Fight the Power returns to DOC NYC again to showcase films about activism.
Fight the Power
BADDDDD SONIA SANCHEZ
Directors: Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, & Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
NYC PREMIERE
A crucial figure in the Black Arts Movement harnesses her gift for words to fuse art and activism over six decades.
Expected to attend: Directors Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Barbara Attie, and Janet Goldwater, SubjectsSonia Sanchez (11/19), Byronn Bain (11/19)
THE C WORD
Director: Meghan O’Hara
NYC PREMIERE
Oscar-nominated producer Megan O’Hara (SICKO) questions the establishment wisdom around cancer.
Expected to attend: Director Meghan O’Hara
CIRCLE OF POISON
Directors: Evan Mascagni & Shannon Post
WORLD PREMIERE
A pointed exposé on the global trade in banned pesticides and their impact on health.
Expected to attend: Directors Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post
FRACKMAN
Director: Richard Todd, Co-Director: Jonathon Stack
US PREMIERE
Funny and outspoken Aussie everyman Dayne Pratzky becomes an accidental activist against fracking.
Expected to attend: Director Richard Todd
THE INVADERS
Director: Prichard Smith
WORLD PREMIERE
Filling in a lost chapter of civil rights history, a look at the generation of radicals that emerged in Memphis in 1967.
Expected to attend: Director Prichard Smith
NO MÁS BÉBES
Director: Renee Tajima-Peña
NYC PREMIERE
A young lawyer fights the medical establishment on behalf of Latina immigrants sterilized without their consent.
Expected to attend: Director Renee Tajima-Peña, Subject Consuelo Hermosillo
Why You Should Attend:
This section takes on a host of issues, from racism, sexism, and immigrant rights to exposing the truth behind fracking, cancer, and pesticides. In so doing, these films just as importantly focus on the inspiring, charismatic individuals who have taken on these causes in their struggle for justice.
More Info:
To purchase tickets, click on the individual titles above, and follow links for ticketing, where available. Or consider purchasing one of DOC NYC’s Pass options for access to a variety of programming.
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