October 25, 2021
Three Documentaries by NewsDoc Alumni will be screened during Doc NYC in November 2021
Three documentaries by NewsDoc alumni will be screened during the festival DOC NYC, an annual documentary film festival in New York City. Co-founded by Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen, DOC NYC is the country’s largest documentary film festival with over 300 films and events and 200 special guests.
Online: November 10th – November 18th
Cinépolis Chelsea: November 13th, 10:30AM
A Valley Divided
Director: Madeline Gunderson
In the nation’s fruit basket, Latino community organizers and farmworkers are finding their voice and demmanding equal representation at the ballot box. (USA, 30 MIN)
The Silent Disease
Director: Kyla Milberger
An intimate story of a family hit hard by addiction. They bond as they try to understand addiction as a disease, not a choice. (USA, 30 MIN)
Eagles Rest in Liangshan
Director: Bohao Liu
Basketball is so popular with the Yi minority in Liangshan, that the center of town is not a park but a basketball court. Inspired by the Kobe Bryant Mamba mentality, a young Yi man returns to his city to coach the kids and open their world. (USA, CHINA, 31 MIN)