DOC NYC 2022

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All The Beauty And The Bloodshed All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed and Moonage Daydream
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Laura Poitras; Stars: Nan Goldin)
The story of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty often blamed for the US opioid epidemic.
Fire Of Love (Country: Canada, US; Year: 2022; Director: Sara Dosa; Writer: Shane Boris, Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput; Stars: Miranda July, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft)
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded. A doomed love triangle between Katia, Maurice and volcanoes, told through their archival footage.
The Janes (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes)
In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on Chicago's South Side. Seven women were arrested. The accused were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions. They called themselves JANE.
Mija (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Isabel Castro)
Doris Muñoz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom "making it" isn't just a dream: it's a necessity.
Moonage Daydream (Year: 2022; Director: Brett Morgen; Writer: Brett Morgen; Stars: David Bowie)
Documentary featuring a wealth of David Bowie archive.
Fire Of Love Fire Of Love
Fire Of Love and Navalny
Navalny (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Daniel Roher; Stars: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Dasha Navalnaya, Zakhar Navalny, Mariya Pevchikh, Christo Grozev, Leonid Volkov, Kira Yarmysh, Georgy Alburov, Anna Biryukova, Fidelius Schmid, Tim Lister, Clarissa Ward)
Profile of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in the wake of survival of an assassination attempt.
Retrograde (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Matthew Heineman)
Consideratin of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlisle (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Kathlyn Horan; Writer: Kathlyn Horan; Stars: Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker)
Decades after Tanya Tucker slipped from the spotlight, music star Brandi Carlile takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her hero based on Tanya's extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history.
"Sr." (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Chris Smith; Stars: Robert Downey Sr.)
Portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr.
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