“I’ve told this story probably 30 to 40 times, so apologies if you’ve heard it before,” DEATH METAL ANGOLA director Jeremy Xido told the audience at Saturday night’s DOC NYC screening of his film. “But it’s a good one.” He’s right. A few years ago Xido was working on a film about Chinese laborers rebuilding […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Katie Lewin Saturday evening at DOC NYC saw the world premiere of PATROLMAN P, the culmination of seven years of work for director Ido Mizrahy and journalist Geoffrey Gray, along with “Patrolman P” himself, Bill Phillips. The film revolves around an incredible story of dirty cops, shocking […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Krystal Grow “Is this thing loud enough? Because I want to make sure I’m heard,” Kathleen Hanna said, taking the microphone for the Q&A after the NYC premiere on Saturday of THE PUNK SINGER, director Sini Anderson’s documentary of the legendary feminist and front woman for the […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Karen Backstein To make a great documentary, it helps to have a great subject. Joe Angio’s REVENGE OF THE MEKONS, about The Mekons, a British punk band that’s been rocking for more than 35 years, has just that. You could feel the excitement even before the film […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Krystal Grow Perhaps we knew the democratic process had gone awry, but before Carl Deal and Tia Lessin’s film CITIZEN KOCH premiered at DOCNYC on Friday night, we may not have realized just how pervasive—and persuasive—big money has become in the political sphere. With an emphasis on […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass David Edelstein, the film critic for New York Magazine, began Friday’s conversation with filmmaker Errol Morris by ceremoniously dropping his prepared notes on the floor in favor of a more open-ended discussion on documentary style, technique, unpredictable interviews, and rules that were meant to be […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Minnie Li In 1965-66, the military took power in Indonesia, and targeted communists, ethnic Chinese and intellectuals. They killed more than a million people. Anwar Congo, a local gangster, killed hundreds of people during the period. He was a death squad leader, and the 41st perpetrator of murders […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Karen Backstein Given the recording industry’s fondness for autotuning and electronically manipulated sounds, folk music might seem like something that belongs firmly in the past. But even without many commercial prospects, musicians keep strumming their guitars, plucking their banjos, and raising their voices in harmony. In her […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Krystal Grow The nudity began before the movie hit the screen at the US premiere of EXPOSED, legendary film maker and School of Visual Arts (SVA) professor Beth B’s revealing look into the hearts, minds and most private parts of the burlesque scene and it’s most fascinating […]
This post was written by DOC NYC bloger Krystal Grow As the line between news, media and movie-making continues to blur, documentaries are gaining substantial ground in breaking big stories. On Friday, DOC NYC’s first full day of programming, the members of the Docs as News panel attempted to dissect the increasing overlap of journalism […]