Yearly Archives: 2011
DOC NYC 2011 – It’s a wrap!
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful festival! This slide-show captures some of our favorite moments. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2012.
Last day at DOC NYC!
Last day! Join us today for An Evening with Elliott Erwitt; two tribute screenings of Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears; grand jury award winners Scenes of a Crime and Girl with Black Balloons; Project Nim and more! It’s DOC NYC’s … Continue reading
And the Winner Is…
Scenes of a Crime, Girl with Black Balloons, Lemon and Undefeated take home jury prizes, while First Position dances off with the DOC NYC audience award. Additional screenings of these films have been added to DOC NYC’s calendar. Last night … Continue reading
Today at DOC NYC
The awards have been given out, but the festival isn’t over yet! Today’s highlights include a revealing look at journalism in Page One: Inside the New York Times; an intimate portrait of photographer Dennis Stock in Beyond Iconic; and immersion … Continue reading
Perdida: Rediscovering the History of Mexican Cinema
by Rahul Chadha In charting the history of her family in the film Perdida, director Viviana García Besné also created a cinematic essay on the history of Mexican cinema. In fact, it seems nearly impossible to separate those two stories. … Continue reading
Primary/Crisis: The Birth of Cinema Verite in the U.S.
by Rahul Chadha “Ricky was my partner, and my friend. He was really kind of my father,” documentary legend D.A. Pennebaker said of filmmaker Richard Leacock following the double bill screening of the films Primary and Crisis on Saturday, at DOC NYC’s ongoing tribute … Continue reading
Joe Frazier RIP
Heavyweight champion and subject of the DOC NYC film Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears died of liver cancer yesterday. He was 67. Tonight’s screening of Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears is sold out, but two more screenings have … Continue reading
Today at DOC NYC
Join Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein for a post-screening conversation at The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical, discover this year’s DOC NYC award winners at the gala and awards presentation of The Island President, and see more great films, Tuesday at … Continue reading
