GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH DOC NYC
Amongst DOC NYC’s brand-new thematic sections is Behind the Scenes, which looks at films about films. Rare home movies, cinema classics, projectionists, pre-teen film buffs and costume designers all share the DOC NYC screens to tell the story of films and filmmaking.
The NYC Premiere Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah reveals the twelve-year struggle taken by the French journalist to make his seminal 10-hour documentary about the Holocaust, Shoah. For the first time on film, the 89-year-old auteur reflects on the challenges he faced to realize his vision. Adam Benzine combines fascinating unused footage from the film with candid thoughts from Lanzmann to reveal the impact of this seminal project on his life.
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah is among the 10 doc shorts contending for Best Documentary Short Subject nominations at the 88th Academy Awards and will air on HBO in 2016.
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A description of all Behind the Scenes films is below:
THE DYING OF THE LIGHT
Dir: Peter Flynn, World Premiere
A bittersweet ode to the vanishing craft of film projection and a celebration of the men and women in the booth. In person: Peter Flynn
HAROLD AND LILLIAN: A HOLLYWOOD LOVE STORY
Dir: Daniel Raim, North American Premiere
A love story and tribute to the unsung talents behind a staggering number of cinema classics. In person: Daniel Raim
RAIDERS!: THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE
Dirs: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen, NYC Premiere
Three pre-teens set out to pay tribute to their favorite film; it becomes an obsession lasting three decades. In person: Jeremy Coon,Tim Skousen
REEL IN THE CLOSET
Dir: Stu Maddux, NYC Premiere
An excavation of the hidden history of LGBT lives through a treasure trove of rare home movies. In person: Stu Maddux. (Preceded by the short film ED & PAULINE, dirs: Christian Bruno, Natalija Vekic, on Pauline Kael and Ed Landberg’s art house cinema.)
WOMEN HE’S UNDRESSED
Dir: Gillian Armstrong, NYC Premiere
In Hollywood’s golden age, costume designer Orry-Kelly thrived, but also kept secrets as a gay man. In person: subject Ann Roth
CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH
Dir: Adam Benzine, NYC Premiere
For the first time on camera, the 89-year-old auteur behind Shoah reflects on the challenges he faced to realize his vision. HBO Documentary Films. In person: Adam Benzine, subjects Richard Brody, Stuart Liebman. (Preceded by the short film DREAMING AGAINST THE WORLD, dirs: Timothy Sternberg, Francisco Bello, on Chinese artist Mu Xin.)
