New York's Documentary Festival
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 06:15pm
New York's Documentary Festival
Various Venues In New York
New York's Documentary Festival
Doc Nyc Celebrates Documentary Filmmaking By Connecting Artists And Audiences Through Powerful Stories And Diverse Voices. The 2024 Festival Will Be Held In-Person From November 13 - 21, 2024, And Online From November 13 - December 1, 2024.
Schedule Of Events:
6:15 pm: Sudan, Remember Us
Us Premiere Following Four Young Activists During The Sudanese Revolution Of 2019, Director Hind Meddeb Conjures A Narrative About Collective Hope And Possible Seismic Change. Armed With Just Their Words, Ideas, Poetry, And Art, The Subjects Of This Documentary Inspire Themselves And The Audience With Their Perseverance And Clarity Of Their Just Demands. In A Time When Sudan Is Facing Almost 18 Months Of Violent War, Famine, And The Indifference Of The Rest Of The World, This Film Acts As A Beacon Of Hope And Confirmation That The People Of Sudan Will Persist And Insist On A Bright Future. - Murtada Elfadl
6:30 pm: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary
World Premiere This Entertaining Documentary Traces The Evolution Of Yacht Rock, A Genre That Rocks, But Not Too Hard. Starting With Steely Dan In 1976 Los Angeles, The Film Highlights The Rise Of Key Players Like Toto, Michael Mcdonald, Kenny Loggins, And Christopher Cross, Their Sophisticated Musicianship, And Their Collaborations With Rock And Randb Artists. Filled With Fascinating Anecdotes, The Film Celebrates These Universally Appealing, Sometimes Mocked, Yet Well-Loved Songs, Revealing Their Enduring Cultural Impact. - Karen Mcmullen
6:30 pm: Blue Road - The Edna O'brien Story
Us Premiere Edna O'brien Wrote A Sexually Charged 1960 Debut Novel, The Country Girls, Becoming A Literary Sensation And Awakening The Wrath Of Patriarchal Religious Ireland Where The Novel And Its Sequels Were Banned And Burned. This Inspiring Film Portrays O'brien's Final Testimonies At Age 93, And Brings Her Diaries To Life, Revealing Her Extraordinary Experiences In Ireland, London, And New York, Where Vanity Fair Referred To Her As "The Playgirl Of The Western World." O'brien Hosted Star-Studded Parties, Wrote For The New York Times And Published Dozens Of Books And Screenplays, Influencing A Generation Of Writers In Ireland And Abroad. - Ruth Somalo
7:00 pm: Shorts: The american Dream
This Collection Of Stories Point To The Hypocrisy Of The american Dream. - Samah Ali
9:15 pm: Shorts: New York New York
Our Beloved City Through The Eyes Of Many. - Samah Ali
9:30 pm: Vice Is Broke
Us Premiere With A Free-Wheeling, Irreverent Approach, Author/Chef/Tv Personality/Cultural Commentator Eddie Huang Embarks On A Biting Look At The Rise And Fall Of The Nyc-Based Vice Media Empire, Which Was At One Time Valued At Over $4 Billion Before Falling Into Bankruptcy In 2023. For Huang It's Personal: Of His Multitudinous Ventures, His Own Series For Vice's Lifestyle Channel Viceland Offered Him Unrivaled Creative Joy But It Soured When Vice's Owners Started Selling Off Multimillion-Dollar Stakes To Corporate Interests. Channeling The Spirit Of His Late Hero Anthony Bourdain, Huang Turned His Back On Thousands Of Dollars In Outstanding Residuals From Vice To Win Back Autonomy Over His Creative Work And To Inoculate The Next Generation Of Cool Kids Against The Tragic Cycle Of Selling Out. - Jaie Laplante
