Doc(2008)

Doc is a biographical film about Harold Louis "Doc" Humes, the American novelist and founder of the Paris Review whose life embodied the restless energy of mid-century literary culture. Humes' story weaves together ambition and unraveling—a man driven by utopian ideals, artistic vision, and political conviction, yet haunted by paranoia and mental illness. The film traces his journey through the bohemian circles of Paris and New York, exploring his contributions to literature and counterculture while documenting the personal struggles that defined his later years. Doc captures both the brilliance and turbulence of a writer whose influence on American letters has been largely overshadowed by the chaos of his own life.