Tristan Cook's FOUR RATIONAL PEOPLE is having its World Premiere at Quad Cinema Read More: mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

DOC NYC PRO Winter 2026 is here! 🎉 Led by Malikkah Rollins, two online sessions help doc filmmakers plan the year ahead: 🧠 2026 Vision & Strategy Workshop (Feb 26 or Mar 7) ♟️ Festival Strategy Playbook (Mar 4–Apr 1) Learn more + register: www.docnyc.net/doc-nyc-pro-...

We were delighted to spend time with Lou Diamond Phillips to discuss AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ! There's 4 films left in DOC NYC Winter Selects, have you gotten your tickets yet? 🎟️ Explore the lineup: www.docnyc.net/selects-2026...

New Screening Alert 🚨! From Oscar-nominated director Kleber Mendonça Filho, PICTURES OF GHOSTS explores memory, cinema, and the changing cityscape of Recife, Brazil. Join us on Mon., March 2 at 7PM at @ifccenter.bsky.social. Followed by an onstage Q&A. 🎟️: www.docnyc.net/pictures-of-...

📣 Calling short doc filmmakers! The Nonfiction Hotlist + Yahoo Media Group are launching a new open call to distribute 20 short documentaries, with paid licensing, global reach, and editorial support. Learn more + apply: nonfictionhotlist.com/yahooxnfh

How Phone-Camera Vérité Defeated Propaganda in the War to Define Minneapolis, Scott Meslow writes for Filmmaker mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

Nothing ever goes exactly as planned. Join us tomorrow night for the NYC Premiere of UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG, followed by a Q&A with co-director and cinematographer Alex Wolf Lewis and producer Justin Levy. Secure your spot now: www.docnyc.net/unless-somet...

“The theories laid out by the aerospace engineer Gentry Lee in this new documentary may blow your mind.” Glenn Kenny of @nytimes.com on STARMAN mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

We’re thrilled to announce the World Premiere of DOC NYC alum Alison Klayman’s new short, SCENES FROM THE DIVIDE. Join us at @ifccenter.bsky.social on 2/24 at 7PM 🎟️: www.docnyc.net/scenes-from-...

Now that's how you kickoff DOC NYC Winter Selects! 💃 Thank you to everyone who joined us at the NYC Premiere of AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ. Explore the DOC NYC Winter Selects Lineup: www.docnyc.net/selects-2026...

. @bafta.org 2026 Documentary Nominations Announced, Nick Cunningham reports for Business Doc Europe mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

“One of the great documentaries of the 21st century—and the 19th century as well.” Stephen Saito of The Moveable Fest on NATCHEZ mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

🎬 Filmmakers: Submissions are OPEN for DOC NYC’s 17th edition (Nov 11–29, 2026, NYC + online)! Submit by March 2 for the lowest fee of the year: filmfreeway.com/DOCNYC 📸 Film Subject Adam Moskowitz at the THE BIG CHEESE World Premiere (DOC NYC 2025)

The teaser is here! 🎥 Join us on Tuesday, Feb 3 at 7PM for the NYC Premiere of AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ, followed by a Q&A with director David Alvarado, producer Lauren DeFilippo, and film subject Lou Diamond Phillips. 🎟️: www.docnyc.net/american-pac...

Congrats to THE BOYS AND THE BEES, winner of the @sundance.org Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction! We were proud to host the NYC Premiere in our Shorts: Generations section. A beautiful, bold film about strength, feeling, and the stories we pass on. 🎬

Come See Me in the Good Light, Perfect Neighbor Among Oscar Doc Nominees, Justin Anderson reports for Realscreen. mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

"A striking work of rebel cinema." Nick Schager of @thedailybeast.bsky.social on MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

This year’s @sundance.org marks its final run in Utah, honoring Robert Redford’s legacy. Proud to see DOC NYC PRO projects at the fest, including AANIKOOBIJIGANA, KIKUYU LAND, and shorts THE BOYS AND THE BEES + THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER. Congrats to all our alumni! 🎬 📸: M.J. O'Toole

We are thrilled to announce that 10 out of 12 nominations in this year's Oscar categories have gone to Official Selections from our festival! Explore this thread for the complete list of nominees.

It's never a clean path to creating a better world, and this company certainly knows that. Join us on Tues. Feb 10th at @ifccenter.bsky.social for DOC NYC Winter Selects' UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Get tix: www.docnyc.net/unless-somet...

Rethinking Public Media, Together, Jax Deluca writes at Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

“SEEDS is a cinéma vérité-styled documentary that intimately looks at the plight of African American farmers in an industry where racism, loss of land, and decreasing resources affect their livelihoods. Family life remains a unifying foundation." mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

Today marks one year since we lost visionary filmmaker David Lynch. A true trailblazer, his work forever changed cinema. Join us for Peter Braatz’s BLUE VELVET REVISITED, screening Feb 17 at @ifccenter.bsky.social as part of DOC NYC Winter Selects. www.docnyc.net/blue-velvet-...

Thank you to director Christopher Radcliff and writer/producer Cathy Linh Che for sharing their process when filming the Oscar-shortlisted short doc WE WERE THE SCENERY. Now available to stream on @criterionchannel.bsky.social.

A new season of DOC NYC Winter Selects is coming soon! ❄️ This season's lineup includes noteworthy new documentaries, including work from Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Tasha Van Zandt & more. Get your tickets now: www.ifccenter.com/series/doc-n...

@cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social Documentary Winners Announced, Ryan Lattanzio reports for @indiewire.com mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

A great moment for this Oscar-shortlisted documentary ahead of awards season. Congrats to the film team behind MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN! 🥳 Opening at @ifccenter.bsky.social on Jan. 21, save the date! 🎬 Read More: deadline.com/2026/01/mr-n...

“What especially surprises—and gives us hope for humanity—is that Yehuda and Liat’s humanitarian values and progressive politics remain unbowed in the wake of their personal disaster.” Christopher Reed of @hammertonail.bsky.social on @holdingliat.bsky.social mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

The first @docnycfest.bsky.social Monday Memo is out - Best docs of 2025 lists + what’s coming to @sundance.org mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

Are you thinking about taking up photography this year? @misanharriman.bsky.social gave us excellent advice at the NYC Premiere of MISAN HARRIMAN: SHOOT THE PEOPLE

"...these candid documentaries look beyond industry-manufactured glamour to reveal deeper truths with genuine empathy and curiosity." mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

"A generous, thought-provoking and artistically inventive film that literally expands one’s consciousness and creates a space for empathy with other life forms – namely the houseplants that most of us live with." CPH:DOX on LIGHT NEEDS mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

Three Netflix Titles Plus An ‘Undesirable’ Film Make Oscar Doc Feature Shortlist, Matthew Carey reports for @deadline.com mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

As the year’s end credits roll, we’re grateful for the stories that brought us together. Happy holidays to our DOC NYC community! Here’s to more unforgettable films in the year ahead. 🎬 Thank you to Orange Static for creating this graphic!

"...Cover-Up is also the deepest and most damning film that Poitras has ever made about truth in America—and the power to control it... A rare and unmistakably urgent documentary.” David Ehrlich of @indiewire.com.web.brid.gy on COVER-UP mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

If you live in New York City and have purchased a Christmas tree, this documentary's for you 🎄 Watch THE MERCHANTS OF JOY on Prime Video: www.amazon.com/Merchants-Jo...

🏆 Oscar buzz alert! The Oscar Shortlists are here, and we're excited to see DOC NYC's selections beam yet again! In this year's Feature race, 11 out of the 15 titles are DOC NYC selections & in the Shorts race, 6 of the 15 Shortlisted films are DOC NYC picks! www.docnyc.net/news/oscar-s...

Do you recognize this tune? 🎶 OH YEAH! is Director Nick Canfield's latest documentary after being a DOC NYC alumni for 5 years! Canfield shares how the project began and why this melody has stood the test of time. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Me...

Filled with poetic vignettes honoring family bonds of Black generational farmers in the American South, SEEDS was a part of our Winner's Circle this year. Thank you to producers Danielle Varga and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon for chatting with us at the theater!

“THE DATING GAME is fascinating on many levels. There’s inherent, universal awkwardness and tension in dating, and in this case the stakes are incredibly high..." @timamolloy.bsky.social mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

Part of this year’s Winner’s Circle, THE LIBRARIANS's screening enlightened audiences of the ongoing movement of librarians fighting for freedom against the ongoing book ban.

Oscar-winning Director Mstyslav Chernov discusses how the world has changed since 2,000 METERS TO ANDRIVVKA has come out, and how our universal human experience is the focus of this true tale.

Thank you Director Sam Feder, for joining us at this powerful screening of HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY!

We had the chance to talk to Directors David Borenstein and Pasha Talankin (also the subject of this film!) about Denmark's official submission for the 98th Academy Awards MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN.

Netflix’s Big Play for Warner Bros… What’s Next?, Barry Walsh reports for Realscreen. mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...

DOC NYC Visionary Alumni Ondi Timoner joins us at the red carpet, sharing a touching story and diving into her latest film. #docnyc2025 #docnycalumni #onditimoner #allthewallscamedown #documentaryfilm

Despite the cold, documentaries are certainly hot right now! Mission driven celebrities have stepped into the roles of Executive Producers, helping true stories reach audiences near and far. 📰 Explore these articles below ⬇️

"Through folklore, striking images and intimate observation, Kotevska crafts a story about absence and resilience, and about the delicate thread that ties human survival to the natural world.” Mimi Brody of AFI Fest on THE TALE OF SILYAN. mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/w...

DOC NYC 2025 was fantastic, thanks to the incredible filmmakers who made it happen. 🎥 24K+ viewers 🎥 1,500+ filmmaker & industry guests From seasoned creators to first-timers, you made this festival extraordinary. 💙

Mariska Hargitay joined us during the Visionaries Tribute Luncheon and shared how she came to the documentary format to tell her mother's story. Watch MY MOM JAYNE: A FILM BY MARISKA HARGITAY on @hbomax.bsky.social now: www.hbomax.com/movies/my-mo...