Screening
SocDoc at DOC NYC 2022
Stills from MFA Social Documentary Film student films screening at the 2022 DOC NYC Festival. Clockwise from top left: The Fabricator, by Frank Vitale; Backyard Barber, by Mengyu Yan; First Sake Brewery in New York, by Xiaoying Su; Life With Coffee, by Sohee Jeon; Crush Icebergs, by Hannah Rafkin; and Reflection No. 1, Jessy Price.
Cinepolis Chelsea
260 West 23rd Street, New YorkThis year, MFA Social Documentary Film’s annual participation in DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, includes six new films from current students.
The films screen online Wednesday, November 9 – Saturday, November 27, and in-person, Wednesday, November 9 – Thursday, November 17, in Chelsea. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with several members of the filmmaking teams. Tickets are required.
Current students in the program are showing their first-year films as part of the DOC NYC U program, which exhibits some of the best documentaries being made at film schools around New York City. These films include:
DOC NYC U: All About Love
Thursday, November 10, 11:30am
Crush Icebergs (2023) | Director: Hannah Rafkin
Reflection No. 1 (2023) | Director: Jessy Price
DOC NYC U: What Bonds Us
Thursday, November 10, 1:45pm
Life With Coffee (2023) | Director: Sohee Jeon
DOC NYC U: Portraits
Thursday, November 10, 4:00pm
The Fabricator (2023) | Director: Frank Vitale
Backyard Barber (2023) | Director: Mengyu Yan
DOC NYC U: The Artists
Friday, November 11, 11:15am
First Sake Brewery in New York (2023) | Director: Xiaoying Su
Click the film links above to find out more about the screenings and buy tickets.