DOC NYC 2017

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Far From The Tree Far From The Tree
Far From The Tree and The Final Year
Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars (Country: UK; Year: 2017; Director: Lili Fini Zanuck; Writer: Stephen 'Scooter' Weintraub, Larry Yelen; Stars: Eric Clapton)
The life and work of the guitarist.
NYC premiere
Far From The Tree (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Rachel Dretzin; Stars: Andrew Solomon)
Examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another a variety of ways.
World premiere
The Final Year (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Greg Barker)
The final year of President Obama's foreign policy administration.
NYC premiere
Wormwood (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Errol Morris; Stars: Peter Sarsgaard )
Hybrid docudrama exploring the death of Cold War scientist Frank Olson and his son's efforts to discover the truth.
NYC premiere
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