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DOC NYC 2018 Films Featuring and Directed By Black Talent<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

October 24, 2016<\/p>\n

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DOC NYC<\/strong>, America\u2019s largest documentary festival, takes place over 8 days in November; the ninth edition will be held November 8-15, 2018 at New York\u2019s IFC Center, Cinepolis Chelsea and the SVA Theatre<\/strong>. The 2018 festival showcases over 300 films and events with more than 500 filmmakers and special guests appearing in person. In addition to premiering feature-length and short documentaries, the festival\u2019s highlights also include DOC NYC PRO\u2014a series of in-depth panels and master classes\u2014and the Visionaries Tribute awards ceremony that honors major figures in the field of nonfiction film. DOC NYC is produced by the IFC Center.<\/p>\n

John Chester\u2019s The Biggest Little Farm<\/strong> will open DOC NYC on November 8 following a strong reception at the recent world premiere in Telluride and the Canadian premiere in TIFF.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s Short List feature selections include seven titles directed by women. The full list includes Stephen Maing\u2019s Crime + Punishment, Michael Moore\u2019s Fahrenheit 11\/9, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin\u2019s Free Solo, RaMell Ross\u2019s Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Susan Lacy\u2019s Jane Fonda: A Life In Five Acts, Bing Liu\u2019s Minding The Gap, Alexandria Bombach\u2019s On Her Shoulders, Wim Wenders\u2019 Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word, Rashida Jones and Alan Hicks\u2019 Quincy, Betsy West and Julie Cohen\u2019s RBG, Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern\u2019s Reversing Roe, Rudy Valdez\u2019s The Sentence, Sandi Tan\u2019s Shirkers, Tim Wardle\u2019s Three Identical Strangers, and Morgan Neville\u2019s Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbour?<\/p>\n

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The full roster of titles selected for the short list includes Gordon Quinn\u2019s \u201963 Boycott, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee\u2019s Earthrise, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman\u2019s End Game, Vanessa Roth\u2019s The Girl And The Picture, Marc Serpa Francoeur\u2019s The Head & The Hand, Kim A. Snyder\u2019s Lessons From A School Shooting: Notes From Dunblane, Charlie Tyrell\u2019s My Dead Dad\u2019s Porno Tapes, Cathy Chermol Schrijver\u2019s RX Early Detection: A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee, Galen Summer\u2019s Sidelined, Kristi Jacobson and Roger Ross Williams\u2019 Take Back The Harbour, Sareen Hairabedian\u2019s We Are Not Done Yet, and Floyd Russ\u2019 Zion.<\/p>\n

The festival will close out with the world premiere of HBO\u2019s \u201cBreslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists,\u201d<\/strong> following the beloved New York City journalists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill, while the festival\u2019s Centerpiece presentation will be the world premiere of \u201cOriginal Cast Album: Co-op,\u201d<\/strong> a new episode from the upcoming season of IFC\u2019s \u201cDocumentary Now!\u201d series, inspired by D.A. Pennebaker\u2019s \u201cOriginal Cast Album: Company.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following films at DOC NYC were directed or co-directed\u00a0by Black filmmakers, or centers around the Black experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Complete program & ticket info: www.docnyc.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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16 BARS (Sonic Cinema)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Samuel Bathrick<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. Grammy-winning hip hop artist Todd Thomas\u2014better known as \u201cSpeech\u201d of the iconic group Arrested Development\u2014leads a unique collaborative music workshop in a Virginia state penitentiary. Striving to overcome their demons, four past and present inmates work side-by-side with Speech to transform their experiences, hopes and fears into songs. Exploring cycles of addiction and incarceration through the power of music and storytelling, the inspiring 16 Bars offers a window into rehabilitation. (USA, 94 min.) In person: Samuel Bathrick, subject Todd “Speech” Thomas<\/p>\n

THU NOV 15 9:45 PM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)<\/p>\n

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THE ARTIST & THE PERVERT (True Love)<\/strong>
\nDIRS: Beatrice Behn, Ren\u00e9 Gebhardt<\/p>\n

US PREMIERE. Famous Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas and renowned African-American sex educator Mollena Williams meet on a blind date. Sharing an appetite for kinky sex, they fall in love and begin a controversial journey towards radical self-determination. From their oasis in the Upper West Side, the couple disregards society\u2019s definitions of ownership, perversion and love, creating their own harmony with plenty of spanking and creative collaboration. The Artist & The Pervert is a free-spirited and provocative story of sexual fulfillment. (Germany, 96 min., German and English) In person: Beatrice Behn, Ren\u00e9 Gebhardt, subjects Georg Friedrich Haas, Mollena Williams-Haas<\/p>\n

SUN NOV 11 9:00 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE (Viewfinders)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Judith A. Helfand<\/p>\n

WORLD PREMIERE. In July 1995, Chicago was hit by a record heat wave that claimed the lives of 739 residents, primarily among the elderly, African Americans and those living in poverty. Using this tragedy as a jumping-off point, but referencing other extreme weather catastrophes like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, Cooked provocatively reframes the politics of disaster to encompass extreme inequity, arguing that economically disadvantaged communities should be preventatively treated as disasters taking place in slow motion. (USA, 76 min.) In person: Judith A. Helfand, author Eric Klinenberg<\/p>\n

SUN NOV 11 1:30 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)
\nWED NOV 14 2:45 PM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)<\/p>\n

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CRIME + PUNISHMENT (Shortlist: Features)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Stephen Maing<\/p>\n

In this Sundance Special Jury Award-winning film, Stephen Maing provides unparalleled access to the NYPD 12\u2014a group of whistle-blowing cops\u2014and one unforgettable former cop turned tenacious private investigator. Together they expose the ongoing, illegal practice of quota-driven policing targeting young minorities. Putting their careers and their safety at risk, these officers reveal how coercion and retaliation have been employed to keep them in line, and that the ultimate consequence of this systemic corruption is the erosion of public trust and the rule of law. Courtesy of IFC Films\/Hulu. (USA, 112 min.) In person: Stephen Maing, subjects<\/p>\n

MON NOV 12 2:15 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)
\nTUE NOV 13 11:00 AM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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DECADE OF FIRE (Metropolis)<\/strong>
\nDIRS: Vivian Vazquez, Gretchen Hildebran<\/p>\n

WORLD PREMIERE. In the 1970s, the Bronx was on fire. Left unprotected by the city government, nearly a half-million people were displaced as their close-knit, multiethnic neighborhood burned, reducing the community to rubble. While insidious government policies caused the devastation, Black and Latino residents bore the blame. In this story of hope and resistance, Bronx native Vivian Vasquez exposes the truth about the borough\u2019s sordid history and reveals how her embattled and maligned community chose to resist, remain and rebuild. (USA, 72 min.) In person: Vivian Vazquez, Gretchen Hildebran<\/p>\n

PRESS SCREENING: MON NOV 5 12:00 PM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)
\nSAT NOV 10 4:15 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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EMANUEL (American Perspectives)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Brian Ivie<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. On June 17, 2015, national headlines blazed the story: Churchgoers gunned down during prayer service in Charleston, South Carolina. After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, Emanuel is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness. (USA, 80 min.) In person: Brian Ivie<\/p>\n

WED NOV 14 5:00 PM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)
\nTHU NOV 15 10:30 AM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)<\/p>\n

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FIRE ON THE HILL: THE COWBOYS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LA (Wild Life)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Brett Fallentine<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. Against the backdrop of the mean streets of Compton, California, urban cowboys find joy and purpose among the horses of the Hill, the last public stable in South Central LA. Brett Fallentine follows three Black cowboys: Ghuan, who fights to rebuild the Hill after a mysterious fire and to preserve its unique culture; Calvin, as he struggles to balance family responsibilities and the cowboy lifestyle; and Calvin, on a quest to become a bull-riding rodeo champion. (USA, 84 min.) In person: Brett Fallentine, subject<\/p>\n

FRI NOV 9 7:45 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)
\nWED NOV 14 12:30 PM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)<\/p>\n

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HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (Shortlist: Features)<\/strong>
\nDIR: RaMell Ross<\/p>\n

In his lyrical directorial debut, winner of a Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at this year\u2019s Sundance, acclaimed photographer RaMell Ross rewrites familiar representational tropes of race, region and class in this impressionistic portrait of two young African-American men in the American South over five years. The film\u2019s unique storytelling, composed of intimate, associative moments, led the Village Voice to offer, \u201cIt\u2019s not every day that you witness a new cinematic language being born\u2026\u201d Courtesy of Cinema Guild. (USA, 76 min.) In person: RaMell Ross<\/p>\n

FRI NOV 9 3:15 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)
\nWED NOV 14 12:30 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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A HYMN FOR ALVIN AILEY (1999) (Doc Redux)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Orlando Bagwell<\/p>\n

Made for PBS’s Great Performances series, Orlando Bagwell’s Emmy Award-winning film is an homage to Alvin Ailey, the pioneering African-American choreographer and founder of New York City’s renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Following Ailey’s death, the Theater’s artistic director, Judith Jamison, choreographed “Hymn,” a celebration of his influence featuring Anna Deavere Smith. Bagwell uses this piece as a departure point for a broader look at Ailey, his work and its legacy through archival interviews with Ailey and his collaborators and striking performance footage. (USA, 60 min.) In person: Orlando Bagwell, editor Jean Tsien<\/p>\n

Orlando Bagwell will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at DOC NYC’s Visionaries Tribute.<\/p>\n

TUE NOV 13 12:30 PM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)<\/p>\n

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IT MUST SCHWING! THE BLUE NOTE STORY (Sonic Cinema)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Eric Friedler<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. Executive produced by Wim Wenders and featuring haunting animation and a swinging soundtrack, this film tells the story of the legendary Blue Note Records label. Founded in 1939 by two young German refugees from Berlin with a passion for American jazz music, Blue Note recorded live in New York City at a time when African Americans faced blatant discrimination and segregation, supporting musicians like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk and Quincy Jones. (Germany, 113 min., in German and English) In person: Eric Friedler<\/p>\n

SAT NOV 10 4:00 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL (Jock Docs)<\/strong>
\nDIRS: Tim O’Donnell, Jon Mercer<\/p>\n

WORLD PREMIERE. After a controversial basketball ruling about head coverings makes it impossible for Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir to maintain her religious convictions while playing professionally, she begins training the next generation of Muslim girls at an Islamic school\u2019s athletics program. As she reckons with the possibility of life without basketball, Bilqis fights to change the rules of the International Basketball Federation and become the first Division I basketball player to play wearing the hijab. (USA, 89 min.) In person: Tim O’Donnell, Jon Mercer, subject Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir<\/p>\n

SAT NOV 10 5:00 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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OUT OF OMAHA (Viewfinders)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Clay Tweel<\/p>\n

WORLD PREMIERE. Director Clay Tweel was previously on the DOC NYC Short List with his film Gleason. Now he returns with a film eight years in the making about two young African American twin brothers. Darcell and Darrell Trotter are coming of age in the racially and economically divided town of Omaha, Nebraska. Their journey to adulthood illustrates how hope survives in the face of poverty, violence and sacrifice. Musician J. Cole serves as the film\u2019s executive producer. (USA, 92 min.) In person: Clay Tweel, J. Cole, subjectsSAT NOV 10 7:00 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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OWNED: A TALE OF TWO AMERICAS (In the System)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Giorgio Angelini<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. After World War II, US housing policy sought to create middle-class wealth through homeownership\u2014but these benefits were largely intended for whites only. Today, we see the results: practices including redlining, predatory lending and unchecked speculation have Americans\u2014of all races\u2014shut out from the dream or drowning in real-estate debt. Moving from Levittown to Orange County to Baltimore, this timely film exposes the greed, flawed economic policy and systemic racism that distorted \u201cthe American dream\u201d into a game only few can win. (USA, 83 min.) In person: Giorgio Angelini<\/p>\n

MON NOV 12 7:30 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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QUINCY (Shortlist: Features)<\/strong>
\nDIRS: Rashida Jones, Alan Hicks<\/p>\n

For six decades, Quincy Jones has made lasting musical contributions across genres from jazz and soundtracks to pop and hip hop. This intimate portrait by the filmmaking duo of Rashida Jones (his multitalented daughter) and Alan Hicks (Keep On Keepin\u2019 On) follows the now 85-year-old producer over three years on the road. He shares reflections on numerous collaborators, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. The film culminates with emotional performances that exemplify Quincy\u2019s impact and legacy. Courtesy of Netflix. (USA, 124 min.)<\/p>\n

THU NOV 8 9:00 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)
\nSAT NOV 10 10:30 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME (Sonic Cinema)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Olivia Lichtenstein<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. The unforgettable voice behind \u201cDon\u2019t Leave Me This Way,\u201d \u201cClose the Door\u201d and \u201cIf You Don\u2019t Know Me By Now,\u201d Teddy Pendergrass was poised to be the biggest R&B artist of all time with five consecutive platinum albums. But his career was halted by a 1982 car accident that left him paralyzed at age 31. This definitive biography, set to a soulful soundtrack, captures revealing interviews with his closest associates to trace his rise, fall and post-accident comeback at Live Aid. (UK, 106 min.) In person: Olivia Lichtenstein<\/p>\n

FRI NOV 9 9:00 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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TRE MAISON DASAN (Modern Family)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Denali Tiller<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. While his father serves a prison sentence, Tre, 13, has his own run-ins with the law. Maison, a hyperactive 11 year old with Asperger\u2019s, is raised by his grandmother while his beloved dad is behind bars. Finally reunited with his mother, six-year-old Dasan must confront the truth behind her time away. This compelling portrait of growing up with absent role models poses raw and meaningful questions about justice and the cultural, societal and economic implications of mass incarceration. (USA, 94 min.) In person: Denali Tiller, subjects<\/p>\n

SUN NOV 11 7:45 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)
\nMON NOV 12 2:30 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea, 260 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS (Sonic Cinema)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Nicolas Jack Davies<\/p>\n

US PREMIERE. During the late 1960s and early 70s, London\u2019s Trojan Records label became one of the most influential record companies in history. By tapping into Jamaican migration to England, the label became a force in spreading ska, rocksteady and reggae. Rich interviews with colorful characters reveal the stories behind beloved songs such as “Rudy, A Message to You,\u201d \u201cThe Israelites\u201d and \u201cYou Can Get if You Really Want.” The film celebrates how immigration and innovation transformed popular culture. (UK, 86 min.) In person: Nicolas Jack Davies<\/p>\n

WED NOV 14 9:15 PM (SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St.)<\/p>\n

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WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE (American Perspectives)<\/strong>
\nDIR: Emily Harrold<\/p>\n

NYC PREMIERE. When he won a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2005, Bakari Sellers became the youngest African-American elected official in US history. As the charismatic Democrat runs for lieutenant governor, a role not held by an African American since 1876, Emily Harrold offers an eye-opening look at the legacy of racism in American politics, following Sellers through his campaign and beyond, including the tragic shooting at Charleston\u2019s Emanuel AME church. (USA, 72 min.) In person: Emily Harrold, subject Bakari Sellers<\/p>\n

SUN NOV 11 4:15 PM (IFC Center, 323 6th Ave.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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