DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, celebrates its tenth edition from November 6-15, 2019, at New York’s IFC Center, Cinépolis Chelsea and the SVA Theatre. The 2019 festival showcases over 300 films and events with more than 500 filmmakers and special guests appearing in person. In addition to premiering feature-length and short documentaries, the festival’s highlights also include DOC NYC PRO—a series of in-depth panels and master classes—and the Visionaries Tribute awards ceremony honoring major figures in the field of nonfiction film. DOC NYC is produced by IFC Center, a division of AMC Networks.
US PREMIERE. Artist Jaśmina Wójcik collaborates with a group of former workers from the now-defunct Ursus tractor factory in Poland to compose an astonishing symphony of sounds and movements based on their physical experience while building tractors. As they perform the movements and sounds interiorized during decades of labor, we learn about their personal histories in an inventive homage to working-class ethics and pride that delights with an epic and emotional grand finale. (POLAND, 61 min, Polish) In person: Jaśmina Wójcik
THE WIND. A DOCUMENTARY THRILLER (Viewfinders)
Dir: Michal Bielawski
US PREMIERE. Fires, heart attacks, acts of madness and even suicide—these are the consequences of the halnywind. This destructive windstorm regularly wreaks havoc in Poland's Tatra Mountains, impacting the lives of several characters and their animal companions. Brilliantly photographed and with special attention to soundscapes, Michal Bielawski's mysterious tale of ecological revenge pushes the documentary form and keeps you on the edge of your seat while portraying humanity at odds with nature. (POLAND/SLOVAKIA, 75 min, Polish)
