DOC NYC will run in-person November 10-18 and continue online until November 28th. The opening night presentation will be Listening to Kenny G. Directed by Penny Lane, the film screening will be followed by a conversation on stage with Lane and the film's subject Kenny G. The film is an HBO Documentary release.
"We're thrilled to open DOC NYC's return as an in-person festival with Penny Lane's witty, innovative exploration of musical taste and artistry from one of the most creative voices in documentary film," said DOC NYC Artistic Director Thom Powers.
In-person screening throughout the festival will be held at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Cinepolis Chelsea. The festival's fun lineup of 120 documentary and 100 short films is available here:
www.docnyc.net/program
Concurrent with the festival's documentary screenings, the DOC NYC PRO conference will return to in-person events. Look for a Funding day, Producing day, Cinematography day, Editing day. Doc Series Day, Journalism and Documentary day, Audience Engagement and Distribution day, and Legal for Docs Day. The entire DOC NYC PRO conference is co-presented by Apple Original Films. The PRO conference also hosts the ONLY IN New York roundtable meetings co-presented by SHOWTIME (R) Documentary Films.
DOC NYC will have many filmmakers available for Q&A's at showtimes. See the list below for scheduled appearances.
Nov 11
Anonymous Sister with director Jamie Boyle (Cinepolis)
Storm Lake with directors Beth Levison and Jerry Risius, editor Rachel Shuman, and co-editor Leah Boatright (IFC Center)
Nov 12
F@ck This Job with director Vera Krichevskaya, producer Mike Lerner, and film participant Natalya Sindeyeva
Storm Lake with directors Beth Levison and Jerry Risius (IFC Center)
Nov 13
The Gig Is Up with director Shannon Walsh and producer Ina Fichman (Cinepolis)
Newtok with directors Andrew Burton and Michael Kirby Smith, producer Marie Meade, and film subject Della Carl (Cinepolis)
Inhospitable with director Sandra C. Alvarez and producers Stacy Goldate and Veronica Nickel (Cinepolis)
Refuge with directors Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship (SVA)
Children of the Enemy with director Gorki Glaser-Muller and film subject Patricio Galvez (Cinepolis)
Comala with director Gian Cassini (Cinepolis)
Hockeyland with director/producer Tommy Haines, producers Andrew Sherburne and JT Haines, DP Benjamin Handler, and film subjects Elliot Van Orsdel and Indio Dowd (Cinepolis)
Nov 14
A Tree of Life with director/producer/writer Trish Adlesic, producer Susan Margolin, writer/co-producer/editor Eric Schuman (SVA)
The Gig Is Up with director Shannon Walsh and producer Ina Fichman (Cinepolis)
Charm Circle with director/producer Nira Burstein and executive producer Fred Armisen (Cinepolis)
Nov 16
A Decent Home with director/producer Sara Terry and producer Alysa Nahmias (Cinepolis)
Newtok with directors Andrew Burton and Michael Kirby Smith (Cinepolis)
Charm Circle with director/producer Nira Burstein (Cinepolis)
Inhospitable with director Sandra C. Alvarez and producers Stacy Goldate and Veronica Nickel (Cinepolis)
Nov 17
A Tree of Life with director/producer/writer Trish Adlesic, producer Susan Margolin, writer/co-producer/editor Eric Schuman (Cinepolis)