Written by Eric Shea The Terry Kath Experience, which had its US premier this Sunday at DOC NYC, delves into the far-too-short life of Terry Kath, a founding member of the band Chicago and one of the rock world’s unsung guitar heroes. The film was conceived by Kath’s daughter, Michelle Kath Sinclair, whose […]
Written by Whitney Marin The British indie-rock band Mumford and Sons rose to popularity in the U.K. and in the U.S. with their debut album Sigh No More in 2009. Since then, the band has released two more studio albums and has gone on to win a Grammy for Album of the Year, […]
Written by Megan Scanlon Whether you’ve seen every Werner Herzog film or have just opened the door to the Werner Herzog portal, there was nothing to be lost in translation when DOC NYC Director of Programming Basil Tsiokos introduced Into the Inferno. “It’s by Werner Herzog so you have a sense […]
Written by Kate Hoos Ken Dewey may not be a name you are familiar with, but as Ken Dewey: This Is A Test reveals, his presence was felt all over the creative world and still reverberates today. The film made its world premiere at DOC NYC this Saturday and traces the life and […]
Written by Whitney Marin “The narrative simply wasn’t ‘okay you’re gay, that means you have to leave your family’ or your family is unaccepting. There are these other models that were in existence,” says director, Thomas Allen Harris. “So for me that was really really important to create this film to talk about […]
Written by Rebecca DeRosa Athletes are no strangers to hard work and adversity—they endure long hours of training, grueling workouts and injuries, leaving little time for a social life. But few athletes have the added hardship of facing death threats from the Taliban. Girl Unbound: The War To Be Her premiered at DOC […]
Written by Rebecca DeRosa What is in the food we eat and how do we know if it is safe? With globalization and advances in technology, that is increasingly harder to answer. Many people believe that genetically modified food (GMOs) can cause a host of diseases and disorders such as alzheimer’s, autism, and […]
Written by Whitney Marin James Baldwin is a great American author that has touched the lives of many men and women across the world, having written a number of novels, essays, poems and plays that have penetrated the American consciousness and memorialized what it means to be black in America. For filmmaker Raoul […]
Written by Krystal Grow She wasn’t a paparazzi, she wasn’t a fashion photographer, she wasn’t a journalist, she was a combination of all three. Tough enough to elbow her way through crowded clubs, clever enough to get into the most exclusive events, and savvy enough to know who was worth photographing once she […]
Written by Kate Hoos Off The Rails, the first film by director Adam Irving, made its NYC debut this Saturday at DOC NYC. It is a look into the life of the notorious “train in the neck” Darius McCollum, a New York City man who has a lengthy rap sheet of offenses stemming […]