Today marks the beginning of Fall of Freedom, a nationwide cultural movement uniting artists, institutions, and communities in celebration of creative expression and solidarity. DOC NYC is proud to participate by spotlighting these powerful online screenings that speak directly to the moment and amplify urgent voices:
Dir: Ben Proudfoot
Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse hopes to restore a precious archive of footage from his time as the personal cinematographer of Kwame Nkrumah, the country’s first president.
Dir: Alaa Aliabdallah
Six Palestinian comedians build a stand-up scene under occupation, but as violence escalates toward genocide, their humor represents an increasingly urgent insistence on their humanity.
An Online Film Pass, which allows access to all the festival’s online screenings, is also now available.
