VERY SENIOR – ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
DOC NYC
Dates:
November 8-15
Section:
American Perspectives, which highlights stories from around the US:
THE BLESSING
Directors: Hunter Robert Baker, Jordan Fein
NYC PREMIERE
Deep in the Navajo Nation, one family struggles with contradictions as a coal company offers employment while destroying the community’s sacred homeland.
CITY OF JOEL
Director: Jesse Sweet
NYC PREMIERE
In Monroe, NY, 50 miles north of NYC, a fast-growing Hasidic community sets off a turf war with political, economic and religious implications.
THE CITY THAT SOLD AMERICA
Director: Ky Dickens
NYC PREMIERE
A playful and informative look at the key role Chicago has played in modern advertising and its impact on pop culture.
EMANUEL
Director: Brian Ivie
NYC PREMIERE
In the aftermath of the 2015 church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, a community grapples with justice, faith and forgiveness.
HARVEST SEASON
Director: Bernardo Ruiz
NYC PREMIERE
Set in California’s Napa and Sonoma Valley wine country, this film celebrates the unsung workers and small producers, from vine to vintage.
HILLBILLY
Directors: Sally Rubin, Ashley York
NYC PREMIERE
Ashley York returns to her hometown in Appalachia where, contrary to dismissive stereotypes, she shows a diverse, complex and proud community.
NORTH POLE, NY
Director: Ali Cotterill
NYC PREMIERE
Upstate New York’s Santa’s Workshop theme park struggles to overcome economic challenges and a con man who tries to steal Christmas.
THE PROVIDERS
Directors: Anna Moot-Levin, Laura Green
NYC PREMIERE
In rural New Mexico, healthcare workers serve a community hard hit by the opioid crisis and still reeling from the 2008 recession.
VERY SENIOR – ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
Director: susan gluth
WORLD PREMIERE
In Sun City AZ, seniors in a retirement community demonstrate the art of aging gracefully while making one’s own choices.
WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE
Director: Emily Harrold
NYC PREMIERE
Young, African-American, and a Democrat, Bakari Sellers faces an uphill struggle as he runs for lieutenant governor in South Carolina.
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