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Tristan Cook's FOUR RATIONAL PEOPLE is having its World Premiere at Quad Cinema

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February 13, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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DOC NYC PRO Winter 2026 is here! 🎉

Led by Malikkah Rollins, two online sessions help doc filmmakers plan the year ahead:

🧠 2026 Vision & Strategy Workshop (Feb 26 or Mar 7)
♟️ Festival Strategy Playbook (Mar 4–Apr 1)

Learn more + register: www.docnyc.net/doc-nyc-pro-...
DOC NYC PRO WINTER 2026 - DOC NYC
New offerings and redesigned experiences! Led by Malikkah Rollins, DOC NYC’s Director of Industry and Education, welcome to DOC NYC PRO Winter 2026. We
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February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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We were delighted to spend time with Lou Diamond Phillips to discuss AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ! There's 4 films left in DOC NYC Winter Selects, have you gotten your tickets yet? 🎟️

Explore the lineup: www.docnyc.net/selects-2026...
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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New Screening Alert 🚨!

From Oscar-nominated director Kleber Mendonça Filho, PICTURES OF GHOSTS explores memory, cinema, and the changing cityscape of Recife, Brazil. Join us on Mon., March 2 at 7PM at @ifccenter.bsky.social. Followed by an onstage Q&A.

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February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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📣 Calling short doc filmmakers!

The Nonfiction Hotlist + Yahoo Media Group are launching a new open call to distribute 20 short documentaries, with paid licensing, global reach, and editorial support.

Learn more + apply: nonfictionhotlist.com/yahooxnfh
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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How Phone-Camera Vérité Defeated Propaganda in the War to Define Minneapolis, Scott Meslow writes for Filmmaker

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Monday Memo: Phone-Camera Vérité in Minneapolis, Quirks of the Best Documentary Category, Bidding Farewell to Park City
Your weekly rundown of all the latest documentary news from the festival circuit, awards season commentators, new releases and beyond.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Nothing ever goes exactly as planned. Join us tomorrow night for the NYC Premiere of UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG, followed by a Q&A with co-director and cinematographer Alex Wolf Lewis and producer Justin Levy.

Secure your spot now:
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February 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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“The theories laid out by the aerospace engineer Gentry Lee in this new documentary may blow your mind.” Glenn Kenny of @nytimes.com on STARMAN

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Weekend Watch: STARMAN, ROADS OF FIRE, QUEEN OF CHESS
See what's new to view in documentaries in the weekend ahead.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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We’re thrilled to announce the World Premiere of DOC NYC alum Alison Klayman’s new short, SCENES FROM THE DIVIDE.

Join us at @ifccenter.bsky.social on 2/24 at 7PM

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February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Now that's how you kickoff DOC NYC Winter Selects! 💃

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the NYC Premiere of AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ.

Explore the DOC NYC Winter Selects Lineup:
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February 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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. @bafta.org 2026 Documentary Nominations Announced, Nick Cunningham reports for Business Doc Europe

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Monday Memo: BAFTA & Ace Eddie Nominations, Sundance Awards, Sunny Side to Return in June
Your weekly rundown of all the latest documentary news from the festival circuit, awards season commentators, new releases and beyond.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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“One of the great documentaries of the 21st century—and the 19th century as well.” Stephen Saito of The Moveable Fest on NATCHEZ

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Weekend Watch: NATCHEZ, BORN IN FLAMES, THE LAND OF THE WHALE
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January 30, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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🎬 Filmmakers: Submissions are OPEN for DOC NYC’s 17th edition (Nov 11–29, 2026, NYC + online)!

Submit by March 2 for the lowest fee of the year: filmfreeway.com/DOCNYC

📸 Film Subject Adam Moskowitz at the THE BIG CHEESE World Premiere (DOC NYC 2025)
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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The teaser is here! 🎥

Join us on Tuesday, Feb 3 at 7PM for the NYC Premiere of AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ, followed by a Q&A with director David Alvarado, producer Lauren DeFilippo, and film subject Lou Diamond Phillips.

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January 29, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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Congrats to THE BOYS AND THE BEES, winner of the @sundance.org Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction!

We were proud to host the NYC Premiere in our Shorts: Generations section. A beautiful, bold film about strength, feeling, and the stories we pass on. 🎬
January 28, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Come See Me in the Good Light, Perfect Neighbor Among Oscar Doc Nominees, Justin Anderson reports for Realscreen.

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Monday Memo: 98th Annual Academy Awards Nominations, Chicken & Egg Relocate Filmmaker Retreats to Canada
Your weekly rundown of all the latest documentary news from the festival circuit, awards season commentators, new releases and beyond.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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"A striking work of rebel cinema." Nick Schager of @thedailybeast.bsky.social on MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN

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Weekend Watch: MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN, SECRET MALL APARTMENT, A POEM FOR LITTLE PEOPLE
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January 23, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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This year’s @sundance.org marks its final run in Utah, honoring Robert Redford’s legacy.

Proud to see DOC NYC PRO projects at the fest, including AANIKOOBIJIGANA, KIKUYU LAND, and shorts THE BOYS AND THE BEES + THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER. Congrats to all our alumni! 🎬

📸: M.J. O'Toole
January 23, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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We are thrilled to announce that 10 out of 12 nominations in this year's Oscar categories have gone to Official Selections from our festival! Explore this thread for the complete list of nominees.
January 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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It's never a clean path to creating a better world, and this company certainly knows that.

Join us on Tues. Feb 10th at @ifccenter.bsky.social for DOC NYC Winter Selects' UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Get tix: www.docnyc.net/unless-somet...
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Rethinking Public Media, Together, Jax Deluca writes at Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy

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Monday Memo: Rethinking Public Media Together, Winners of European Film Awards 2026 Revealed, Sundance Institute Announces David Linde as CEO
Your weekly rundown of all the latest documentary news from the festival circuit, awards season commentators, new releases and beyond.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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“SEEDS is a cinéma vérité-styled documentary that intimately looks at the plight of African American farmers in an industry where racism, loss of land, and decreasing resources affect their livelihoods. Family life remains a unifying foundation."

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Weekend Watch: SEEDS, DEEPFAKING SAM ALTMAN, SHUFFLE, MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
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January 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Today marks one year since we lost visionary filmmaker David Lynch. A true trailblazer, his work forever changed cinema.

Join us for Peter Braatz’s BLUE VELVET REVISITED, screening Feb 17 at @ifccenter.bsky.social as part of DOC NYC Winter Selects.

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BLUE VELVET REVISITED - DOC NYC
David Lynch on the set of Blue Velvet, Wilmington, USA,1985 DOC NYC WINTER SELECTS 2026 Date: Tuesday, February 17Time: 7:00pm ETVenue: IFC Center,
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January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Thank you to director Christopher Radcliff and writer/producer Cathy Linh Che for sharing their process when filming the Oscar-shortlisted short doc WE WERE THE SCENERY.

Now available to stream on @criterionchannel.bsky.social.
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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A new season of DOC NYC Winter Selects is coming soon! ❄️

This season's lineup includes noteworthy new documentaries, including work from Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Tasha Van Zandt & more.

Get your tickets now: www.ifccenter.com/series/doc-n...
IFC Center - DOC NYC Selects Winter 2026
DOC NYC, the festival for documentaries, presents the winter edition of its ongoing in-person screening series, DOC NYC Selects, an extension of its annual fall event. The Winter 2026 edition of DOC N...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM