DOC NYC announces 2026 festival lineup

DOC NYC has announced the Main Slate lineup for its 17th edition, which will run in-person from November 11–19 at the IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Village East by Angelika, with online screenings continuing through November 29. The festival will feature more than 200 films and dozens of events, including over 115 feature-length documentaries.

The program includes 26 world premieres and 27 U.S. premieres. The festival will open on November 11 with the U.S. premiere of ‘The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs’, a film about Shipibo artist Sara Flores and her work involving Indigenous knowledge from the Peruvian Amazon. The closing night film, ‘Totality’, will premiere on November 19 and explores North American communities during total solar eclipses.