The DOC NYC was established in 2010 and immediately attracted the attention of the media and the enthusiasts of the ambitious cinema. Only four years have passed and the festival has grown so much that today it is considered the most important event dedicated to documentary films in the United States. The event lasts eight days, during which the audience has the opportunity to watch the most interesting and the most famous productions from all over the world.
The protagonist of the film invited to the festival, “The Wind. A Documentary Thriller,” directed by Michał Bielawski is the halny wind – one of the most unpredictable forces in the Polish mountains. It appears cyclically every spring and autumn. You can never know if and when it would turn into a destructive windstorm. The halny wind affects particularly the inhabitants of Zakopane and its surrounding area, changing the picturesque mountain trails into the space of uncontrollable nature. The film was produced by Telemark.
This year’s edition of the festival is held from the 6th to the 15th of November.
You can find more information about DOC NYC on its official website.