Written by Jenna Belhumeur During Wednesday night’s screening of the HBO-hit documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney joined DOC NYC’s Artistic Director Thom Powers on stage to speak about the reception of his ground-breaking film. Since premiering at Sundance Film Festival, the film has screened around […]
Written by Susan Keyloun “We will start from the beginning, which was about a little girl, and her name was Blue.” ~ Nina Simone in concert, 1968 Much has been written to describe Nina Simone, the “High Priestess of Soul” and iconic vocalist, elegiac lyricist, classically trained pianist and political activist of the […]
DOC NYC ANNOUNCES AWARDS AND RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR SIXTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL Motley’s Law and Class Divide Win Grand Jury Prizes Left on Purpose Wins SundanceNow Doc Club Audience Award On the evening of its final day of programming, DOC NYC announced its 2015 award-winners as well as news of record attendance. Now in its sixth […]
Written by Megan Scanlon At once electric and heartbreaking, Director Amy Berg’s Janis: Little Girl Blue reveals a behind the scenes portrait of rock n’ roll trailblazer Janis Joplin. The story is told through interviews with former bandmates, music and showbiz personalities, and family, friends, and lovers from different paths in her life. […]
We’re proud to announce several acquisitions that took place at this year’s festival. Two documentaries from the Doc Eat Doc section have been picked up: Magnolia Pictures acquired Noma: My Perfect Storm (pictured) and will release the film theatrically and digitally on December 18th, 2015. Sundance Selects acquired King Georges and will release it in theatres on February 26th, 2016. Film […]
Written by Laura Dattaro In 1979, science fiction giant Arthur C. Clarke published a novel that popularized the idea of a space elevator, a cable stretching from Earth out beyond the atmosphere that would enable space travel without expensive, fuel-burning rockets. Though the concept is still in the realm of science fiction, scientists […]
Written by Eugene Rosenberg Tuesday night brought a packed house to Manhattan’s IFC Center for the world premiere of The Missing Ingredient from Canadian Director Michael Sparaga. This provocative culinary documentary contrasts two Midtown Italian eateries to ask a deceptively simple question: how does a restaurant evolve from merely being a successful business […]
Written by Susan Keyloun It was a full house on Tuesday as DOC NYC’s Artistic Director Thom Powers introduced the world premiere of Mariela Castro’s March: Cuba’s LGBT Revolution, which immediately preceded the festival’s much-anticipated Keynote Conversation between the film’s director and Downtown Community Television (DCTV) co-founder Jon Alpert, and esteemed collaborator Sheila […]
Today, the festival will close with the World Premiere of MAKERS: Once and For All (World Premiere) at the SVA theatre. The film recalls the story of the 1995 Beijing Women’s Conference, a watershed event in the global struggle for women’s rights. As previously announced, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton will make an appearance to introduce the screening along with Michael […]
Luis Castro (Acting Commissioner, The City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment) moderates How Did I Get Here? with filmmakers Farihah Zaman (Remote Area Medical), Hao Wu (The Road to Fame), Yoruba Richen (The New Black) and expert Taj Paxton (Logo/Viacom) as they share the paths they followed from breaking in to making a career. In this panel, Yvonne Welbon (Chicken & Egg Pictures) moderates New Frontiers: […]