Today’s DOC NYC preview continues with a look at one of our perennial sections: American Perspectives, a panorama of stories from around the country:
American Perspectives
95 AND 6 TO GO
Director: Kimi Takesue
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
In this affectionate portrait, the filmmaker finds an unlikely creative collaborator in her 90-year-old grandfather.
AFTER FIRE
Director: Brittany Huckabee
WORLD PREMIERE
Set in the military outpost of San Antonio, TX, this moving film highlights the challenges faced by women, the fastest growing group of American veterans.
JP Laffont I Polaris.
AMERICAN ANARCHIST
Director: Charlie Siskel
NYC PREMIERE
A probing interview with the originator of THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK over the book’s troubling legacy.
BECOMING MORE VISIBLE
Director: Pamela French
NYC PREMIERE
A spotlight on four diverse young transgender New Yorkers as they contend with family and societal expectations to become their true selves.
BIG SONIA
Directors: Leah Warshawski & Todd Soliday
NYC PREMIERE
A Holocaust survivor with an outsized personality faces her biggest fear: retirement.
CARE
Director: Deirdre Fishel
NYC PREMIERE
This poignant film follows three home caregivers, uncovering the failures of the US eldercare system.
GOD KNOWS WHERE I AM
Directors: Jedd Wider & Todd Wider
NYC PREMIERE
An indictment of our flawed mental health care system through the story of a woman found in an abandoned New Hampshire farmhouse.
THE PEARL
Director: Rohan Spong
NYC PREMIERE
An intimate profile of four transgender women who come out for the first time in their later years.
Why You Should Attend:
Discover new films from the makers of TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, HOT GIRLS WANTED, and FINDING VIVIAN MAIER, introducing unforgettable seniors, veterans, conflicted authors, trans youth and elders, Holocaust survivors, caregivers, and a woman whose life was cut short by mental illness.
More Info:
For full descriptions, a list of expected special guests, and to purchase tickets, click on the individual titles above, and follow links for ticketing, where still available. Or consider purchasing one of DOC NYC’s Pass options for access to a variety of programming.
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