DOC NYC: November 11 – 19, 2020

​DOC NYC burst upon the scene in 2010 with an inaugural event that was hailed as “ambitious” (New York Times) and “selective but eclectic” (Village Voice). By 2014, DOC NYC had become America’s largest documentary film festival and voted by MovieMaker magazine as one of the “top five coolest documentary film festivals in the world”. Based at the West Village’s IFC Center, Chelsea’s SVA Theater and Bow Tie Chelsea Cinema, the eight-day festival showcases new achievements in documentary film along with panels and conversations. It also seeks to make connections that happen “only in New York.”In 2018, the festival showcased 300+ films & events, presented by 300+ filmmakers & special guests. Past guests include Hillary Clinton, Wim Wenders, Eric Clapton, Lucas Hedges, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers, Jim Carrey, Al Sharpton, Susan Sarandon, Martin Scorsese, Big Bird, Sarah Polley, Jared Leto, Steve Madden, Noam Chomsky, Ricki Lake, Michael Moore, Michel Gondry, Omar Epps, Errol Morris, Oliver Stone, Jonathan Franzen, Kathleen Hanna, Spandau Ballet, Greil Marcus, Grace Lee Boggs, Bela Fleck, Nat Hentoff, Chuck Workman, and The Mekons. Audience attendees have included Harry Belafonte, Rosario Dawson, Fred Armisen, Jim Jarmusch, Michael Stipe, Martha Stewart, Katie Couric, Russell Simmons, Darren Aronofsky, Cornel West, Naomi Watts, among others.Save the date for our 11th anniversary from November 11 - 19, 2020.[powerpress]