IDA Grantees at DOC NYC 2025
Film still from Nuns vs. The Vatican
Congratulations to the 3 IDA grantee projects premiering at DOC NYC 2025. DOC NYC celebrates documentary filmmaking by connecting artists and audiences through powerful stories and diverse voices. The festival will take place from November 12-30, 2025.
Let's take a look at IDA grantee projects premiering at DOC NYC this year!
Always
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NYC Premiere | Director: Deming Chen | Producer: Hansen Lin (IDA Member) | 2023 Supported Artist
In a small village in southern China, left-behind children bravely use written word to express their internal worlds. One such child, Gong, uses poetry to bid farewell to the mother who abandoned him at birth and the fleeting days of his youth. - North American Premiere. See tickets and screening times here.
Arrest the Midwife
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NYC Premiere | Director(s): Elaine Epstein | Producer(s): Elaine Epstein | 2022 Enterprise Fund
The arrest of three homebirth midwives serving Amish and Mennonite communities in upstate New York ignites a legislative fight for freedom of choice in birthing rights. Through the lens of this modern-day witch hunt, the film examines the battle between medicine and midwifery and its impact on maternal-child health. See tickets and screening times here.
Nuns vs. The Vatican
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US Premiere | Director (s): Lorena Luciano | Producer(s): Filippo Piscopo | 2023 Enterprise
In a revelation never before spoken, a small group of nuns exposes a tormented truth within the Catholic Church: the harrowing tales of predatory priests abusing nuns. Shockwaves ripple through religious women determined to defy their second-class status as they ignite a movement to demand the justice they have long yearned for. See tickets and screening times here.