The fourth of six DOC NYC shorts programs puts work in the spotlight:
DOC NYC Shorts Program: PARTS + LABOR
HALF SOUR (pictured above)
Directors: Sean McGing & Mary Anne Rothberg
Skateboarders join together to start a pickle business.
BUFFALO DREAMS
Director: Maurice O’Brien
A Scottish man struggles to make his commercial bison farm turn a profit.
LE TAXIDERMISTE
Directors: Prisca Bouchet & Nick Mayow
Jacques painstakingly brings animals back to a semblance of life.
ZAPATERO
Director: Madelon Vroom
David seeks to learn the dying craft of shoemaking from his father.
CAST IN INDIA
Director: Natasha Raheja
Explore the creation of New York City’s manhole covers on the other side of the world.
Why You Should Attend:
This collection investigates offbeat approaches to making a living, from artisanal professions new and old to the surprising source of a ubiquitous part of the NYC landscape.
More Info:
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