Dangerous Docs 2026: States of Emergency

Dangerous Docs 2026: States of Emergency

An evocative program of docu-shorts exploring catastrophe not as spectacle, but as lived experience—charting the emotional and physical aftermath of a world in constant upheaval.

The Films:

Break All The Vases, Steal All The Flowers (Michael Morris | US | 4 min) — Oh rascal children of Gaza, Come back, Just come back…

Crying Glacier (Lutz Stautner | Switzerland, Germany | 10 min) — What does a melting glacier sound like? Artist Ludwig Berger attempts to record a disappearing environment.

A Derailment (Nathan Truesdell | US | 26 min) — At 8:55 PM on February 3, 2023, a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Told entirely through found footage and news archive, A Derailment puts you in the center of disaster.

Desert Ed (Christian Hurley & Bryan Taira | US | 11 min) — After the passing of his longtime teammate on the reality TV Show Battlebots, robot engineer Edward Robinson moves out to the desert.

Endlings (María Luisa Santos | US, Costa Rica | 16 min) — During the first human-driven mass extinction, a filmmaker drifts through churches, ancient DNA labs, and ghostly archives, searching for what remains.

A New Inferno (Nita Blum-Reddick & Jonathan Pickett | US | 16 min) — Filmed during the hottest days of Phoenix, Arizona's summer heatwave, A New Inferno follows paramedics as they race to save the lives of heatstroke victims using a radical new treatment: ice immersion therapy.

Still Standing (Victor Tadashi Suarez & Livia Albeck-Ripka | US | 10 min) — After the Los Angeles wildfires leave thousands of homes contaminated, residents face an impossible choice: should they risk their health to return home?

Event Details: 7:00 PM Plaza Seating Opens; 8:15 PM Films Begin; 9:45 PM Q&A with Filmmakers.

Venue: Gansevoort Plaza, Meatpacking District, 9th Avenue and Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014. Presented by Rooftop Films.