DOC NYC 2016

This will also include a preview of Netflix docuseries Captive.

View other DOC NYC Films by strand: American Perspectives, Art & Design, Behind The Scenes, Docs Redux, Fight The Power, Galas, International Perspectives, Jock Docs, Metropolis, Modern Family, Science Non-Fiction, Short List, Sonic Cinema, True Crime, Viewpoints, Wild Life

City Of Joy (Year: 2016; Director: Madeleine Gavin; Writer: Madeleine Gavin; Stars: Christine Schuler-Deschryver, Denis Mukwege Mukengere, Eve Ensler, Jane Mukunilwa, Christine Schuler-Deschryver, Denis Mukwege Mukengere, Eve Ensler, Jane Mukunilwa)
A chronicle of resilience as female survivors of violence create a revolutionary community in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
World premiere
Every Brilliant Thing (Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey)
The filmed version of Jonny Donahoe's acclaimed one-man show grapples with suicide.
World premiere
Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing (Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg; Writer: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg)
A powerful look back at the Boston Marathon bombing following the manhunt for the terrorists while survivors contend with the aftermath
NYC premiere
The Pullitzer At 100 (Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Kirk Simon)
Documentary about the prize's legacy.
NYC premiere
Soundbreaking: Stories From The Cutting Edge Of Recorded Music (Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre; Stars: Dermot Mulroney)
Featuring hundreds of original interviews with some of the most celebrated musicians of all time, two episodes of this eight-part chronicle of the history of music.
NYC premiere
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