the West Bank in the early 2000s, confronting the pain of losing the land they called home.<\/p>\n

WE ARE FIRE! (DRAW FOR CHANGE) <\/b>(International Premiere)
\nDirector: Karen V\u00e1zquez Guadarrama
\nProducer: Hanne Phlypo
\nMar\u2019s feminist illustrations support her community in dealing with the emotional trauma left behind by the staggering number of femicides in Mexico.<\/p>\n

YOURS IN FREEDOM, BILL BAIRD<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Rebecca Cammisa
\nProducers: Walter K\u00f6hler, Sarah N\u00f6renberg
\nThe story of the pioneering activist who crusaded for reproductive freedom.<\/p>\n

GAME FACE CINEMA <\/b>
\nTHE DRAMA OF SPORT\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

CANDACE PARKER: UNAPOLOGETIC<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Joe Brewster
\nProducers: Giselle Rodriguez, Julie Lilleby, Paige Bethmann, Carolyn Hepburn
\nWNBA superstar Candace Parker chronicles her life and career from the courts of suburban Chicago to basketball immortality. (ESPN Films)<\/p>\n

INTO THE SHAOLIN<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Hongyun Sun
\nProducer: Can Luo
\nThe temptations of the outside world loom as Shaolin monks tour the globe with majestic Kung Fu performances.<\/p>\n

JESSZILLA<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Emily Sheskin
\nProducer: Ben Kainz
\nFifteen-year-old boxer Jesselyn Silva is on the cusp of making the Olympic team when she and her father, Pedro, are faced with their greatest opponent yet: cancer.<\/p>\n

THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirectors: Ken Rodgers, Courtland Bragg
\nProducers: Courtland Bragg, Nick Mascolo, Ken Rodgers, Chip Swain, Kobi Theiler
\nTold through never-before-seen footage from an interview filmed just before his death, NFL Hall of Famer and ordained minister Reggie White holds forth on faith in the context of his life and career. (ESPN Films)<\/p>\n

RIDERS ON THE STORM<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirectors: Jason Motlagh, Mark Oltmanns
\nProducers: Jason Motlagh, Mark Oltmanns
\nDuring a pivotal moment in Afghan history, a champion buzkashi<\/i> rider must make the most important decision of his life.<\/p>\n

RIGHT TO FIGHT <\/b>(International Premiere)
\nDirector: Georgina Cammalleri
\nProducers: Cassie Thornton, Tim Wardle
\nThe extraordinary untold story of how a pioneering group of American women, from very different backgrounds, fought to break into the most macho sport of all: boxing.<\/p>\n

UNSYNCABLE<\/b> (International Premiere)
\nDirector: Megan Wennberg
\nProducer: Erin Oakes
\nRanging in age from a sprightly 60 to 90-plus, seniors of various backgrounds find renewed vitality through competitive synchronized swimming.<\/p>\n

INVESTIGATIONS <\/b>
\nEXPOSING THE TRUTH\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

BULL RUN <\/b>(International Premiere)
\nDirector: Ana Ram\u00f3n Rubio
\nProducer: Juanjo Moscard\u00f3 Rius
\nA first-person comedy about the director\u2019s experience with cryptocurrency, the obsession of trading in a rising market, and how to finance a film with digital coins.<\/p>\n

EAT BITTER<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirectors: Pascale Appora-Gnekindy, Ningyi Sun
\nProducer: Mathieu Faure
\nBy telling the story of two men of different backgrounds, this film portrays the impact of globalization on individual lives.<\/p>\n

HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY <\/b>(New York Premiere)<\/p>\n

Director: Leslie Tai
\nProducers: Leslie Tai, Jillian Schultz
\nAn investigation into the veiled but booming economy catering to pregnant Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to obtain citizenship for their babies. (PBS-American Experience)<\/p>\n

POLISH PRAYERS<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirector: Hanna Nobis
\nProducer: Esther van Messel
\nA young Polish man grows up in a deeply religious and radical right-wing family in contemporary Poland. Catholicism, nationalism, and especially celibacy define his existence, but at the same time, he is curious about the world, and mostly, about the women in it.<\/p>\n

SEARCHING FOR NIKA<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirector: Stanislav Kapralov
\nProducers: Yan Fisher, Taras Stadnikov, Roger Corbi
\nIn a heroic attempt to find his missing dog, a filmmaker goes back to Ukraine and joins volunteers on a mission to rescue animals left behind during Russia\u2019s brutal attacks.<\/p>\n

WHO I AM NOT <\/b>(New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Tunde Skovran
\nProducer: Andrei Zinca Born male and female within a single body, a beauty queen and a male-presenting activist break the intersex taboo in a personal and intimate exploration of truth, faith, and belonging.<\/p>\n

PORTRAITS <\/b>
\nPROFILES OF SINGULAR INDIVIDUALS\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

BYE BYE TIBERIAS<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Lina Soualem
\nProducer: Jean-Marie Nizan
\nA portrait of Palestinian actor Hiam Abbas that encompasses the political and cultural issues of her lifetime.<\/p>\n

THE LADY BIRD DIARIES <\/b>(New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Dawn Porter
\nProducers: Dawn Porter, Kim Reynolds
\nA groundbreaking all-archival documentary film about Lady Bird Johnson, one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies. (Hulu)<\/p>\n

LIV ULLMANN – A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirector: Dheeraj Akolkar
\nProducers: Hege Christensen, Kaare Hersoug
\nA delightful portrait of Liv Ullman brimming with intimate memories and profound reflections on her hopes, fears, grief, dreams pursued, rejections, and lessons learned.<\/p>\n

MERCHANT IVORY <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Stephen Soucy
\nProducers: Jon Hart, Stephen Soucy
\nA definitive presentation and tribute to the Merchant Ivory partnership, anchored by interviews with James Ivory and forty-one Merchant Ivory close collaborators detailing and celebrating their experiences of being a part of the \u201cwandering company\u201d helmed by legendary producer Ismail Merchant. (Cohen Media Group)<\/p>\n

SHARI & LAMB CHOP<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Lisa D’Apolito
\nProducers: Cassidy Hartmann, Nicholas Ferrall, Morris Ruskin, Douglas Warner, Lisa D’Apolito
\nThe life and career of Shari Lewis, a multitalented ventriloquist who, along with her puppet friend Lamb Chop, charmed millions and changed the face of children\u2019s television.<\/p>\n

THE TRIALS OF ALAN DERSHOWITZ <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: John Curtin
\nProducer: John Curtin
\nA fresh perspective on the provocative and controversial criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz, known for representing some of America\u2019s most notorious clients.<\/p>\n

SONIC CINEMA<\/b> <\/b>
\nMOVIES ABOUT MUSIC\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

FANNY: THE OTHER MENDELSSOHN <\/b>(New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Sheila Hayman
\nProducer: Sheila Hayman
\nBorn in 1800’s Berlin, composer Fanny Mendelssohn\u2019s remarkable talents were eclipsed by her brother Felix. Unearthed by feminist scholars, her inspiring musical legacy gives overdue credit to the brilliant musician.<\/p>\n

FAMOUDOU KONATE – THE KING OF DJEMBE<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Andr\u00e9 Piruka
\nProducer: Andr\u00e9 Piruka
\nAfrican drumming traditions may be fading, but for renowned Guinean percussionist Famoudou Konate, the djembe drum is life\u2014and this vibrant documentary pays tribute to his rich legacy.<\/p>\n

GARLAND JEFFREYS: THE KING OF IN BETWEEN <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Claire Jeffreys
\nProducers: Claire Jeffreys, Evan M. Johnson
\nExplore the remarkable journey of Garland Jeffreys, a mixed-race Brooklyn native whose unconventional music defied industry norms. This documentary reveals his underappreciated talent through interviews with famous fans, and sheds light on his extraordinary life and artistry.<\/p>\n

PAUL MULDOON: LAOITHE\u2019S LIRIC\/A LIFE IN LYRICS<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Alan Gilsenan
\nProducer: Stephen Douds
\nOne man uses his poetry and songs to share his life\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n

PLAY WITH THE DEVIL – BECOMING ZEAL & ARDOR<\/b> (North American Premiere)
\nDirectors: Olivier Joliat, Matthias Willi
\nProducer: Frank Matter
\nIn documenting the global tour of \u201cBlack Death Metal\u201d band Zeal & Ardor, who merge American Negro work songs and heavy metal to spotlight societal ills, this insightful documentary explores lead singer Manuel Gagneux\u2019s complicated relationship to fame and authority while providing head-banging thrills.<\/p>\n

PRETTY UGLY – THE STORY OF THE LUNACHICKS <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: Ilya Chaiken
\nProducer: Ilya Chaiken
\nIn the ’90s, the Lunachicks, a fierce all-female punk band, rocked NYC’s underground scene, rebelling\u202f against music industry sexism to deliver high-voltage performances.<\/p>\n

THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER <\/b>(NYC Premiere)
\nDirectors: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
\nProducer: Cristina Huete
\nAnimated with gorgeous hand-drawn lines and vivid colors, this documentary explores the origin story of bossa nova, the universally beloved Brazilian music movement. (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n

VOICES OF CANADA <\/b>
\nA showcase of the Canadian titles that are represented throughout the festival’s sections.
\nCo-presented by the Consulate General of Canada in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Feature Films: <\/i><\/b>
\nEAT BITTER
\nSOMEONE LIVES HERE
\nTHE TRIALS OF ALAN DERSHOWITZ
\nUNSYNCABLE
\nWHO AM I NOT<\/p>\n

Short Films: <\/i><\/b>
\nA Bear Named Jesus
\nBoat People
\nGrape Soda in the Parking Lot
\nRadio Bingo
\nTwo One Two
\nZug Island<\/p>\n

SHORTS PROGRAMS <\/b>
\nThere are 104 shorts participating in the juried Shorts Competition, in the following 20 programs:<\/p>\n

SHORTS: ANIMAL FARM <\/b>
\nThese docs feature the dynamic relationships between humans and entertaining, sentient, magnificent animals. <\/i>
\nFrank and His Dogs<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Owen Markham)
\nHappy <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Laura Rindlisbacher)
\nNot Wasting My Time<\/b> (Dir \/Prod: Derek Howard)
\nVisible Mending <\/b>(Dir: Samantha Moore\/Prod: Tilley Bancroft)
\nWillie\u2019s Wings <\/b>(Dirs: Alberto Vignati, Reina Daniels\/Prod: Andrea Italia)\u00a0 <\/span>You Can\u2019t Shrink Love <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Veena Rao)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: ARTSCAPES <\/b>
\nA glimpse into the artistic process behind brilliant creators across disciplines. <\/i>
\nForbidden Pond<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Eric Jenkins-Sahlin)
\nLove, Jamie<\/b> (Dir: Karla Murthy\/Prod: Andrew Fredericks)
\nThe Promise of Spring<\/b> (Dir: Anna Andersen\/Prod: Katie Rose Vaughan)
\nWhitney Houston in Focus <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Benjamin Alfonsi\/Prod: Audra McDonald)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: CARETAKERS <\/b>
\nA selection of tenderhearted films taking care of memories, heirlooms, and family members. <\/i>
\nBehind the Mask<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: H\u00e5vard Bustnes)
\nCaretaker <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Ver\u00f3nica Rose Wood)
\nThe Echo of Her Voice<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Rodrigo Guzm\u00e1n Esp\u00edndola\/Prods: Daniela Contreras, Nicolas D\u00e9foss\u00e9)
\nThe Medallion <\/b>(Dir: Ruth Hunduma\/Prods: Lily Usher, Tolu Stedford)
\nMy Cure and Me<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Alan Bradley)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: CHANGING TIDES <\/b>
\nThis program captures the shifting currents when we have a change of heart and forge a new outlook on life.<\/i>
\nThe Cities I Live In<\/b> (Dir: Rabie Mustapha\/Prod: Michael Hewitt)
\nI See You <\/b>(Dir: Adam Weingrod\/Prod: Kobi Mizrahi)
\nLooking Forward <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Steven Ascher\/Prod: Jeanne Jordan)
\nMarungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) <\/b>(Dirs: Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch\/Prods: Matthew Thorne, Patrick Graham)
\nWhen a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Bohao Liu\/Prod: Gene Gallerano)
\nWhiteness at Work <\/b>(Dir: Peter Nelson\/Prod: Evan Weselmann)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: COLLATERAL DAMAGE <\/b>
\nThe outcomes of war go beyond the physical as these short documentaries capture the implications of modern warfare.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>
\nBetween Me and the Sea<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din\/Prod: Rafe Scobey-Thal)
\nBoat People <\/b>(Dirs: Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma\/Prods: Justine Pimlott, Jelena Popovi\u0107)
\nDictionary of Emotions in a Time of War <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Leah Loftin)
\nEnemy Alien<\/b> (Dir: Gabriel Murphy\/Prod: Andrew McMartin)
\nStones<\/b> (Dir: Arman Ayvazyan\/Prod: Vardan Hovhannisyan)
\nThe Syrian Cosmonaut <\/b>(Dir: Charles Emir Richards\/Prod: Enis Ozkul)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: COMMUNITY <\/b>
\nWhether by nature or necessity, we find solace and support in our communities. <\/i>
\n74 Messages Sent & Received<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Danya Abt)
\nAddresses<\/b> (Dirs: Mar\u00eda Luisa Santos, Carlo Nasisse\/Prod: Natalia Quesada)
\nEmpress Nicole the Great<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Dara Bratt)
\nEverything\u2019s Fine, Potatoes in Line<\/b> (Dir: Piotr Jasi\u0144ski\/Prod: Ond\u0159ej \u0160ejnoha)
\nIf Dreams Were Lightning<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Ramin Bahrani\/Prods: Pamela Ryan, Jason Orans, Ramin Bahrani)
\nRadio Bingo <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Shelby Adams)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: FAMILY MATTERS <\/b>
\nShorts about families we are born into, and those we choose.<\/i>
\nA Bear Named Jesus<\/b> (Dir: Terril Calder\/Prods: Christa Couture, Michelle St. John)
\nButtons and Dumplings<\/b> (Dirs: Calvin Sang, Mei Ling Lee\/Prod: Mei Ling Lee)
\nGrape Soda in the Parking Lot <\/b>(Dirs: Megan Kyak-Monteith, Taqralik Partridge\/Prod: Christa Couture, Michelle St. John)
\nMnM<\/b> (Dir: Twiggy Pucci Gar\u00e7on\/Prods: Colleen Cassingham, Jess Devaney)
\nParker <\/b>(Dirs: Sharon Liese, Catherine Hoffman\/Prods: Sharon Liese, Funmi Ogunro, Samantha Hake)
\nTrenton: To the Moon & Back<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Josh Leong\/Prods: Sam Gollob, Will Nelson, Sofia Bara)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: HIDDEN HISTORIES <\/b>
\nThe backstories of under-recognized people and stories.<\/i>
\nBlack Godfather of Scuba<\/b> (Dir: Matt Kay\/Prod: Andrew Carver)
\nJack & Sam<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Jordan Matthew Horowitz\/Prod: Andrew Carlberg)
\nTaking Back the Groove <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Celia Aniskovich\/Prod: Roddy Lindsay) Tracing History<\/b> (Dir: Jalena Keane-Lee\/Prod: Reaa Puri)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: INSIDE AND OUT <\/b>
\nHonest vignettes of the prison industrial complex. <\/i>
\nBreaking Silence <\/b>(Dirs: Amy Bench, Annie Silverstein\/Prods: Amy Bench, Monique Walton)
\nThe Bus <\/b>(Dir: Sandra Reina\/Prods: Val\u00e9rie Delpierre, Jaume Fargas Coll)
\nIke Brown<\/b> (Dir: Caleb Clowe\/Prod: Matthew Veeder)
\nRocko<\/b> (Dirs: Emma Bergman, James Jones\/Prod: Emma Bergman)
\nTito <\/b>(Dirs: Kervens Jimenez, Taylor McIntosh\/Prods: Corbin J. Stone, Jean Roody St. Vilien, Taylor McIntosh)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: LOVE LETTERS <\/b>
\nStories all about love.<\/i>
\nAnd Then I Was Here<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Alex Stergiou)
\nBlue Dots<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Lorenzo Squarcia\/Prods: Manuel Grieco, Simone Spampinato)
\nFreedom Waders: The Struggle to Integrate Chicago\u2019s Rainbow Beach <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Alex S. Hinton)
\nPigeons Mate for Life <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Tabitha Yong)<\/p>\n

Ted & Noel<\/b> (Dir: Julia Alcamo\/Prods: Dan Hodgson, Mary Pattisson)
\nTidal <\/b>(Dir: Katrina Lillian Sorrentino\/Prods: Bryn Silverman, John Condne, Alexandra Liveris)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: THE MEANING OF WORK <\/b>
\nThis collection of shorts unpack capitalism through the process of labor. <\/i>
\nChronicle of a Summer Day <\/b>(Dir: Bronzeville Collective\/Prods: Mike David Thomas, Kira Helm, Erica Duffy, Andrew Skalak, Kevin Cagnoletti)
\nDust to Light <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Erika Houle)
\nFitting<\/b> (Dir: Caitlin McMullan\/Prod: Marissa Keating)
\nFleshwork<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Lydia Cornett)
\nThe Last Carnival<\/b> (Dirs\/Prods: Tucker Morrison, Samuel Ott, Anthony Wilson\/Prod: David Brown)
\nRamboy <\/b>(Dirs: Matthias Joulaud, Lucien Roux\/Prods: Lionel Baier, Nicolas Wadimoff)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: MUSICAL MEDLEYS <\/b>
\nA loaded program for lovers of instruments, musicians, and<\/i> music! <\/i>
\nDo You See Me?<\/b> (Dir: Camille Gottscheck\/Prod: Ailed Cazares)
\nLast Song From Kabul <\/b>(Dir: Kevin Macdonald\/Prod: Lawrence Elman)
\nThe Orchestra Chuck Built <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Christopher Stoudt\/Prods: Ryan Suffern, Maryann Garger, Bob Logan, Ains Prasad)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nOur beloved city through the eyes of many. <\/i>
\nThe Fish Doctor (a doc about the fish doc) <\/b>(Dirs\/Prods: Adam Levin, Riley Patterson)
\nFriendly Fridges<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Ilja Willems)
\nKingdome <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Shawn Antoine II)
\nRite of Passage<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Talha Jalal)
\nThrough Sunless Ways <\/b>(Dirs\/Prods: Kira Dane, Katelyn Rebelo\/Prods: Andrea Yu Chieh Chung, Gretta Wilson)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: OUR CLIMATE \/ OUR CRISIS\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nThe inventive solutions<\/i> and devastating realities of our climate crisis on film. <\/i>
\nConceiving Our Future<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Annie Pancak Vogt)
\nFrozen Harvest<\/b> (Dir: Mark Fleming\/Prod: Lone Spruce Creative)
\nI am the Nature<\/b> (Dir: Taliesin Black-Brown\/Prods: Ramiro Vargas Chump\u00ed Washikiat, Helena Sardinha, Rafael Thomaseto)
\nMountain Man<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Arun Bhattarai)
\nSchool of Fish<\/b> (Dirs\/Prods: Oliver Sutro, Colin Arisman)
\nThe Shelmeca Serpent<\/b> (Dir: Laura Berm\u00fadez\/Prod: Luis Flores Alvarenga)
\nWhen the Grass Must Go<\/b> (Dir: Ilja Willems\/Prod: Bert Janssens)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: THE PEOPLE VS.\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nStories that<\/i> command attention about those who fight for a better future for all. <\/i>
\nBanned Book Club<\/b> (Dir: Sinead Keirans\/Prod: Em Shapiro, Mary-Elizabeth Esquibel)
\nHow We Get Free<\/b> (Dirs: Geeta Gandbhir, Samantha Knowles\/Prods: Kathleen Lingo, Sweta Vohra, Jess Devaney)
\nThe Menstruation Station <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Miguel Luis\/Prod: Nicole Olwagen)
\nSanctuary <\/b>(Dirs\/Prods: John Haley, Julia Szromba)
\nSuddenly TV<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Roopa Gogineni)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: PHYSICAL PURSUITS\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nAthletic feats and strong bonds build this program of films on sport from across the globe.<\/i>
\nGloves Without Ring<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Karen Sotolongo Menendez)
\nKemonito: The Final Fall <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Teresa de Miguel)
\nOutside Line <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Jack Gordon)
\nQueen of the Sea<\/b> (Dir: Kate Cox\/Prod: Danielle Wright, Emory Ruegg)
\nThe Ugandan Quidditch Movement <\/b>(Dir: Ben Garfield\/Prod: Kristina Budelis)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SHORTS: PROFILES\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nPortraits and profiles of unique individuals<\/i> with filmmaking to match.<\/i>
\nDenial<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Paul Moakley\/Dir: Daniel Lombroso)
\nEcho<\/b> (Dirs: Ben Wolin, Michael Minahan\/Prods: Michael Yuchen Lei, Melissa Fajardo)
\nFunny Not Funny<\/b> (Dirs\/Prods: Marc D’Agostino, Ben Feldman)
\nHouse of Tulip <\/b>(Dir: Cydney Tucker\/Prod: Zaferhan Yumru)
\nPitch Black<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Guillym Davenport)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SHORTS: SHE STORIES\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nWomen<\/i> share their stories from in front of, and behind, the camera.<\/i>
\nA Home on Every Floor<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid)
\nBear <\/b>(Dir: Morgane Frund\/Prod: Volko Kamensky)
\nDaughter of the Sea <\/b>(Dirs: Nicole Gormley, Nancy Kwon\/Prods: Min Chul Shin, Sooyoung Kim, Nicole Gormley)
\nThe Only Girl in the Orchestra<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Molly O\u2019Brien\/Prod: Lisa Remington)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: VANTAGE POINT <\/b>
\nFilms taking a different<\/i> perspective or way of viewing the world. <\/i>
\nIncident <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Bill Morrison\/Prod: Jamie Kalven)
\nLandline<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Samuel Wright Smith)
\nOf Dreams in the Dream of Another Mirror <\/b>(Dir: Yunyi Zhu\/Prod: Eric Prigent)
\nThere\u2019s Not Much We Can Do <\/b>(Dir: Erica Monde\/Prod: Clara Harris)
\nTwo One Two<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Shira Avni)
\nZug Island <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Nicolas Lachapelle\/Prod: Guillaume Collin)<\/p>\n

SHORTS: THE WISE ONES <\/b>
\nA lovely program dedicated to<\/i> our wise, wonderful elders. <\/i>
\nBubjan <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Nicholas Mihm\/Prod: Lisa Rudin)
\nN\u01cei Nai & W\u00e0i P\u00f3 (Grandma & Grandma)<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Sean Wang\/Prods: Sam Davis, Malcolm Pullinger)
\nThe Queen Vs Texas <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Emil Lozada\/Dir: Raemonn James)
\nThe Silent Witness<\/b> (Dirs\/Prods: George Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt\/Prods: Aleks Gezentsvey, Matthew Henderson)<\/p>\n

DOC NYC U COMPETITION<\/b>
\nDOC NYC U features 10 short documentaries from students across the five boroughs. Restyled as a competition for the first time this year, these two programs showcase finalists from Brooklyn College, Columbia University, Hunter College, The New School, New York Film Academy, New York University, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts.<\/p>\n

DOC NYC U: PORTRAITS <\/b>
\nStudent documentaries that profile unique individuals and the lives they lead.<\/i>
\nAllies Welcome <\/b>(Dirs\/Prods: Tavleen Tarrant, Shakeeb Asrar, Columbia University)
\nI Told You So<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Malak AlSayyad\/Prods: Amann Stewart, Loren Townsley, Columbia University)
\nJust Story Hour<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Lu Yao, School of Visual Arts)
\nSecond Act <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Britney Bautista, New York University)
\nSlice of Goodness<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Usman Chohan, Brooklyn College)<\/p>\n

DOC NYC U: REBIRTH <\/b>
\nStudent documentaries that document the metamorphosis when things start anew. <\/i>
\nA Good Death<\/b> (Dirs\/Prods: Boya Sun, Jean Chapiro, Columbia University)
\nIt Smells Like Springtime<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Mackie Mallison, Pratt Institute)
\nLand <\/b>(Dir\/Prod: Satoko Saito, Hunter College)
\nMore Than Brothers<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Andrea von Siebenthal, New York Film Academy)
\nThrough a Glass Eye<\/b> (Dir\/Prod: Lola Granger-Jourdan, The New School)<\/p>\n

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES 2023 SHORT LISTS FOR FEATURES AND SHORTS, WINNER\u2019S CIRCLE SELECTIONS AND NEW SECTION, COME AS YOU ARE<\/b><\/p>\n

SHORT LISTS REVEAL FEATURES AND SHORTS THAT ARE THE YEAR\u2019S LEADING AWARDS CONTENDERS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

IN-PERSON FESTIVAL SCREENINGS OF ALL FILMS NOV. 8-16 IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH SELECT TITIES CONTINUING ONLINE THROUGH NOV. 26<\/b><\/p>\n

NEW YORK, October 17, 2023 – DOC NYC<\/b>, America\u2019s largest documentary festival, completed the announcement of its full lineup today by unveiling titles in the remaining four sections of its 14th Edition \u2014 Short List: Features, Short List: Shorts, Winner\u2019s Circle <\/b>and a new section for 2023, Come As You Are<\/b>. All films will have theatrical screenings at the festival, often with the directors in person.<\/p>\n

With these new announcements, DOC NYC will present a total of 114 features and 129 short films in its 14th edition, including 33 world premieres and 29 U.S. premieres. The festival runs in-person November 8-16 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East by Angelika and continues online through November 26 with films available to viewers across the U.S.<\/p>\n

The Short Lists sections showcase a selection of nonfiction features and shorts that the festival\u2019s programming team considers to be among the year\u2019s strongest contenders for Oscars and other awards, while Winner\u2019s Circle is a reminder of films already feted at major international film events that are worthy of additional consideration.<\/p>\n

The festival’s new Come As You Are <\/b>section highlights films about people striving to find their place in the world, or in their communities.<\/p>\n

See below for the complete slates for each section.<\/p>\n

SHORT LIST: FEATURES<\/b><\/p>\n

The DOC NYC Short List for documentary features was launched in 2012 and has a long history of being a predictor of other awards\u2014from critics\u2019 prizes and top-ten lists to the Oscars. Notable statistics:<\/p>\n

– For 10 of the last 11 years, DOC NYC has screened the documentary feature that went on to win the Academy Award.<\/p>\n

– The festival has also screened 49 of the last 55 Oscar-nominated documentary features.<\/p>\n

– In 2022, DOC NYC screened 12 of 15 titles that were named to the subsequent Academy Award Documentary Feature Shortlist.<\/p>\n

DOC NYC\u2019s Short List: Features selection process is overseen by Artistic Director Jaie Laplante and Director of Special Projects Thom Powers. For the fifth year, the Short List: Features will vie for juried awards in four categories: Directing, Producing, Cinematography, and Editing, with the addition of a new category in 2023 for Original Score. Last year\u2019s winners were Descendant <\/i>(Directing), Retrograde<\/i> (Producing), Fire of Love<\/i> (Editing), and All That Breathes<\/i> (Cinematography).<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s selections for Short List: Features <\/b>are:<\/p>\n

20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
\nDirector: Mstyslav Chernov
\nProducers: Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson Rath, Derl McCrudden<\/b>
\nAn AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue its work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. (PBS Distribution\/Frontline)<\/p>\n

AMERICAN SYMPHONY <\/b>(NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Matthew Heineman<\/b>
\nProducers: Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, Joedan Okun<\/b>
\nWhile undertaking his most ambitious project to date, musician Jon Batiste and his life partner Suleika Jaouad cope with the discovery that her cancer has returned after a decade in remission. (Netflix)<\/p>\n

BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE\u2019S PRESIDENT
\nDirectors: Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp<\/b>
\nProducers: Christopher Sharp, John Battsek<\/b>
\nBobi Wine, a popular Afrobeats musician, directs his charisma to politics as he runs for office as Uganda\u2019s presidential opposition candidate, challenging longtime leader Yoweri Museveni. (National Geographic Documentary Films)<\/p>\n

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE <\/b>(NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Nicole Newnham<\/b>
\nProducers: R.J. Cutler, Kimberley Ferdinando, Nicole Newnham, Molly O\u2019Brien, Elise Pearlstein, Trevor Smith<\/b>
\nFeminist sexologist Shere Hite, who helped change public perception toward female sexuality in the 1970s and \u201880s, mysteriously fell from prominence over time. This film explores why we don’t know more about her groundbreaking work. (IFC Films)<\/p>\n

THE ETERNAL MEMORY
\nDirector: Maite Alberdi<\/b>
\nProducers: Maite Alberdi, Juan de Dios Larra\u00edn, Pablo Larra\u00edn, Roc\u00edo Jadue<\/b>
\nA wise and compassionate look at an elderly couple\u2019s challenges, revealing their profoundly moving love and their commitment to individual and collective remembrance, via the cultural vocations of their youth, in the face of life\u2019s tempests. (MTV Documentary Films)<\/p>\n

EVERY BODY
\nDirector: Julie Cohen<\/b>
\nProducers: Molly O\u2019Brien, Tommy Nguyen<\/b>
\nCapturing a new generation of intersex people who are living loudly and proudly, this film covers the history, science, and politics of a movement advocating against medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

FOUR DAUGHTERS
\nDirector: Kaouther Ben Hania<\/b>
\nProducer: Nadim Cheikhrouha<\/b>
\nFilmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania takes a novel approach to telling the story of the Tunisian mother Olfa Hamrouni, who spoke out about her grief when two of her four daughters ran away to join the Islamic State in Libya. (Kino Lorber)<\/p>\n

GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI STORY
\nDirectors: Joe Brewster, Mich\u00e8le Stephenson<\/b>
\nProducers: Joe Brewster, Mich\u00e8le Stephenson, Tommy Oliver<\/b>
\nNikki Giovanni is a trailblazing poet who rose to be a key figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and remains just as vibrant today. (HBO Documentary Films)<\/p>\n

LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES
\nDirectors: Jesse Shortbull, Laura Tomaselli<\/b>
\nProducers: Benjamin Hedin, Phil Pinto<\/b>
\nThe Lakota Indigenous tribe\u2019s new generations continue to stand against the U.S. government\u2019s historic failures to honor past treaties and the Lakota\u2019s traditional sacred land. (IFC Films)<\/p>\n

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
\nDirector: Lisa Cort\u00e9s<\/b>
\nProducers: Robert Friedman, Lisa Cort\u00e9s, Liz Yale Marsh, Caryn Capotosto<\/b>
\nThe Black queer origins of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll are revealed as the whitewashed canon of American pop music is exploded to reveal the innovator \u2013 the originator \u2013 Little Richard. (Magnolia Pictures)<\/p>\n

THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES<\/b> (U.S. Premiere)
\nDirector \/ Producer: Asme El Moudir<\/b>
\nOn a handmade set recreating her Casablanca neighborhood, Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir enlists family and friends to help solve the troubling mysteries of her childhood.Figurines and miniatures of the filmmaker\u2019s Moroccan family and neighborhood – built by her father – inspire moments of catharsis and unearth previously unspoken secrets and traumas.<\/p>\n

THE PIGEON TUNNEL
\nDirector: Errol Morris<\/b>
\nProducers: Errol Morris, Dominic Crossley-Holland, Steven Hathaway, Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell<\/b>
\nOscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris interviews David Cornwell aka John Le Carr\u00e9, keeping the visuals as lively as the conversation, creating his own cinematic imaginings of Cornwell\u2019s history along with clips from famous film and TV adaptations of Le Carr\u00e9\u2019s thrillers. (Apple TV+)<\/p>\n

SILVER DOLLAR ROAD
\nDirector: Raoul Peck<\/b>
\nProducers: Raoul Peck, R\u00e9mi Grellety, Blair Foster, H\u00e9bert Peck<\/b>
\nOscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck focuses on the case of the Reels family in North Carolina to chronicle the way real estate developers work in blatant and subtle ways to divest Black families from inherited property. (Amazon Studios)<\/p>\n

STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING<\/b>
\nDirector: Roger Ross Williams<\/b>
\nProducers: Alisa Payne, Roger Ross Williams, David Teague<\/b>
\nOscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams takes inspiration from author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi\u2019s work exploring the history of anti-Black racist ideas and their impact on the United States, examining those themes with an array of powerful film techniques. (Netflix)<\/p>\n

WHILE WE WATCHED
\nDirector: Vinay Shukla<\/b>
\nProducers: Vinay Shukla, Khushboo Ranka, Luke Moody<\/b>
\nFilmmaker Vinay Shukla gives shape to the melancholy and fear the daily news brings into our screens and lives, in India and all over the world. (BritDocs\/POV)<\/p>\n

SHORT LIST: SHORTS<\/b><\/p>\n

The Short List: Shorts showcase of 15 titles is now in its sixth year at DOC NYC. The selection process is overseen by Artistic Director Jaie Laplante, Director of Special Projects Thom Powers, and Senior Programmer, Shorts, Samah Ali. Last year the showcase included the World Premiere of The Elephant Whisperers<\/i>, which went on to win the Oscar. For the fifth year, a DOC NYC jury will select one of the films in the section for a Directing Award. Last year\u2019s winner was As Far as They Can Run<\/i>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s selections for Short List: Shorts<\/b> are:<\/p>\n

AMERICAN SANTA
\nDirector: Avi Zev Weider<\/b>
\nProducers: Avi Zev Weider, Alexandra Berger<\/b>
\nThis haunting documentary zooms in on Black Santas and the gravity of their work during the holiday season. (The New Yorker)<\/p>\n

AYENDA
\nDirector: Marie Margolius<\/b>
\nProducer: Marie Margolius, Connor Schell<\/b>
\nWitness the true story of an Afghani girls\u2019 soccer team who relocate from their home country all in the name of the sport. (MSNBC Films)<\/p>\n

THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK
\nDirector: Tanaz Eshaghian<\/b>
\nProducers: Christina Avalos, John Hoffman, Christine Turner<\/b>
\nThe barbershop is the heart of the Black community, and in Little Rock, Arkansas, now the starting place of a new community lending program.<\/p>\n

BETWEEN EARTH & SKY
\nDirector: Andrew Nadkarni<\/b>
\nProducers: Andrew Nadkarni, Swetha Regunathan, Katie Schiller<\/b>
\nThe story of one professor\u2019s career researching the rainforest canopy, where she was hurt, and where she also healed. (POV Shorts)<\/p>\n

BLACK GIRLS PLAY: THE STORY OF HAND GAMES
\nDirectors: Joe Brewster, Mich\u00e9le Stephenson<\/b>
\nProducers: Joe Brewster, Mich\u00e9le Stephenson<\/b>
\nLearn about the impactful and joyful hand games played by Black girls from generation to generation. (ESPN Films)<\/p>\n

CAMP COURAGE<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Max Lowe<\/b>
\nProducers: Marilyn Ness, Katy Chevigny<\/b>
\nA profile of a young girl, her grandmother, and the camp that builds confidence for children going through big changes. (Netflix)<\/p>\n

CARPENTER<\/b>
\nDirector \/ Producer: Xel\u00eel Sehragerd<\/b>
\nThis meditative documentary zooms in on a Kurdish carpenter as he serves his community in an unexpected way.<\/p>\n

THE DADS<\/b>
\nDirector \/ Producer: Luchina Fisher<\/b>
\nThis touching short captures fathers sharing the love of their children over the course of an afternoon of fishing and dining. (Netflix)<\/p>\n

DECIDING VOTE
\nDirectors: Jeremy Workman, Robert Lyons<\/b>
\nProducers: Jeremy Workman, Robert Lyons, Melissa Jacobson<\/b>
\nThe decision to legalize abortion in the state of New York came down to one person. This is his story. (The New Yorker)<\/p>\n

HOLY COWBOYS
\nDirector: Varun Chopra<\/b>
\nProducers: Anna Hashmi, Varun Chopra<\/b>
\nA dedicated group of young Hindu men are encouraged to protect cows at any cost.<\/p>\n

THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
\nDirectors: Nasir Bailey, Jackson Kroopf<\/b>
\nProducers: Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers, Jeremy Lambert, Josh Rosenberg<\/b>
\nOne warehouse in the Los Angeles area devotes its time and energy to repairing 80,000 instruments for city schoolchildren.<\/p>\n

NINA & IRENA
\nDirector: Daniel Lombroso<\/b>
\nProducer: Devon Blackwell<\/b>
\nA grandmother shares her heart wrenching story after losing her sister in the Holocaust. (The New Yorker)<\/p>\n

HOLY COWBOYS
\nDirector: Varun Chopra<\/b>
\nProducers: Anna Hashmi, Varun Chopra<\/b>
\nA dedicated group of young Hindu men are encouraged to protect cows at any cost.<\/p>\n

THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
\nDirectors: Nasir Bailey, Jackson Kroopf<\/b>
\nProducers: Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers, Jeremy Lambert, Josh Rosenberg<\/b>
\nOne warehouse in the Los Angeles area devotes its time and energy to repairing 80,000 instruments for city schoolchildren.<\/p>\n

NINA & IRENA
\nDirector: Daniel Lombroso<\/b>
\nProducer: Devon Blackwell<\/b>
\nA grandmother shares her heart wrenching story after losing her sister in the Holocaust. (The New Yorker)<\/p>\n

WINNER\u2019S CIRCLE<\/b><\/p>\n

The DOC NYC Winner\u2019s Circle for documentary features, introduced in 2019, highlights films that arrive at DOC NYC with significant awards pedigrees already in place. Past films shown in Winner\u2019s Circle that all went on to further acclaim include Writing with Fire, The Mole Agent, A House Made of Splinters, Bad Axe, Midnight Family,<\/i> and Advocate<\/i>. To qualify for inclusion in this category, films must have won a major award at a significant international or US film festival.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s selections for Winner\u2019s Circle<\/b> are:<\/p>\n

ANGEL APPLICANT<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Ken August Meyer<\/b>
\nProducers: Ken August Meyer, Jason Roark<\/b>
\nAn art director afflicted with a rare life-threatening disease turns to the life and work of a famed artist who lived nearly 100 years ago, to find solace, hope and meaning. Winner, SXSW Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Feature Competition<\/i><\/p>\n

APOLONIA, APOLONIA
\nDirector: Lea Glob<\/b>
\nProducer: Sidsel L\u00f8nvig Siersted<\/b>
\nOver 13 years, a Danish film student and a Parisian painter weave a complex portrait of a current generation\u2019s loves, lives, and losses. Best Feature-Length Documentary, IDFA<\/i><\/p>\n

BAD PRESS<\/b> (NYC Premiere)<\/p>\n

Directors: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler<\/b>
\nProducers: Conrad Beilharz, Garrett F. Baker, Tyler Graim<\/b>
\nWhen the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring their free press, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government\u2019s corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all Native American sovereign nations. Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression, U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival<\/i><\/p>\n

BEYOND UTOPIA
\nDirector: Madeleine Gavin<\/b>
\nProducers: Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, Sue Mi Terry, Daewon Choi, Janna Devinsky<\/b>
\nThe reality of life in one of the most repressive totalitarian countries on Earth is revealed through two intertwining suspenseful, nail-biting stories of dangerous escape attempts from North Korea. Audience Award, U.S. Documentary, 2023 Sundance Film Festival<\/i>(Roadside Attractions)<\/p>\n

IN THE REARVIEW<\/b> (New York Premiere)
\nDirector: Maciek Hamela<\/b>
\nProducers: Maciek Hamela, Piotr Grawender<\/b>
\nWhen Russia escalated its war against Ukraine in 2022, Polish director Maciek Hamela bought a van and volunteered to drive Ukrainian refugees on their quest to escape, making a quietly eloquent case to keep our eyes on the road ahead. Grand Jury Award, International Competition, Sheffield DocFest<\/i><\/p>\n

KOKOMO CITY
\nDirector: D. Smith<\/b>
\nProducers: D. Smith, Harris Doran, Bill Butler<\/b>
\nProfiling four Black transgender sex workers, these women are raw and hilarious as they celebrate their self-realization in the face of discrimination and violence. Next Innovator Award, Sundance Film Festival 2023 <\/i>(Magnolia Pictures)<\/p>\n

NAME ME LAWAND
\nDirector: Edward Lovelace<\/b>
\nProducers: Fleur Nieddu, Sam Arnold, Beyan Taher, Neil Andres, Marisa Clifford, Edward Lovelace<\/b>
\nThe family of a five-year-old deaf boy from Iraq go to extraordinary lengths to unlock his educational potential at Royal School for the Deaf Derby in England. Special Jury Prize, International Feature Documentary, Hot Docs<\/i><\/p>\n

ROJEK<\/b> (US Premiere)
\nDirector: Zayn\u00ea Akyol<\/b>
\nProducers: Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre, Sylvain Corbeil, Zayn\u00ea Akyol<\/b>
\nAn attempt to understand the Muslim fundamentalist beliefs of members of the Islamic State (ISIS), as some recount the rise and fall of ISIS through their personal stories. Special Jury Prize, Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs<\/i> (Icarus Films)<\/p>\n

Rojek<\/i> is featured in DOC NYC\u2019s VOICES OF CANADA, a showcase of the Canadian titles that are represented throughout the festival’s sections, co-presented by the Consulate General of Canada in New York<\/b>.<\/p>\n

SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Anna Hints<\/b>
\nProducers: Marianne Ostrat<\/b>
\nAmidst wood, wire, smoke, and sweat, a group of Estonian women find each other and themselves. Jury Award, Directing (World Cinema Documentary), Sundance Film Festival 2023<\/i> (Greenwich Entertainment)<\/p>\n

SONGS OF EARTH<\/b> (NYC Premiere)
\nDirector: Margreth Olin<\/b>
\nProducers: Margreth Olin, Lena Faye-Lund Sandvik<\/b>
\nA stunning cinematic experience, as a lone elderly Norwegian man shares his life journey via traditional music amid spectacular vistas of glaciers, waterfalls, and fjords. Krakow Film Festival 2023, Recommendation to European Film Awards, Documentary <\/i>(Strand Releasing)<\/p>\n

COME AS YOU ARE\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The Come As You Are section highlights films about people striving to find their place in the world, or in their communities.<\/p>\n

The selections for Come As You Are<\/b>:<\/p>\n

AT THE BORDER<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirectors: Braulio Jatar, Ana\u00efs Michel <\/b>
\nProducers: Braulio Jatar, Ana\u00efs Michel, Julia Cheng <\/b>
\nA gritty and uncompromising perspective on what has been termed a \u201cmigrant crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

HEAVEN RAIN FLOWS SWEETLY<\/b> (World Premiere)
\nDirector: Shasha Li <\/b>
\nProducers: Shasha Li, Xin Li, Julie Mallozzi\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nAfter wildfires force her to leave her home in Oregon, a young filmmaker reconnects with the rituals and the landscapes of her maternal tribe in Himalayan China.<\/p>\n

THE KIND STRANGER<\/b> (International Premiere)
\nDirectors: Sini Hormio, Anu Silfverberg <\/b>
\nProducer: Ari Matikainen <\/b>
\nUnveiling the mysterious world of ASMR influencers and the hours of dedication and discipline that go into producing the content their followers crave.<\/p>\n

THE THREE OF US <\/b>(International Premiere)<\/p>\n

Director: Henya Brodbeker <\/b>
\nProducer: Avigail Sperber <\/b>
\nA young ultra-Orthodox couple is torn between a community that doesn\u2019t accept their autistic son and their desire to integrate him into society.<\/p>\n

WHO\u2019S BEHIND BLACK ART <\/b>(World Premiere)
\nDirector: John Campbell
\nProducers: John Campbell, Phillip Michael Collins, Chandler Wild, Thomas E. Moore III <\/b>
\nIn this candid exploration of creative expression, five emerging African American artists reveal their inspirations, challenges, and the complexities of succeeding in the art world.<\/p>\n

WITNESS<\/b> (International Premiere)
\nDirectors: Yasmine Mathurin, Carol Nguyen, Amar Wala <\/b>
\nProducers: Amar Wala, Soko Negash\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>
\nA story examining the personal, political, and cultural ramifications of going viral.<\/p>\n

Witness<\/i> is featured in DOC NYC\u2019s VOICES OF CANADA, a showcase of the Canadian titles that are represented throughout the festival’s sections, co-presented by the Consulate General of Canada in New York.<\/b><\/p>\n

SPONSORS<\/b><\/p>\n

The festival is made possible by:<\/p>\n

Leading Media Partners: <\/b>New York Magazine; The WNET Group<\/p>\n

Major Sponsors:<\/b> A&E IndieFilms; HBO Documentary Films; Netflix<\/p>\n

Supporting Sponsors: <\/b>National Geographic Documentary Films<\/p>\n

Signature Sponsors: <\/b>11th Hour Racing; Bloomberg Philanthropies; Consulate General of Canada in New York; Frankfurt Kurnit; Hulu; NBC News Studios; National Geographic; NYC Mayor\u2019s Office of Media & Entertainment; Participant<\/p>\n

Signature Media Partners: <\/b>The New Republic<\/i>; WNYC<\/p>\n

Event Sponsors: <\/b>Amazon MGM Studios; Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP; 30 for 30 \/ ESPN Films; Fox Rothschild LLP; Impact Partners; JustFilms | Ford Foundation; Kickstarter PBC; MTV Documentary Films; Odyssey Impact\u00ae; Portrait Creative Network; Reavis Page Jump LLP; Screen Nova Scotia; Subject Matter; SVA – MFA Social Documentary Film; Telefilm Canada; Village East by Angelika; Wheelhouse Creative<\/p>\n

Friends of the Festival: <\/b>Agile Ticketing; CineSend; DCTV; Essentia; Fever Content; Posteritati; Ptex; Shiftboard<\/p>\n

DOC NYC is produced and presented by IFC Center, a division of AMC Networks.<\/p>\n

To inquire about sponsor or partnership opportunities for DOC NYC, contact Executive Director Raphaela Neihausen at raphaela@docnyc.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TICKETS AND PASSES:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Festival tickets and passes may be purchased at docnyc.net\/tickets-and-passes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In-person Screenings: <\/b>
\nOpening<\/b> (The Contestant)<\/i>, Centerpiece<\/b> (Uncropped<\/i>) and Closing Night<\/b> (South to Black Power<\/i>) screenings<\/b>: $30 General Public\/$25 IFC Center Members<\/p>\n

Other festival films: <\/b>$20 General Admission\/$18 Seniors & Children\/$16 IFC Center Members, unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

All screenings in the Short List: Features, Short List: Shorts,<\/b> and DOC NYC U<\/b> sections, as well as all Monday-Friday screenings starting before 5:00pm: $13 General Admission\/$10 IFC Center members<\/p>\n

Online screenings: <\/b>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/b>$13 General Public\/$9 IFC Center Members<\/p>\n

Passes and Ticket Packs:
\nAll Film Pass $995 <\/b>
\nGrants access to every film screening during the live, in-person festival November 8-16, plus films on the festival\u2019s virtual screening platform November 8-26.\u00a0 <\/span>Grants complimentary access, space permitting, to the Festival Lounge, including daily Breakfasts and Happy Hours.<\/p>\n

Online Film Pass $250 <\/b>
\nGrants access to all the films screening on the festival\u2019s virtual platform, November 8-26.<\/p>\n

Online Shorts Pass $49 <\/b>
\nGrants access to all short films screening on the festival\u2019s virtual platform, November 8-26. On sale November 1.<\/p>\n

Ten-Ticket Package for In-Person Screenings $170 <\/b>
\nA package of 10 festival tickets for regular in-person screenings at a discounted price.<\/p>\n

Five-Ticket Package for Online Screenings $50
\nTen-Ticket Package for Online Screenings $90 <\/b>
\nA package of 5 or 10 online tickets at a special discount price.<\/p>\n

DOC NYC PRO Day Pass $125 <\/b>
\nGrants access to a single DOC NYC PRO day-long programming track, plus complimentary access, space permitting, to the Festival Lounge for that day, including the day\u2019s Breakfast and Happy Hour.<\/p>\n

DOC NYC PRO Multi-Day Packs:
\n4-Day Pack $450
\n8-Day Pack $850 <\/b>
\nGrants access to a selection of any 4 or all 8 DOC NYC PRO programming tracks and events for (1) individual from November 9-16. Grants complimentary access, space permitting, to the Festival Lounge for days selected, including daily Breakfasts and Happy Hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THEATERS IN NYC AND CONTINUES TO SCREEN ONLINE NATIONWIDE; SLATE INCLUDES 33 WORLD PREMIERES AND 29 US PREMIERES, AMONG MORE THAN 200 FILMS AND EVENTS The Contestant Opens Festival, South to Black Power Closes Event, Uncropped Screens as Centerpiece Includes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[13711,18662,18663,18664,8549,13715,17774,13893,18665,17491,12274],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 | Cinema Daily US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 | Cinema Daily US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THEATERS IN NYC AND CONTINUES TO SCREEN ONLINE NATIONWIDE; SLATE INCLUDES 33 WORLD PREMIERES AND 29 US PREMIERES, AMONG MORE THAN 200 FILMS AND EVENTS The Contestant Opens Festival, South to Black Power Closes Event, Uncropped Screens as Centerpiece Includes...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cinema Daily US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-26T18:05:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"676\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"41 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759\",\"name\":\"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 | Cinema Daily US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-26T18:05:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-26T18:05:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png\",\"width\":820,\"height\":676},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/\",\"name\":\"Cinema Daily US\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3\",\"name\":\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\"},\"description\":\"Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick's \\\"A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called \\\"Morning Satellite\\\" at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.cinemadailyus.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 | Cinema Daily US","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 | Cinema Daily US","og_description":"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THEATERS IN NYC AND CONTINUES TO SCREEN ONLINE NATIONWIDE; SLATE INCLUDES 33 WORLD PREMIERES AND 29 US PREMIERES, AMONG MORE THAN 200 FILMS AND EVENTS The Contestant Opens Festival, South to Black Power Closes Event, Uncropped Screens as Centerpiece Includes...","og_url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759","og_site_name":"Cinema Daily US","article_published_time":"2023-10-26T18:05:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":820,"height":676,"url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Nobuhiro Hosoki","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nobuhiro Hosoki","Est. reading time":"41 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759","name":"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 | Cinema Daily US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png","datePublished":"2023-10-26T18:05:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-26T18:05:35+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Doc-NYC-Logo.png","width":820,"height":676},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19759#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/","name":"Cinema Daily US","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3","name":"Nobuhiro Hosoki","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg","caption":"Nobuhiro Hosoki"},"description":"Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick's \"A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called \"Morning Satellite\" at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.cinemadailyus.com"],"url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}