We are pleased to announce that DOC NYC’s third edition will take place Nov. 8 – 15, 2012. Submissions are now open and we are accepting films in three categories: 1) Competition Features (NYC premiere requirement) Contemporary documentaries from around the world – 41 minutes in length or longer – that demonstrate a bold commitment […]
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful festival! This slide-show captures some of our favorite moments. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2012.
Scenes of a Crime, Girl with Black Balloons, Lemon and Undefeated take home jury prizes, while First Position dances off with the DOC NYC audience award. Additional screenings of these films have been added to DOC NYC’s calendar. Last night DOC NYC announced its award winners at the festival’s spotlight gala screening of Jon Shenk’s The […]
by Jeff Halpin A nightmarish tale of manipulation, intellectual property fraud and old fashioned show business chicanery, “I Want my Name Back” details the heartbreaking story of the Sugar Hill Gang, widely heralded as the first rap artists to receive world-wide recognition, and their treatment at the hands of Sugar Hill records owners Joe and […]
by Rahul Chadha Poet Lemon Andersen–by his own choice–has never seen Lemon, the film that directors Laura Brownson and Beth Levison made about the Brooklyn native’s struggle to produce his one-man play, The County of Kings. In that regard, Andersen was a minority of one at the sold-out U.S. premiere of Lemon, which was featured as the Centerpiece […]
Charlotte Rampling didn’t want a film made about her. “It was difficult to imagine doing a film without it being ego-based,” she said at the screening of Charlotte Rampling: The Look. “It’s sort of a miracle that we’re all here today.” But slowly, over three and a half years with director Angelina Maccarone, the film […]
A packed house at Werner Herzog’s Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life kicked off the second annual DOC NYC. The film, shown for the first time in New York, explores the human consequences of a triple homicide in Texas. Herzog interviewed the victims’ families and the convicted killers, including a 28-year-old […]
Michael Feinstein, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” will participate in the post-screening discussion of The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical at DOC NYC. Feinstein is nationally recognized for his commitment to celebrating America’s popular song and preserving its legacy for the next generation. Together with director Sarah McCarthy, he’ll […]
Just announced! Academy-Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore will moderate a post-screening discussion with Jon Shenk at the The Island President. Moore is on the Advisory Board of DOC NYC, and his films ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ ‘Capitalism: A Love Story,’ ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and ‘SiCKO’ are among the top ten grossing documentaries of all-time. His most recent […]
A portrait of Charlotte Rampling, with the iconic actress in person; Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple with her latest film; photograph Elliott Erwitt’s presents his rare films and more.