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: […]
Written by Tomas Salazar The Legend of Swee’ Pea follows former NBA player Lloyd “Swee’ Pea” Daniels from the beginning of his career until today. He began at the top and constantly fought between a great talent and a profound drug addiction, which made Lloyd move from the top to rock bottom several […]
Written by Laura Dattaro For New York City middle schoolers, high school is a looming presence. The students must not only choose which schools they’d like to attend, but take tests, go on interviews, write essays, and audition to land a seat at a desk. In the documentary Tested, which had its world […]
Written by Megan Scanlon In 2007, NFL quarterback Michael Vick was sentenced to prison for his horrific operation of a dog fighting ring. Twenty-two pit bulls were rescued as living evidence following a debate surrounding their euthanization, a stance PETA was cemented to. The NYC premiere of The Champions tells the story of […]
For the first time in DOC NYC history, MAKERS: Once and For All (World Premiere) sold out within hours of tickets going on sale. And now a handful of tickets have just been released. Hurry, these will go fast. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. Don’t miss a chance to see Secretary […]
Today, Circle of Poison (pictured) is having its World Premiere at the IFC Center at 5:00PM. The documentary is a pointed exposé on the global trade in banned pesticides and their impact on health. Director Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post along with editor Nick Capezerra will attend the screening. Another film having its World Premiere is The […]
On Wednesday, November 18 (day 3 of our Insiders Conference), the Reaching your Audience panels explore distribution, outreach and new technologies. Start your day with a coffee and bagel breakfast, co-presented by SVA MFA Social Documentary Film. SVA Alumni will take part in a casual Q&A with attendees. The Morning Manifesto features newly appointed POV executive producer Justine Nagan who discusses her new position with public television’s leading independent documentary series and […]
BEHIND THE SCENES Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah (NYC Premiere) 8:00PM, Thu Nov 19, 2015 I SVA Theatre For the first time, the 89-year-old auteur behind Shoah reflects on the challenges he faced to realize his vision. An HBO Documentary release. In person: Director Adam Benzine, subjects Richard Brody and Stuart Liebman Screening with: Francisco Bello and Timothy Sternberg‘s […]
Written by Laura Dattaro In less than a century, humans could turn Mars into a liveable planet. According to a NASA astrobiologist interviewed in Ian Cheney’s documentary Bluespace, we could pump Mars’ atmosphere full of greenhouse gases until it warmed up and liquid water flowed. Any life capable of living with that much […]
Written by Megan Scanlon The New York City premiere of Women He’s Undressed treated its audience to the world of Oscar-winning costume designer Orry-Kelly. Director Gillian Armstrong, who couldn’t be there in person, sent a message to the audience, “I do hope you enjoy our little story of his big life.” Fantastically stylized, […]