The lovely Karen Cirillo, formerly with Full Frame and now programming independently, has put together a fabulous fest of short docs, Doxita, that she is currently taking around the country.

Tonight is the NYC premiere of the the show at the IFC Center, 7:45 PM, and it includes some can’t-miss films! Enjoy and report back! The line-up:

Vángelo Monzón (Argentina/Sweden, Andréas Lennartsson, 8 min.) – A visit with Vángelo Monzón who’s been making bricks in Argentina since he was a boy.

Shit and Chicks (The Netherlands, Kees van der Geest, 10 min. ) – A portrait of a traditional method of feeding chickens in Ghana, done with gentle restraint.

El Cerco (Spain, Ricardo Íscar/Nacho Martín, 16 min.) – A breathtaking look at tuna fishing in the Mediterranean sea where the fight is a ritual of blood and death.

Cross your Eyes, Keep them Wide (USA, Ben Wu, 23 min.) – An invitation into the San Francisco “Creativity Explored,” a work space for artists with development disablilities.

The Guarantee (USA, Jesse Epstein, 10 min.) – Through animated drawings, a man tells how he considered plastic surgery for his ballet career.

Martin Thomas (UK/Wales, Dylan Wyn Thomas, 31 min.) – The sometimes painful yet ultimately joyous journey of one man’s quest to stop his stammer.