Laura Poitras (CITIZENFOUR) will receive DOC NYC’s first annual Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence, a $5000 prize to celebrate the work of a mid-career documentary maker upholding the traditions of observational cinema. The award will be formally presented at the DOC NYC Visionaries Tribute at the Park Restaurant at noon on November 14, in […]
As Tabitha Jackson approaches her first anniversary in the job, the Director of the Documentary Film Program at Sundance Institute shares some thoughts about the cultural value of documentary film, the role of Sundance Institute in the documentary landscape, and throws down a challenge to the non-fiction film community. Festival pass- and badge-holders will be admitted free on a first-come, first-served basis, […]
One of DOC NYC’s four brand new sections, Centerstage spotlights personalities in showbiz. The most famous producer you’ve never heard of, Michael White is the man behind such Broadway and West End hits as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Not without his share of setbacks, White’s bankruptcy and recent heart attack are portrayed in Gracie Otto’s […]
DOC NYC’s International Perspectives program offers viewers a glimpse into the lives of others from distant corners of the world. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a behind-the-scenes look inside Tokyo’s world renown Studio Ghibli, the production company behind such animated classics as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Pom Poko. A profile of two of the […]
Music lover? DOC NYC has you covered with our Sonic Cinema section, an exploration of everything from rock n’roll to symphonies to pop classics. Bela Fleck: How to Write A Banjo Concerto is the legendary musician’s autobiographical portrait (co-directed with his brother Sascha Paladino) that traces his creative process from first note to the premiere concert performance […]
In their first New York appearance since 1983, the British New Wavers of Spandau Ballet will reunite for the DOC NYC premiere of Soul Boys of the Western World. Founded in the late ’70s, Spandau Ballet ruled the airwaves through the 1980s, emerging from the New Romantic era to dominate the pop charts for much of […]
With the final day of Doc-A-Thon panels on November 20, learn how to Reach Your Audience amidst all the content out there. In Documentaries are Narratives — The Artistry of Nonfiction Storytelling, Omar Mullick (These Birds Walk) will go inside his innovative process; with How to Maximize Digital Distribution representatives from The Orchard (Danielle DiGiacomo), Vimeo (Jeremy Boxer) and SundanceNow […]
So you have an idea for a film, now how do you go about funding it? With the Fund Your Doc on November 19, Doc-A-Thon aims to equip you with the tools it takes to getting your project off the ground. Hear from the experts at Kickstarter, with Lessons in Creative Funding & Audience Building; […]
Now that your footage is in the can, it’s time to learn how to Finish Your Doc, with the November 18 series of Doc-A-Thon masterclasses. With Masterclass: Editing, hear from Carla Gutierrez (Reportero, La Corona) and Aaron Wickenden (Finding Vivian Maier, The Trials of Muhammad Ali); in Masterclass: Graphics and Animation, learn from editor Nick Clark (The Life and Mind […]
November 17 of this year’s Doc-A-Thon addresses the production side of non-fiction filmmaking with a series of Shoot Your Doc masterclasses. Take Masterclass: Cinematography, with Ross Kauffman (E-Team) and Maro Chermayeff (SocDoc); Masterclass: Producing with Dan Cogan (Impact Partners) and Howard Gertler (How to Survive a Plague, Do I Sound Gay?); Masterclass: Music Rights with experts […]