DOC NYC , America's largest documentary film festival, returns Wednesday for its 14th edition in New York City, with films available for viewing both in-person and online. The festival showcases an international lineup of more than 200 feature-length and short films, including many world, North American and NYC premieres. Held in-person Nov.
13-21 at venues in Manhattan, the festival also streams many features online through Dec. 1. (For tickets and streaming passes click here .
) The festival also includes filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, master classes and workshops with notable documentarians and industry insiders. The full lineup may be viewed here . Special events The festival's opening night feature is the U.
S. premiere of "Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story," Sinéad O'Shea's revealing portrait of the defiant Irish novelist. O'Brien's sexually-infused stories of women pushing against societal expectations, beginning with "The Country Girls," raised the ire of Catholic sensibilities and censors, but won her fans for her clear-eyed depictions of youth and innocence being shattered.
Cleverly piecing together archival footage and TV appearances, recent interviews with O'Brien (who died in July at age 93), and clips from films adapted from her works, with actress Jessie Buckley voicing the novelist's books and diaries, O'Shea gives voice to a woman, inspired by the writings of James Joyce, who sought her rightful place at the table of Irish literati. (Screens Nov. 13, onli.