This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Katie Da Cunha Lewin The DOC NYC panel “Docs That Got Away,” held on Friday, took a look at documentaries that, for different reasons, were not made or finished. Thom Powers, the artistic director of DOC NYC, led the discussion with three filmmakers: Nelson George, director of […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass. DOC NYC kicked off its gala events for the 2013 festival on Thursday with the New York premiere of THE UNKNOWN KNOWN, the most recent documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Errol Morris. Thom Powers, DOC NYC’s artistic director, introduced the film as a continuation of Morris’s […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Karen Backstein On Wednesday the DOC NYC Festival kicked off with panel that showcased some of this year’s top directors—the ones whose works made the shortlist, which festival Artistic Director Thom Powers called “films that came out earlier this year that merit extra attention.” This year, the […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Minnie Li. Darleen Love, Lisa Fischer and Judith Hill are names that are not widely familiar to the public, but these singers have shared the stage with the likes of Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and Stevie Wonder. “The difference between a lead singer and a backup […]
In our Special Events section, we have five standout films coupled with high-profile conversations with the directors and special guests: Oliver Stone presents the never-broadcast prologue to his epic Showtime series The Untold History of the United States (pictured above) which looks at events leading up to World War II. Two world premiere events: White Gold is […]
This year’s Viewfinders line-up is chock full of premieres: The world premiere of Web (dir. Michael Kleiman), follows Peruvian children in remote regions who participate in the One Laptop per Child program. The US premieres of The Dark Matter of Love (dir. Sarah McCarthy) looks at an American family that adopts Russian children prior to Vladimir Putin’s […]
New York, get ready to see your city on the big screen (once again): This year, we have nine films rooted in New York City including the world premiere of Patrolman P (dir. Ido Mizrahy) (pictured above), which re-opens a controversial NYPD corruption case from the 1970s. Two US premieres: Exposed (dir. Beth B) delves […]
The galas at this year’s DOC NYC are better than ever: Opening Night (Nov. 14): the NYC premiere of The Unknown Known, presented by director Errol Morris, in which he engages in a verbal duel with former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld over recent history. Centerpiece (Nov. 17): the US premiere of Finding Vivian Maier […]
Ten films selected by DOC NYC programmers as ones to watch this awards season (* indicates director in person): 20 Feet From Stardom (dir. Morgan Neville*) (pictured above) The Act of Killing (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer*) Blackfish (dir. Gabriela Cowperthwaite) The Crash Reel (dir. Lucy Walker*) Dirty Wars (dir. Richard Rowley*) First Cousin Once Removed (dir. […]
DOC NYC alum SWEET DREAMS opens at Quad Cinema on Nov. 1