DOC NYC PRO: SHORT LIST DAY

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DOC NYC PRO is co-presented by Amazon Studios.

A special day of conversations with many of the filmmakers featured in the DOC NYC Short List section that highlights 15 of the year’s standout documentaries. Co-presented by MTV

BREAKFAST 9:00AM-10:00AM

MORNING MANIFESTO 10:00AM-10:30AM
WME agent Liesl Copland has a long history of securing documentary financing and distribution. She shares her insights into new trends.

THE ART OF OBSERVATION 10:30AM-11:40AM
Directors Greg Barker (The Final Year), Laura Poitras (Risk), editor Matthew Hamachek (City of Ghosts) and producer Julie Goldman (Abacus: Small Enough to Jail) discuss the craft of observational filmmaking.

NAVIGATING SENSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS 12:00PM-1:10PM
Directors Amanda Lipitz (Step), Dan Sickles (Dina), Heidi Ewing (One of Us) and Peter Nicks (The Force) address portraying real-life characters under stressful situations.

WHEN THE FILMMAKER IS PART OF THE STORY 2:00PM-3:00PM
Directors Bryan Fogel (Icarus), Yance Ford (Strong Island) and Jeff Orlowski (Chasing Coral) relate how they became characters in their own films.

FINDING THE STYLE FOR THE STORY 3:20PM-4:30PM
Brett Morgen (Jane), Ceyda Torun (Kedi) and Errol Morris (The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography) talk about how each of their films arrived at its distinctive style. **Faces Places co-director JR is listed in the catalogue but unfortunately is unable to attend.

HAPPY HOUR 5:00PM-6:00PM
Co-presented by Vulcan Productions

Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, DOC NYC PRO First Half, Short List Day Pass. To buy a pass click here.