5 Must-See Latino Movies at DOC NYC, the Comic-Con of Documentaries

Are you a non-fiction junkie? Did you binge-watch Making of a Murderer, rushed to your nearest theater to catch the political doc Weiner, and obsessively keep track of where Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna’s documentary festival Ambulante will be playing next? Then DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, may be the fest for you.

Featuring over 250 films and events and 19 world premieres, this year’s edition of DOC NYC includes projects on David Lynch, John Coltrane, famed internet boogeyman Slenderman, the Rikers island prison complex, and even the new Netflix series, Captive, about stories of hostage-taking.

Needless to say, whether you enjoy a colorful music doc or a true crime story, you’re bound to find something to enjoy at this New York City-based fest. To save you some time browsing through the overwhelming program, we’ve singled out our Top 5 Latino and Latin American picks that’ll transport you to a remote rural village in Guatemala, to the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, to the streets of Mexico City, to a homeless shelter in Puebla, and to the bustling neighborhood of the Bronx.

DOC NYC runs November 10-17, 2016.