November 16, 2016

Pultizer Power!

  Written by Megan Scanlon   Power. What is it? What does it look like, how does it move, and how do we know it when we see it?  Is power a container that is filled and emptied, shaped and reshaped? What gives power to writing, to music, to art? The NYC premiere of The […]

November 16, 2016

Breaking Down Sounds and Building Brilliant Songs

  Written by Kate Hoos   Soundbreaking: Stories From the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music is a treat for both serious and casual music fans. But it might be an even bigger delight for gear heads and those who are interested in the ways in which the songs they love were crafted, with an intimate, […]

November 15, 2016

Telling the Story of a Storyteller

  Written by Whitney Marin   James Foley, or Jim as he was best known, was a brother, a son and a friend. Like many of us, Jim tried to find his way in the world, as a teacher, as a writer and ultimately as a journalist. His last approach would take him to the […]

November 15, 2016

An Unsung Guitar Hero Gets His Moment in the Spotlight

  Written by Eric Shea   The Terry Kath Experience, which had its US premier this Sunday at DOC NYC, delves into the far-too-short life of Terry Kath, a founding member of the band Chicago and one of the rock world’s unsung guitar heroes. The film was conceived by Kath’s daughter, Michelle Kath Sinclair, whose […]

November 15, 2016

Mumford & Son’s South African Sojourn

  Written by Whitney Marin   The British indie-rock band Mumford and Sons rose to popularity in the U.K. and in the U.S. with their debut album Sigh No More in 2009. Since then, the band has released two more studio albums and has gone on to win a Grammy for Album of the Year, […]

November 15, 2016

Werner Herzog Fans the Flames with Into the Inferno

      Written by Megan Scanlon   Whether you’ve seen every Werner Herzog film or have just opened the door to the Werner Herzog portal, there was nothing to be lost in translation when DOC NYC Director of Programming Basil Tsiokos introduced Into the Inferno. “It’s by Werner Herzog so you have a sense […]

November 15, 2016

Ken Dewey: Father of the Flash Mob

  Written by Kate Hoos   Ken Dewey may not be a name you are familiar with, but as Ken Dewey: This Is A Test reveals, his presence was felt all over the creative world and still reverberates today. The film made its world premiere at DOC NYC this Saturday and traces the life and […]

November 15, 2016

Exploring Family Dynamics by Looking Back and Moving Forward

  Written by Whitney Marin   “The narrative simply wasn’t ‘okay you’re gay, that means you have to leave your family’ or your family is unaccepting. There are these other models that were in existence,” says director, Thomas Allen Harris. “So for me that was really really important to create this film to talk about […]

November 14, 2016

Hope, Determination, and The Courage to be ‘Unbound’

  Written by Rebecca DeRosa   Athletes are no strangers to hard work and adversity—they endure long hours of training, grueling workouts and injuries, leaving little time for a social life. But few athletes have the added hardship of facing death threats from the Taliban. Girl Unbound: The War To Be Her premiered at DOC […]

November 14, 2016

Food Evolution Tackles The Great GMO Debate

  Written by Rebecca DeRosa   What is in the food we eat and how do we know if it is safe? With globalization and advances in technology, that is increasingly harder to answer. Many people believe that genetically modified food (GMOs) can cause a host of diseases and disorders such as alzheimer’s, autism, and […]