In their first New York appearance since 1983, the British New Wavers of Spandau Ballet will reunite for the DOC NYC premiere of Soul Boys of the Western World. Founded in the late ’70s, Spandau Ballet ruled the airwaves through the 1980s, emerging from the New Romantic era to dominate the pop charts for much of […]
A gun-rights activist, Cody Wilson made headlines in 2013 when his company, Defense Distributed, published plans for the “Liberator,” a pistol reproducible by a 3D printer. In speaking about his rationale behind the design, Wilson told Glenn Beck, “This is a symbol of reversibility. They can never eradicate the gun from the earth.” The artist Greg […]
Appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 1994 by none other than Nelson Mandela, Albie Sachs gained national recognition during the 2005 case of Minister of Home Affairs vs. Fourie, in which the Court overthrew South Africa’s statute defining marriage to be between one man and one woman as a violation of the Constitution’s general […]
So you have an idea for a film, now how do you go about funding it? With the Fund Your Doc on November 19, Doc-A-Thon aims to equip you with the tools it takes to getting your project off the ground. Hear from the experts at Kickstarter, with Lessons in Creative Funding & Audience Building; […]
Now that your footage is in the can, it’s time to learn how to Finish Your Doc, with the November 18 series of Doc-A-Thon masterclasses. With Masterclass: Editing, hear from Carla Gutierrez (Reportero, La Corona) and Aaron Wickenden (Finding Vivian Maier, The Trials of Muhammad Ali); in Masterclass: Graphics and Animation, learn from editor Nick Clark (The Life and Mind […]
November 17 of this year’s Doc-A-Thon addresses the production side of non-fiction filmmaking with a series of Shoot Your Doc masterclasses. Take Masterclass: Cinematography, with Ross Kauffman (E-Team) and Maro Chermayeff (SocDoc); Masterclass: Producing with Dan Cogan (Impact Partners) and Howard Gertler (How to Survive a Plague, Do I Sound Gay?); Masterclass: Music Rights with experts […]
November 14 at Doc-A-Thon is all about short films. Join representatives from Conde Nast to learn Who’s Buying Doc Shorts, or hear about Non-Fiction Shorts and the Festival Audience from DOC NYC and Nantucket Film Festival director of programming Basil Tsiokos and Tribeca Film Festival shorts programmer Sharon Badal. Heidi Ewing (Detropia), Vikram Gandhi (Kumare, VICE), […]
DOC NYC is proud to present a series of special events that pairs films with in-depth, post-screening conversation. This year’s selections include Back on Board: Greg Louganis, with director Cheryl Furjanic, producer Will Sweeney, editors Karen K.H. Sim and Jessica M. Thompson, and film subject Greg Louganis all in person; Above and Beyond with producer Nancy Spielberg; Soul Boys of the Western […]
As a hometown festival, DOC NYC is proud to present several New York-centric films in this year’s lineup. Selections include Banksy Does New York, about the street artist’s “residency” last October; Rubble Kings, which tackles civil rights in the 1970s; Homme Less, about the city’s dark underbelly of smoke and mirrors; and Penthouse North, a portrait of a one-time […]
In addition to being the nation’s largest documentary festival, DOC NYC is a pre-eminent gathering for doc’s brightest talents. This year’s special guests include Greg Louganis, Spandau Ballet, Albert Maysles, Steve James, Judy & Dennis Shepard, Lucy Walker, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, Albie Sachs, Trixie and Monkey, Heather Hardy, Bela Fleck, Frederick Wiseman, Joe Berlinger, Rory […]