DOC NYC 2019

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Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Cheryl Haines, Gina Leibrecht; Stars: Dan Ai, Weiwei Ai, Atteyat Amen Abdel Ghanny, Farida Ghulam, Cheryl Haines, Steven Hawkins, Miles Kaplan, John Kiriakou, Marcus Koenen, Ahmed Maher, Mostafa Maher, Chelsea Manning, Alexandra Munroe, Aseel Al Sayed, Sharif Al Sayed)
A tribute to prisoners of conscience across the globe.
Body Of Truth (Country: Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Evelyn Schels)
Profile of four female artists - Shirin Neshat, Marina Abramović, Katharina Sieverding and Sigalit Landau.
Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good (Country: France; Year: 2019; Director: Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu; Writer: Mark Monroe; Stars: Elliott Erwitt)
Profile of the photographer.
House Of Cardin (Country: US, Franc; Year: 2019; Director: P David Ebersole, Todd Hughes; Stars: Pierre Cardin, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Philippe Starck, Sharon Stone, Naomi Campbell, Guo Pei, Jean-Michel Jarre, Alice Cooper, Dionne Warwick, Kenzo Takada, Jenny Shimizu, Hanae Mori, Trina Turk, Yumi Katsura, Rodrigo Basilicati)
Profile of the fashion icon Pierre Cardin.
Imitating Life: The Audacity Of Suzanne Heintz (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Karen Whitehead)
Profile of the photographer, who scrutinises gender roles.
Lifeline/Clyfford Still (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Dennis Scholl)
Consideration of the life and work of the American Abstract Expressionist.
Martin Margiela: In His Own Words (Country: Germany, Belgium; Year: 2019; Director: Reiner Holzemer)
The Belgian designer opens his personal archive to discuss his career.
Queen Of Hearts: Audrey Flack (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Deborah Shaffer, Rachel Reichman)
An intimate look at the life and creative process of visual artist Audrey Flack.
Stevenson Lost & Found (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Sally Jean Williams)
Consideration of the life and work of one of the New Yorker's most prolific cartoonists.
Unstoppable: Sean Scully And The Art Of Everything (Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Nick Willing)
Profile of the Irish artist.
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