November 12, 2012

Rafea: A Solar Engineer Blossoms in the Desert

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson From left, directors Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief at DOC NYC. When one considers the concept of “women’s work,” a variety of careers may come to mind. Is solar engineer one of them? According to Bunker Roy, founder of India’s Barefoot College, it should be. […]

November 12, 2012

Rafea: A Solar Engineer Blossoms in the Desert

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson From left, directors Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief at DOC NYC. When one considers the concept of “women’s work,” a variety of careers may come to mind. Is solar engineer one of them? According to Bunker Roy, founder of India’s Barefoot College, it should be. […]

November 12, 2012

Mea Maxima Culpa: Uncovering Abuse in the Church

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass Director Alex Gibney, right, fielded questions at the DOC NYC screening of his film. With MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, acclaimed director Alex Gibney takes a subject known to most people–the widespread sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests–and puts a […]

November 12, 2012

Mea Maxima Culpa: Uncovering Abuse in the Church

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass Director Alex Gibney, right, fielded questions at the DOC NYC screening of his film. With MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, acclaimed director Alex Gibney takes a subject known to most people–the widespread sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests–and puts a […]

November 12, 2012

Mea Maxima Culpa: Uncovering Abuse in the Church

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass Director Alex Gibney, right, fielded questions at the DOC NYC screening of his film. With MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, acclaimed director Alex Gibney takes a subject known to most people–the widespread sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests–and puts a […]

November 12, 2012

Men at Lunch: A New Look at a Classic Photograph

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson Director  Seán Ó Cualáín at the DOC NYC screening of his film. At first glance, it may seem odd that Irish filmmaker Seán Ó Cualáín chose to make such a quintessentially New York City film. But MEN AT LUNCH isn’t simply about New York – […]

November 12, 2012

Men at Lunch: A New Look at a Classic Photograph

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson Director  Seán Ó Cualáín at the DOC NYC screening of his film. At first glance, it may seem odd that Irish filmmaker Seán Ó Cualáín chose to make such a quintessentially New York City film. But MEN AT LUNCH isn’t simply about New York – […]

November 12, 2012

Men at Lunch: A New Look at a Classic Photograph

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson Director  Seán Ó Cualáín at the DOC NYC screening of his film. At first glance, it may seem odd that Irish filmmaker Seán Ó Cualáín chose to make such a quintessentially New York City film. But MEN AT LUNCH isn’t simply about New York – […]

November 12, 2012

Searching for Sugar Man: A Mystery Revealed in Detroit

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass Director Malik Bendjelloul’s SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is about so many things–the power of music, the bizarre nature of fame, Detroit (and by extension, America)–that it is a difficult film to summarize. It also contains a healthy amount of mystery, so DOC NYC director Thom Powers’s […]

November 12, 2012

Searching for Sugar Man: A Mystery Revealed in Detroit

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass Director Malik Bendjelloul’s SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is about so many things–the power of music, the bizarre nature of fame, Detroit (and by extension, America)–that it is a difficult film to summarize. It also contains a healthy amount of mystery, so DOC NYC director Thom Powers’s […]