IP is excited to announce our films screening at DOC NYC, including the world premiere of
MOTHERS OF CHIBOK.
Congratulations to the filmmakers!
Click here for the full lineup.
Mothers of Chibok
WORLD PREMIERE
COME AS YOU ARE
Directed by Joel ‘Kachi Benson
Produced by Joel ‘Kachi Benson, Jamie Patricof, Rachel Halilej, Katie McNeill
In a small village in Northeast Nigeria, a community of mothers forge a path forward after the tragic events of April 2014 when their daughters were kidnapped by Boko Haram. The film follows four mothers over a farming season as they fight for their children and their futures. The media may have moved on from this once global topic, but the women continue to persevere in the face of great tragedy. MOTHERS OF CHIBOK paints a visceral portrait of courage, faith, and the enduring power of hope.
Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It
Directed by Paris Barclay
Produced by Stephanie Allain Bray, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Nigel Sinclair
Written by Cheo Hodari Coker, Paris Barclay
BILLY PRESTON: THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT is a celebration of Billy Preston’s extraordinary musical legacy, and an examination of the personal and social forces that haunted him throughout his life. Featuring Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Billy Porter, Merry Clayton, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison, Suzanne de Passe, Tony Jones, Cory Henry and Gloria Jones.
Eternal You
Directed by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck
Produced by Christian Beetz and Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Startups are using AI to create avatars that allow relatives to communicate with their loved ones after they have died. An exploration of a profound human desire and the implications of turning the dream of immortality into a product.
Gaucho Gaucho
Directed & Produced by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
Produced by Cameron O’Reilly, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Matthew Perniciaro
A celebration of a community of Argentine cowboys and cowgirls, known as Gauchos, living beyond the boundaries of the modern world.
Homegrown
Directed by Michael Premo
Produced by Rachel Falcone
HOMEGROWN is an unflinching chronicle of Americans at war with each other. Three right-wing activists—a newly politicized father-to-be in New Jersey, an Air Force veteran organizing conservatives in New York City, and a charismatic activist from Texas—crisscross the country in the summer of 2020, campaigning for Donald Trump and building a movement they hope will outlast him. When they become convinced that the election is stolen, they take their fight to the streets. The result is a chilling portrait of a growing movement pushing American democracy to the brink.
Mistress Dispeller
COME AS YOU ARE
Directed by Elizabeth Lo 罗宝
Produced by Emma D. Miller, Maggie Li 李琪, Elizabeth Lo 罗宝
In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a “mistress dispeller” who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage—and break up affairs—by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, MISTRESS DISPELLER follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.
The White House Effect
Directed by Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk, Pedro Kos
Produced by Josh Penn, Noah Stahl, Justine Nagan
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT explores the gripping drama that unfolded inside the George H.W. Bush White House after scientists warned the country for the first time that global warming was real and underway. Bush, who in 1988 ran as an environmental candidate, finds himself caught in the middle when his chief of staff John Sununu locks horns with EPA chief Bill Reilly over how to respond to the public’s growing environmental concerns. Ideological conservatives and industry power brokers line up behind Sununu as the forward-minded Reilly looks increasingly isolated. Meanwhile Bush faces mounting pressure to make a decision that will change the course of history. Using only archival materials, the film tells a harrowing political story about the consequences of presidential power and its impact on how we deal with the climate crisis today.