March 16, 2015

What’s behind #savedocs?

DOC NYC artistic director Thom Powers discusses what’s behind the hashtag #savedocs.

February 27, 2015

Congrats to CITIZENFOUR and Oscar-nominated alum!

Hearty congrats to DOC NYC alum CITIZENFOUR, for receiving the award for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards. CITIZENFOUR also won the Independent Spirit Award for best documentary. Four DOC NYC alum were nominated for Best Documentary Feature: FINDING VIVIAN MAIER directed by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel (Watch DOC NYC Q&A) CITIZENFOUR directed […]

November 22, 2014

The Yes Men Bring DOC NYC to a Hilarious and Inspiring Close

    Written by Krystal Grow Welcome to the world of The Yes Men- a place of hi stakes hijinx and heartfelt calls to action. A pair of pranksters who stage outlandish performances in an effort to raise awarness around big issues, The Yes Men tackle their biggest challenge yet in Laura Nix’s documentary The […]

November 22, 2014

Creator of Cult Heros: The Story of The Last Impresario

  Written by Jacob Appet On the final night of the festival, DOC NYC screened Gracie Otto’s star-studded documentary The Last Impresario, an incisive and entertaining bio-doc that explores the life of British theater and film producer Michael White, who is depicted in the film as possibly the most famous person who isn’t actually famous. Stars like […]

November 22, 2014

Seeing Music in the Stars: How Bela Fleck Writes a Banjo Concerto

  Written by Megan Scanlon On the closing night of DOC NYC, Bela Fleck fans at the NYC premiere of How To Write A Banjo Concerto had the opportunity to hear the celebrated banjoist perform before an animated Q&A. With no shortage of questions and appreciation, Fleck expanded on his journey in crafting a never-been-done-before concerto […]

November 22, 2014

Salt of the Earth: Documenting A Photographer’s Journey

Written by Megan Scanlon If what The Salt of the Earth co-director Wim Wenders says is true, in his softly spirited, yet buoyant and grounded narration, that “a photographer is literally someone drawing with light,” then the texture, grain, and tension of photographer Sebastiao Salgado’s photographs profoundly illuminate and uncover the human condition and the natural […]

November 22, 2014

Capturing Grace and Dancing Through the Pain of Parkinson’s Disease

  Written by Laura Dattaro Some days, the stars of David Iverson’s documentary Capturing Grace can’t walk, or tie their shoes. But over the course of a year, they show up to a studio in Brooklyn and dance, learning choreography and improvisation to prepare for their first public performance. If it weren’t for the fact […]