Next up in my preview, DOC NYC offers a global lens through our International Perspectives section:
International Perspectives
ALL RISE
Directors: Jay Shapiro & Jeffrey Saunders
WORLD PREMIERE
International law students face off in the world’s most prestigious simulated court competition, the Jessup.
Expected to attend: Directors Jay Shapiro and Jeffrey Saunders, Subjects Areej Alragabi and Tomer Treger
THE BABUSHKAS OF CHERNOBYL
Directors: Holly Morris & Anne Bogart
NYC PREMIERE
A profile of elderly women who subsist on their beloved but toxic land in Chernobyl’s radioactive exclusion zone.
Expected to attend: Director Holly Morris, Subject Mary Mycio
BOLSHOI BABYLON
Director: Nick Read, Co-Director: Mark Franchetti
NYC PREMIERE
Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet weathers the fallout from the notorious 2013 acid attack on the company’s director Sergei Filin.
Expected to attend: Directors Nick Read and Mark Franchetti
KINGDOM OF SHADOWS
Director: Bernardo Ruiz
A compelling investigation into the human costs of the Mexican drug war on both sides of the border.
Expected to attend: Director Bernardo Ruiz
ON THE RIM OF THE SKY
Director: Hongjie Xu
US PREMIERE
An isolated Chinese village school becomes a battleground between generations, ideologies and egos.
TOCANDO LA LUZ (TOUCH THE LIGHT)
Director: Jennifer Redfearn
NYC PREMIERE
Three women, united by blindness and a desire for independence, pursue their dreams in modern Cuba.
Expected to attend: Director Jennifer Redfearn
Why You Should Attend:
This section allows viewers to go globetrotting, with virtual destinations in China, Cuba, India, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Palestine, Russia, Singapore, Uganda, and Ukraine.
More Info:
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