I AM THE REVOLUTION
DOC NYC
Dates:
November 8-15
Section:
Fight the Power, films on activism:
BEI BEI
Directors: Rose Rosenblatt, Marion Lipschutz
NYC PREMIERE
In Indiana, the murder trial of Chinese immigrant Bei Bei Shuai poses a disturbing legal precedent for terminating a pregnancy.
BLEED OUT
Director: Steve Burrows
WORLD PREMIERE
In this legal drama meets medical mystery, Steve Burrows seeks justice for his mother, who suffers catastrophic complications after routine surgery.
BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS
Director: Inka Achté
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
In the aftermath of the infamous Delhi gang rape, a man works to change the way Indian boys view females.
GRIT
Directors: Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander
NYC PREMIERE
In East Java, Indonesia, a mother and daughter battle a corporation over a man-made catastrophe that’s displaced more than 60,000 people.
I AM THE REVOLUTION
Director: Benedetta Argentieri
WORLD PREMIERE
Three women in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria lead the fight for gender equality and freedom in this empowering portrait.
PATRIMONIO
Directors: Lisa F. Jackson, Sarah Teale
NYC PREMIERE
In Baja, Mexico, local fishermen face off against the development of a luxury resort, which will have a radical impact on the environment and on their livelihood.
THE RESCUE LIST
Directors: Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink
NYC PREMIERE
On Ghana’s Lake Volta, activists work to rescue victims of a child-slavery industry and help them transition back to normal life.
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