Film-Forward

Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band

Polish Holocaust survivors Saul Dreier and Ruby Sosnowicz, move with more energy than most men half their ages. The same can be said for their music.

Born to Be

Its main subject has to be one of the most badass, real-life doctors to grace the screen in recent memory.

Sound of Metal

Simply put, this is a moving film with a riveting lead performance by Riz Ahmed.

Wolfwalkers

The main reason to watch this is its stellar animation. Even if there were Disney films out as competition—be they 2-D or 3-D—this movie would still look refreshing by comparison.

5 Highly Recommended Films | DOC NYC 2020

Viewers across the United States are just a login away from seeing some of the best nonfiction films of the year.

6 Films to Watch | DOC NYC 2020

DOC NYC may be America’s biggest documentary film festival, but its quality happily matches its quantity.

Let Him Go

Director/writer Thomas Bezucha expertly and deftly teases out the tension, priming the audience for the inevitable bloody climax.

Divine Love

A complex political parable that, ironically, empathizes with the “wrong side of history.”

Monsoon

Henry Golding gives an understated performance, letting his body language do much of the talking.