Spotlight Documentary

Both onscreen and behind the camera, Spotlight Documentary films represent the biggest names in nonfiction premiering high profile new work.
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America's Burning
America's Burning
Narrated by Michael Douglas, America’s Burning calls on a remarkable range of expert perspectives from James Carville to Leon P...
06/09 @05:45PM
SVA Theatre
06/10 @02:45PM
Village East by Angelika
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Avicii - I'm Tim
Avicii - I'm Tim
Before there was Avicii, there was just Tim. For the first time through his own words, witness the journey of a shy but prodigi...
06/09 @08:30PM
Village East by Angelika
06/11 @08:00PM
Village East by Angelika
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Black Table
Black Table
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to abolish affirmative action, this film thoughtfully looks back at the largest cla...
06/08 @08:30PM
SVA Theatre
06/09 @11:15AM
Village East by Angelika
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¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR!
¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR!
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone launch a hands-on attempt to restore the iconic Colorado “eatertainment” mecca C...
06/07 @05:00PM
The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios
06/08 @03:15PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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The Cranes Call
The Cranes Call
Working with their team at the Clooney Foundation for Justice, Anya Neistat, a brilliant war crimes investigator, joins forces ...
06/09 @02:30PM
SVA Theatre
06/11 @05:45PM
Village East by Angelika
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Dust to Dust
Dust to Dust
Yuima Nakazato, one of the most promising designers in Japan, journeys to Kenya to learn about how the fashion industry has imp...
06/09 @05:00PM
Village East by Angelika
06/15 @05:00PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Through intimate interviews and unprecedented archive access, Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes sheds new light on the icon's se...
06/11 @08:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/12 @05:00PM
Village East by Angelika
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Emergent City
Emergent City
When global developers purchase Industry City — a series of connected industrial buildings within a primarily immigrant, workin...
06/11 @08:30PM
Village East by Angelika
06/12 @08:45PM
Village East by Angelika
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Federer: Twelve Final Days
Federer: Twelve Final Days
In this warm and celebratory documentary, filmmakers Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia capture tennis legend Roger Federer's bitterswe...
06/10 @05:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/14 @02:00PM
Village East by Angelika
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How I Faked My Life with AI
How I Faked My Life with AI
In an era where reality and fiction blur, filmmaker Kyle Vorbach attempts to use cutting-edge AI technology to fake his way int...
06/08 @02:30PM
SVA Theatre
06/09 @06:30PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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I'm Your Venus
I'm Your Venus
A moving and timely documentary following the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary Paris Is Burning as V...
06/06 @05:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/07 @08:45PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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It Was All a Dream
It Was All a Dream
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop
06/09 @08:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/10 @09:15PM
Village East by Angelika
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Jago into the White
Jago into the White
A portrait of the artist as a young man — Jago, a sculptor in Naples, works through the days and nights chipping away at his ne...
06/08 @05:30PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
06/09 @02:45PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, Bruce David Klein's luminous documentary celebrates a young ente...
06/12 @05:00PM
OKX Theater at BMCC TPAC
06/13 @05:00PM
Village East by Angelika
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Luther: Never Too Much
Luther: Never Too Much
Dawn Porter offers an in-depth look into the life and career of Luther Vandross as he overcomes personal and professional chall...
06/13 @05:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/14 @05:45PM
Village East by Angelika
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Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger
Martin Scorsese's personal journey through the films of Powell and Pressburger, the visionary British filmmakers behind classic...
06/11 @05:30PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
06/12 @05:15PM
Village East by Angelika
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Missing From Fire Trail Road
Missing From Fire Trail Road
Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native American woman, disappeared over two years ago from the Tulalip Indian reservation near Seat...
06/08 @05:15PM
Village East by Angelika
06/13 @02:45PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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Power of the Dream
Power of the Dream
The WNBA has always been underestimated. And that underestimation has always been met with a drive to rise beyond the challenge...
06/13 @08:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/16 @05:00PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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Rebel Nun
Rebel Nun
Rebel Nun follows the story of Catholic nun and leading death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean, whose story was first ...
06/06 @05:30PM
Village East by Angelika
06/07 @06:00PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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S/He Is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary
S/He Is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary
An introduction, conversation and perhaps goodbye to Genesis P-Orridge, who left an astounding and provocative legacy on the wo...
06/07 @08:30PM
Village East by Angelika
06/09 @08:45PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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Skywalkers: A Love Story
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Battling a global pandemic and a fraying relationship, rooftopping sensations Angela Nikolau and Vanya Beerkus face the ultimat...
06/12 @07:00PM
AMC Lincoln Square 13 IMAX
06/15 @05:00PM
Village East by Angelika
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Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play.
Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play.
A playful and illuminating self-portrait of writer Jeremy O. Harris as he workshops and mines Slave Play, the provocative play ...
06/10 @08:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/11 @06:15PM
Village East by Angelika
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Soldiers of Song
Soldiers of Song
Soldiers of Song provides an unflinching look into the changed lives of Ukrainian musicians today and how they have used their ...
06/13 @05:30PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple traces Van Zandt’s career as a musician, activist and actor from the clubs of Asbury Park, NJ, to st...
06/08 @05:00PM
OKX Theater at BMCC TPAC
06/10 @02:30PM
Village East by Angelika
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They All Came Out To Montreux
They All Came Out To Montreux
Utilizing a wealth of archival footage featuring Prince, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and more, They All Came Out to Montreux i...
06/07 @05:30PM
Village East by Angelika
06/08 @08:45PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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The Thinking Game
The Thinking Game
The Thinking Game chronicles the extraordinary life of visionary scientist Demis Hassabis and his relentless quest to solve the...
06/07 @05:00PM
OKX Theater at BMCC TPAC
06/08 @11:45AM
Village East by Angelika
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