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

Big Star: Celebrating a Rock ‘n Roll Underdog

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson From left, directors Olivia Mori and Drew DeNicola, and producer Danielle McCarthy. The New York premiere of BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME made DOC NYC history: it was the first film screening at the festival that sold out the School of Visual Arts Theatre’s […]

November 12, 2012

Big Star: Celebrating a Rock ‘n Roll Underdog

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson From left, directors Olivia Mori and Drew DeNicola, and producer Danielle McCarthy. The New York premiere of BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME made DOC NYC history: it was the first film screening at the festival that sold out the School of Visual Arts Theatre’s […]

November 12, 2012

Big Star: Celebrating a Rock ‘n Roll Underdog

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson From left, directors Olivia Mori and Drew DeNicola, and producer Danielle McCarthy. The New York premiere of BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME made DOC NYC history: it was the first film screening at the festival that sold out the School of Visual Arts Theatre’s […]

November 12, 2012

VII Uncommissioned: Shorts From Award-Winning Photojournalists

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Dalila-Johari Paul Since 2001, the VII Photo Agency has represented photographers whose work is clearly born out of passion and telling prolific narratives through images. The VII UNCOMMISSIONED film program featured short films from eight world-renowned photographers from the agency. At the screening, DOC NYC’s artistic director […]

November 12, 2012

VII Uncommissioned: Shorts From Award-Winning Photojournalists

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Dalila-Johari Paul Since 2001, the VII Photo Agency has represented photographers whose work is clearly born out of passion and telling prolific narratives through images. The VII UNCOMMISSIONED film program featured short films from eight world-renowned photographers from the agency. At the screening, DOC NYC’s artistic director […]

November 12, 2012

VII Uncommissioned: Shorts From Award-Winning Photojournalists

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Dalila-Johari Paul Since 2001, the VII Photo Agency has represented photographers whose work is clearly born out of passion and telling prolific narratives through images. The VII UNCOMMISSIONED film program featured short films from eight world-renowned photographers from the agency. At the screening, DOC NYC’s artistic director […]

November 12, 2012

56 Up: The Next Chapter in the Series

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass For those who love the epilogue, the afterword, the “Where Are They Now?”, there is undoubtedly nothing better than the Up series, a film project in which a number of British schoolchildren from different class backgrounds are followed throughout their lives, with updates released every […]

November 12, 2012

56 Up: The Next Chapter in the Series

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass For those who love the epilogue, the afterword, the “Where Are They Now?”, there is undoubtedly nothing better than the Up series, a film project in which a number of British schoolchildren from different class backgrounds are followed throughout their lives, with updates released every […]

November 12, 2012

56 Up: The Next Chapter in the Series

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass For those who love the epilogue, the afterword, the “Where Are They Now?”, there is undoubtedly nothing better than the Up series, a film project in which a number of British schoolchildren from different class backgrounds are followed throughout their lives, with updates released every […]