{"id":372306,"date":"2026-10-13T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/372306\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T20:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T20:56:09","slug":"art-films-we-look-forward-to-watching-at-doc-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/372306\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Films We Look Forward to Watching at DOC NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Documentaries on a giant pencil that became a local watering hole, the afterlife of Frida Kahlo through her image, and collagist Romare Bearden are among the festival\u2019s most enticing offerings. <\/p>\n


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Anna Lee<\/a><\/p>\n

\n October 13, 2026
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\n Film still of Frida: The Girl Just Doesn’t Go Away (2026), directed by Trisha Ziff (all images courtesy DOC NYC)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never put much thought into how I want to be portrayed after I die. Perhaps I\u2019d opt to be plastered on Etsy mugs, tea sets, and journal covers, \u00e0 la Frida Kahlo (though I doubt I\u2019d have many buyers, or that Kahlo would\u2019ve enjoyed how her self-image is often nowadays detached from the politics and life behind it), or I would begin things early by enlisting an artist to paint their best guess at my posthumous body. Maybe I’d like to be dipped in ink and stamped onto rice paper, as Molly Tenzer does with the roadkill she finds on New York City streets.<\/p>\n

The lineup at this year\u2019s DOC NYC, which returns to venues throughout the city from November 11 through November 29, offers many reflections on this question \u2014\u00a0and more regarding documentary’s capacity to sensitively portray communities currently under threat, examine artists’ legacies, and narrate some of art’s most idiosyncratic stories. We\u2019ve selected 13 films we\u2019re looking forward to seeing in-person or online at the festival’s 17th edition.<\/p>\n

Frida: The Girl Just Doesn’t Go Away<\/p>\n

Village East by Angelika<\/a>, 181-189 2nd Ave, East Village
Nov. 14 & 16<\/p>\n

Go to any gift shop in an art museum, and there\u2019s a decent chance you\u2019ll find Frida Kahlo\u2019s image draped over mugs, t-shirts, or decorative tapestries. Simultaneously a political icon, feminist celebrity, and a global household brand, Kahlo presents an interesting case study about how artists\u2019 images define their legacy long after their deaths. Director Trisha Ziff taps into the commercial fascination with Kahlo and how her image has taken on a distinct life from her motivations and work. <\/p>\n

The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs<\/p>\n

SVA Theatre<\/a>, 333 W 23rd St, Chelsea
Nov. 11<\/p>\n

\"\"Film still of The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs (2026), directed by \u00c8lia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi<\/p>\n

\u00c8lia Gasull Balada\u2019s and Matteo Norzi\u2019s documentary on Indigenous artist Sara Flores (Shipibo-Konibo) was born out of a decade-long collaboration during which the painter began to receive international recognition. Using natural dyes sourced from her home in the Peruvian Amazon, Flores paints intricate geometric patterns with striking symmetry. Equally channeling the visual and matrilineal language of the Shipibo-Konibo practice of Ken\u00e9, Flores creates works as a form of resistance against environmental, political, and social ills. <\/p>\n

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