Here’s a preview and what you need to know about the 2025 edition of the Doc’n Roll film festival, coming soon to Manhattan and Brooklyn from April 30th through May 9th!
The event was established in 2013 in the UK, has recently debuted in Amsterdam, and will now be offering it’s third appearance in NYC. This year will include eight films one per day, bookended by opening and closing night receptions at each location of the Ace Hotel. The first four films will be shown at the Roxy in Tribeca, then two films at Nitehawk Williamsburg, and concluding with two films at Nitehawk Prospect Park
Here’s the detailed information you’ll need to navigate the first week of the film festival, along with informative links about the artists who are the subjects of the documentaries.
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Opening Night:
Ace Hotel New York, 20 W 29th St, New York, NY Date: Wednesday, April 30, 7pm-midnight RSVP Link
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Roxy, 2 6th Ave, New York, NY
Date: Thursday, 5/1, 9:15pm
Title: Roll Bus Roll: A Jeffrey Lewis Documentary Length: 73 mins
Subject: Jeffrey Lewis, a singer/songwriter from NYC from the ‘90’s to the present
Wiki
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Date: Friday, 5/2, 9:30pm
Title: Goddess of Slide
Length: 96 mins
Subject: Ellen McIlwaine, a rock and blues singer/guitarist from the 70’s through the ‘00’s
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Date: Saturday, 5/3, 7:15pm
Title: The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane
Length: 104 mins
Subject: Barbara Dane, a jazz/blues singer/guitarist primarily active in the ‘50’s - ‘70’s
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Date: Sunday, 5/4, 3pm
Title: Dory Previn: On My Way to Where
Length: 80 mins
Subject: Dory Previn, a singer/songwriter primarily active in the ‘50’s - ‘70’s
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Part 2 of the Doc’n Roll NYC Film Festival preview will be coming next week!
