An Expanded DOC NYC Is In Its 5th Edition

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Published on Thursday, 06 November 2014 14:31

Written by Brad Balfour

The fifth edition of America's largest documentary festival, DOC NYC, runs from November 13-20, 2014, at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea's SVA Theatre and Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas. Through an expansion from last year's event, this year's festival will showcase 153 films and events, with over 200 documentary makers and special guests expected in person to present their films to New York City audiences.

DOC NYC's expanded programming includes 19 world premieres, seven US premieres and 40 New York City premieres among this year's feature-length films. A total of 92 features, 37 shorts and 24 panel discussions and masterclasses make up the fifth edition's offerings.

The opening night film Do I Sound Gay?, directed by David Thorpe and in its US premiere, is bookended this year's closing night film, The Yes Men Are Revolting, directed by Laura Nix, which is also having its US premiere. Both films debuted in September 2014's Toronto International Film Festival.

Said artistic director Thom Powers, who has led the festival alongside executive director Raphaela Neihausen since its launch: "Over the past five years, DOC NYC has brought together an exciting mix of filmmakers, special guests and influential audiences—providing the kind of experiences that happen only in New York. Our mix of premieres, classics, in-depth panels, and masterclasses span documentary past, present and future."

Among the world premieres are the debuts of: 

• An Open Secret
  An exposé about sexual abuse in Hollywood, by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis)

• Still Dreaming
  The residents of an actors' retirement home perform Shakespeare, direced by Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller.
  
  
• Almost There
  A portrait of an outsider artist with a surprising past, by Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden


In addition to an expanded Short List -- DOC NYC's selection of the best docs of the year -- and the increase of the festival's panel series, Doc-A-Thon, by two days, this year's event debuts four new thematic programming strands: 

• Fight the Power celebrates activism.
• Centerstage highlights performance.
• Jock Docs focuses on sports.
• Docs Redux revisits classic films.


Said director of programming Basil Tsiokos, "We're pleased that DOC NYC's expansion this year enables us to expose New York audiences to a greater breadth of documentary storytelling and subject matter. 
"Our competition sections and thematic sidebars offer wonderful new discoveries, while the larger Short List enables us to showcase even more of the year's most acclaimed docs as we head into awards season."


DOC NYC is made possible by its sponsors, including Leadership Sponsor HBO Documentary Films; Media Sponsors WNET and New York magazine; and Major Sponsors A&E IndieFilms, History Films and SundanceNow Doc Club. The festival is produced by IFC Center.

To learn more, go to: http://www.docnyc.net/

DOC NYC
November 13th - 20th

IFC Center
323 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10014

SVA Theater
333 W 23rd St
New York, NY 10011

Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas
260 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011

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