The Doc is In!, Chelsea Theater
The Doc is In!
Perfect for early risers, fans of documentaries, and those just looking for an excuse to go into work late or skip class, the Chelsea Theater has given a new meaning to getting a Doc’s note and making an appointment is as easy as purchasing a ticket.
THE LAST CLASS - (Elliot Kirschner, 2025, 71min)
Show Dates: Sat, 9/27, Sun, 9/28, Wed, 10/1, Thu, 10/2. All shows @ 10AM
Director Elliot Kirschner spotlights former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich Reich as he teaches his final "Wealth and Poverty" class to 1,000 students at UC Berkeley, ending a 40-year career that reached 40,000 students. The Last Class captures a master educator wrestling with the dual realities of his own aging and his students inheriting a world out of balance.
THE ENCAMPMENTS - (Kel Pritsker, Michael T Workman, 2025, 81min)
Show Dates: Sat, 10/11, Sun, 10/12, Wed, 10/15, Thu, 10/16. All shows @ 10AM
An urgent, intimate portrait of America’s student movement, ignited at Columbia University as students protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza. Their actions sparked a nationwide uprising, with encampments spreading across hundreds of campuses. Featuring detained activist Mahmoud Khalil, alongside professors, whistleblowers, and organizers, the film captures the deeper stakes of a historic moment that continues to reverberate across the globe.
REBEL WITH A CLAUSE - (Brandt Johnson, 2025, 86min)
Show Dates: Sat, 10/25, Sun, 10/26, Wed, 10/29, Thu, 10/30. All shows @ 10AM
A new docu-comedy directed by Brandt Johnson and starring Ellen Jovin where a grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time.
SELLING A COLONIAL WAR - (In-soo Radstake, 2023, 132min)
Show Dates: Sat, 11/8, Sun, 11/9, Wed, 11/12, Thu, 11/13. All shows @ 10AM
In a world awakening to the sins of colonialism, filmmaker In-Soo Radstake exposes the Netherlands' reluctance to confront its dark legacy, unearthing a disinformation campaign to shield the nation from the shadows of its past.
WISDOM OF HAPPINESS - (Philip Delaquis, Barbara Miller, 2024, 90min)
Show Dates: Sat, 11/29, Sun, 11/30, Wed, 12/3, Thu, 12/4. All shows @ 10AM
WISDOM OF HAPPINESS is a deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century’s challenges.
RIEFENSTAHL - (Andres Veiel, 2024, 115min)
Show Dates: Sat, 12/13, Sun, 12/14, Wed, 12/17, Thu, 12/18. All shows @ 10AM
Controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl makes Nazi propaganda films in the 1930s but spends decades after the war denying her association with Nazi ideology.