Winner of DOC NYC’s 2013 Audience Award, Web is now available on digital platforms such as iTunes and Amazon, courtesy of The Orchard. A thoughtful consideration of internet connectivity, Web examines a remote Peruvian village’s four-year struggle to obtain the online access that so many of us take for granted. Check it out today!
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Katie Lewin On Thursday night, the final night of the festival, DOC NYC screened EMPTYING THE SKIES. The film, based on an essay of the same name published in The New Yorker written by Jonathan Franzen, was directed by Douglas Kass and co-directed and produced by his […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Karen Backstein “The Way We Were.” “Nobody Does it Better.” “What I Did for Love.” Marvin Hamlisch wrote some of the most popular songs in American music. At the age of 29, he won three Oscars. He received the Pulitzer Prize as part of the team that […]
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 Maggie Glass Even if you are the most tireless and dedicated of activists, Grace Lee Boggs will most likely put you to shame. At 98, she is still teaching, writing, and agitating from her home in Detroit, where she has lived for over 50 years. AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Minnie Li Branson is a small town in Missouri known for its family-oriented musical and variety shows; it’s a city that lives off of show business. These shows used to attract almost 7.5 million visitors per year, and the visitors used to bring in $3 billion in […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Katie Lewin DIRTY WARS, which screened at DOC NYC on Saturday morning, is a film that tells the increasingly familiar story of covert operations, civilian attacks, and subsequent military cover-ups that have been hitting the headlines over the past few years. The film is a collaboration between […]
This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a film about the U.S.’s left. LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL Unlike any other film, book, or article produced about Mumia Abu-Jamal, LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY focuses on his career as a prolific author and broadcaster from Pennsylvania’s Death Row. This riveting film centers on the period after Mumia is […]
This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a film about the U.S.’s left. LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL Unlike any other film, book, or article produced about Mumia Abu-Jamal, LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY focuses on his career as a prolific author and broadcaster from Pennsylvania’s Death Row. This riveting film centers on the period after Mumia is […]
This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a film about the U.S.’s left. LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL Unlike any other film, book, or article produced about Mumia Abu-Jamal, LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY focuses on his career as a prolific author and broadcaster from Pennsylvania’s Death Row. This riveting film centers on the period after Mumia is […]