Thom Powers

DOC NYC artistic director

Thom Powers appears in the following:

"American Insurrection" Explores the Legacy of January 6

Friday, January 07, 2022

WNYC
"American Insurrection" on PBS's Frontline investigates vigilante groups active in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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"Fauci" Examines the Fight Against Pandemics

Friday, December 31, 2021

WNYC
"Fauci" profiles the doctor who's served as an adviser to seven American presidents as he grapples with the science and politics of Covid-19.

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Live Theater Returns in "Reopening Night"

Friday, December 24, 2021

WNYC
"Reopening Night" captures the cast and crew of Shakespeare in the Park as they produce "Merry Wives" after the pandemic shutdown.

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"Street Gang" Explores the Origins of Sesame Street

Friday, December 17, 2021

WNYC
"Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street" looks at the origins of the groundbreaking children's television show.

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"Takeover" Revisits the Young Lords in Action

Friday, December 10, 2021

WNYC
The half-hour documentary "Takeover" recounts how the radical Puerto Rican group the Young Lords took over a South Bronx hospital in 1970.

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The Documentary 'Listening to Kenny G' Explores Musical Taste

Friday, December 03, 2021

WNYC
The documentary "Listening to Kenny G" profiles the saxophonist whose instrumental hits helped popularize the radio format of smooth jazz and created a backlash.

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New York City Confronts Covid-19 in "The First Wave"

Friday, November 19, 2021

WNYC
"The First Wave" profiles hospital workers in Queens during the early months of Covid-19 and the street protests against police violence.

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'Hold Your Fire' Reexamines a Hostage Siege

Friday, November 12, 2021

WNYC
"Hold Your Fire," premiering at the DOC NYC festival, looks at the longest hostage siege in NYPD history in 1973.

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A Preview of DOC NYC

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

We're joined by Thom Powers, artistic director of DOC NYC, and Karen McMullen, the festival's lead programmer, to preview DOC NYC. 

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Lusia Harris in "Queen of Basketball"

Friday, November 05, 2021

WNYC
"Queen of Basketball" profiles Lusia Harris, a star basketball player in the 1970s.

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Inside "Attica"

Friday, October 29, 2021

WNYC
"Attica" tells the story of the largest prison uprising in U.S. history. 

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"Becoming Cousteau" Profiles the Undersea Explorer

Friday, October 22, 2021

WNYC
"Becoming Cousteau" is a complex portrait of the explorer who helped the world fall in love with oceans.

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"The Rescue" Covers a Dangerous Mission

Friday, October 08, 2021

WNYC
"The Rescue" profiles the cave diving hobbyists who came from around the world to help save a Thai boys soccer team trapped underground.

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"My Name is Pauli Murray" Profiles a Trailblazer

Friday, October 01, 2021

WNYC
"My Name is Pauli Murray" profiles the multi-hyphenate activist, lawyer, poet and priest who had a non-binary gender identity and was a pioneer in civil rights and feminism.

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In "Homeroom," Students Find Their Voices

Friday, September 24, 2021

WNYC
"Homeroom" follows the senior class of Oakland High School through the tumultuous school year of 2019-2020.

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Renouncing Conversion Therapy In "Pray Away"

Friday, September 17, 2021

WNYC
"Pray Away" profiles several former leaders of the discredited movement that advocated to convert LGBTQ people to become straight.

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"The Capote Tapes" Profiles the Iconic Writer

Friday, September 10, 2021

WNYC
"The Capote Tapes" draws upon conversations with Truman Capote's friends and admirers to document his complex personality.

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"In the Same Breath" Investigates Covid Misinformation

Friday, September 03, 2021

WNYC
Award-winning filmmaker Nanfu Wang investigates how the Chinese and the United States governments tried to shape public perceptions of COVID-19 in her film "In the Same Breath."

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Domino Artistry in "Lily Topples the World"

Friday, August 27, 2021

WNYC
"Lily Topples the World" follows a 20-year-old domino artist known as  Lily Hevesh through a pivotal year of her life.

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In Search of "The Meaning of Hitler"

Friday, August 13, 2021

WNYC
"The Meaning of Hitler" is a documentary essay enlisting writers such as Martin Amis and Francine Prose to make connections between the past and the present.

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