The penultimate features section of this year’s DOC NYC gives audiences a reason to stay up late: Midnight Docs
DOC NYC Midnights Docs
HAUNTERS
Director: Anthony Morrison
WORLD PREMIERE
A Michigan family-run business sets out to create the scariest haunted house in the state.
Expected to attend: Anthony Morrison
LOVE AND TERROR ON THE HOWLING PLAINS OF NOWHERE (pictured above)
Director: Dave Jannetta
NYC PREMIERE
Imagine a THIS AMERICAN LIFE episode devoted to a real-world TWIN PEAKS, and you might approximate the stranger-than-fiction story of small-town Chadron, Nebraska.
Expected to attend: Dave Jannetta
SEX(ED)
Director: Brenda Goodman
NYC PREMIERE
Revisit the health class of your awkward teenage years in this fun survey of sexual education films.
Why You Should Attend:
Midnight films attract a certain kind of energy, making them very popular at film festivals. This year’s selections offer frights, curiosities, and laughs best enjoyed with a late-night audience, making them well worth heading to the IFC Center at the witching hour.
More Info:
To purchase tickets, click on the individual titles above, and follow links for ticketing; or check out the new options for Passes.
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