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U.S. Competition, Grand Jury Prize

Stone Mountain No Video Available
Daniel Newell Kaufman
Stone MountainA stirring portrait of residents in a small southern US town facing the contentious…

U.S. Competition, Special Mention

Black Snow Trailer
Alina Simone
Black SnowA Siberian mother-of-three finds herself under the aggressive scrutiny of the Russian…

International Competition, Grand Jury Prize

Yalla Parkour Trailer
Areeb Zuaiter
Yalla ParkourWhen filmmaker Areeb Zuaiter lost her Palestinian mother, she lost her connection to…

International Competition, Special Mention

Sudan, remember us Trailer
Hind Meddeb
Sudan, remember usIn spring 2019, filmmaker Hind Meddeb captures a jubilant moment of defiance among young…

Kaleidoscope Competition, Grand Jury Prize

The Falling Sky Trailer
Eryk Rocha, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha
The Falling SkyDocumentary about Indigenous peoples’ profound connection to nature and their struggle…

Kaleidoscope Competition, Special Mention

G – 21 scenes from Gottsunda Trailer
Loran Batti
G – 21 scenes from GottsundaThe Swedish gang conflict seen from the inside over five years by a filmmaker who is at…

Metropolis, Grand Jury Prize

Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse! Trailer
Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin
Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse!Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse! explores the life and career of cartoonist Art…

Metropolis, Special Mention

Conbody VS Everybody No Video Available
Conbody VS Everybody · Season 1, Episode 1
Debra Granik
Conbody VS EverybodyTaking place over eight years, Coss Marte builds CONBODY, a gym inspired by workouts he…

Audience Award Winner

Slumlord Millionaire No Video Available
Steph Ching, Ellen Martinez
Slumlord MillionaireIn New York City's most quickly gentrifying neighborhoods, a group of fearless residents,…

Audience Award Runner-Up

All God's Children No Video Available
Ondi Timoner
All God's ChildrenIn an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism, and combat the…

Audience Award Runner-Up

Death & Taxes No Video Available
Justin Schein
Death & TaxesAn exploration of a wealthy man's obsessive refusal to pay taxes, serving as a case study…

Audience Award Runner-Up

Drop Dead City: New York on the Brink in 1975 Trailer
Peter Yost, Michael Rohatyn
Drop Dead City: New York on the Brink in 19751970s NYC documentary chronicling the city's decline from working-class hub to financial…

Audience Award Runner-Up

Man From Pretentia Trailer
Chih Hsuan Liang
Man From PretentiaThis documentary paints a portrait of Paul Bridgewater, a quirky, charming, gay NYC art…

Audience Award Runner-Up

Nature of the Crime Trailer
Ricki Stern, Jesse Sweet
Nature of the CrimeAfter decades in prison, three men navigate the complex bureaucracy of the parole system…

Audience Award Runner-Up

The Sing Sing Chronicles Trailer
Dawn Porter
The Sing Sing ChroniclesJust north of New York City, Sing Sing Correctional Facility is one of the country’s most…

Shorts Competition, Special Mention

51st State Trailer
Hannah Rosenzweig
51st StateYoung activist Jamal Holtz takes on the fight for D.C. statehood, challenging the…

Shorts Competition, Special Mention

Death By Numbers No Video Available
Kim A. Snyder
Death By NumbersA survivor testifies at the trial of the Parkland high school shooter, confronting her…

DOC NYC U Award

Find Me Trailer
Hsi Cheng
Find MeA young woman, Kuo, embarks on a journey to find her birth family.

Subject Matter Grant

Homegrown Trailer
Michael Premo
HomegrownThree Trump supporters from different backgrounds unite to campaign across America in…