Celebrating its 15th edition, the 2024 DOC NYC will screen over 110 feature-length documentaries from November 13-21, 2024 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Village East by Angelika in New York City, continuing online until December 1, 2024.
Documentary
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Sinead O’Shea’s ‘Blue Road–The Edna O’Brien Story’ Launches 15th DOC NYC Lineup
Blue Road–The Edna O’Brien Story directed by Sinead O’Shea (TIFF)
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‘Martha’ – Martha Stewart Tells the Untold Story of Her Life in Netflix Documentary | Trailer
Martha (Netflix) Helmed by two-time Emmy-winning director of Elton John: Never Too Late and Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, R.J. Cutler, “Martha” is a documentary centering on American businesswoman, media personality, and self-made billionaire Martha Stewart. The documentary features an in-depth interview with Stewart with the addition of voices of many of the most significant people from all different stages of her life.
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‘Breath of Fire’ Trailer – HBO Documentary Questions Controversial Guru Katie Griggs and Kundalini Yoga
Breath of Fire. (screenshot/HBO) Breath of Fire is a new four-episode HBO documentary series exploring the questionable teachings behind Katie Griggs and Yogi Bhajan, the two faces of Kundalini Yoga, a multi-million-dollar spirituality community.
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Jen Muranetz’s ‘Fairy Creek’ Documentary Chronicles Large Canadian Environmental Protests
Fairy Creek directed by Jen Muranetz Filmmaker Jen Muranetz chronicles the 2020-2021 Canada’s Fairy Creek old-growth protests – the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history – in the documentary film Fairy Creek. The film will world premiere at the 2024 Planet in Focus International Film Festival on October 17, 2024 at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto. Ahead of the premiere, Cinema Politica has acquired the film’s distribution rights.
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr’s ‘Great Migrations: A People on the Move’ Docuseries Sets PBS Air Date | Watch Sneak Peak (Video)
Great Migrations: A People on the Move (screenshot / PBS) Great Migrations: A People on the Move, a new four part docuseries from Emmy nominated executive producer, host and writer Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr, premieres January 28, 2025, 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS.
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Award-Winning Bhutanese Documentary ‘Agent of Happiness’ Coming to US Theaters
Agent of Happiness. (Courtesy of Film Movement) Agent of Happiness is a documentary following Amber Gurung, a Bhutanese ‘Happiness Agent’ tasked by the government to collect data on the citizens’ happiness for Bhutan’s Center for Gross National Happiness census. The documentary, co-directed by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó, is set to open in US theaters on November 1, 2024.
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Joy Haskell’s ‘The Salmon’s Call’ Documentary Explores Deep Connection Between Salmon and Indigenous People | Trailer
The Salmon’s Call The Salmon’s Call, a feature documentary by Joy Haskell on the spiritual and cultural relationship between wild salmon and indigenous people, will make its debut at the 2024 Red Nation International Film Festival in Los Angeles on Friday, November 15th.
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‘Life is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza’ – Stranded Palestinian Filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly Shares His Homeland in Heartfelt Documentary | Trailer
Life is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza. (Watermelon Pictures) During his visit to Norway in 2014, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly got stranded after the border to Gaza was closed. Life is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza is Jabaly’s attempt to capture the beauty of his homeland with the help of friends and family with whom he has little contact.
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‘I’m Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders’ – HBO True Crime Documentary Chronicles Case of Murdering Grandma | Trailer
I’m Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders. (screenshot/HBO) In 2018, something unexpected occurred when Lois Riess, a seemingly ordinary grandmother, murdered her husband, David. What initially appeared to be a tragic case of domestic violence turned into something more sinister, as Riess killed another person while on the run from authorities.
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‘Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery’ – Cullen Hoback’s Documentary Explores Mysterious Digital Currency | Trailer
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery directed by Cullen Hoback (screenshot/HBO) Directed by Emmy-nominated investigative filmmaker of ‘Q: Into the Storm,’ Cullen Hoback, returns with a new documentary deep diving into the mystery of one of technology’s most bizarre mystery, bitcoin. ‘Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery’ explores the origin and the anonymous creator of the digital currency.
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‘Music by John Williams’ – Laurent Bouzereau’s Documentary Looks at Legendary Composer of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Jaws’ | Trailer
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios | Disney+) From Star Wars to Jurassic Park, 54-time Oscar-nominated and 5-time Oscar-winner John Williams has cemented his legacy as one of the most influential composers in film history. ‘Music by John Williams’ is a new documentary honoring the legendary composer.
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‘Resident Orca’ Documentary to Premiere in Canada as Closing Film of Planet in Focus Film Festival
Resident Orca directed by Sarah Sharkey Pearce and Simon Schneider The documentary feature film Resident Orca will premiere in Canada as the closing night presentation of the Planet in Focus International Film Festival on October 20, 2024, in Toronto.