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5 BROKEN CAMERAS
This deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance was shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat in a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Burnat’s footage was turned into a galvanizing cinematic experience in collaboration with … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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56 UP
No documentary project has rivaled the scope and longevity of Michael Apted’s epic group portrait. Starting in 1964, a film crew interviewed a collection of British 7 year olds from different social backgrounds. Apted has returned every 7 years to update their lives through successes, … More…Showtimes
- 1:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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A GIRL AND A GUN
WORLD PREMIERE A Girl and a Gun presents a feminine perspective on an object whose history is deeply bound up with men and masculinity. Filmed throughout the US, this documentary delves into the psyche of the American gun world. Reaching far beyond Hollywood’s hypersexualized femmes fatales, … More…Showtimes
- 7:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 5:30 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
Since he was named Runner-Up for TIME Magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year, more people are starting to wonder: who is Ai Weiwei? Director Alison Klayman follows the Chinese artist/activist over three years as he pursues massive art projects around the world and champions free speech in … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ARTIFACT
US PREMIERE Artifact is essential viewing to understand the modern music industry. We follow the band Thirty Seconds to Mars as they fight a brutal lawsuit with record label Virgin/EMI, write songs to follow their hit album “A Beautiful Lie,” and struggle with big questions about art, … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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BETTIE PAGE REVEALS ALL
Bettie Page’s unabashed sexual expression and provocative fetish poses set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution and ushered in a modern era in fashion and pop culture. With her razor sharp wit and Tennessee twang, Page narrates this documentary through a rare audio interview revealing … More…Showtimes
- 12:00 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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BETTING THE FARM
Nine Maine dairy farmers are in danger of losing their farms when their national milk distributor fires them. Banding together, they launch their own milk company, MOO. By any normal measure of a startup, MOO Milk has been a success. But stakes are high as they struggle to navigate the treacherous … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME
US PREMIERE The legendary Memphis band Big Star, led by singer Alex Chilton, has been cited as an influence on REM, The Replacements, The Flaming Lips, and countless others—their song “In the Street” even served as the theme for the sitcom That ’70s Show. Yet the band’s short existence … More…Showtimes
- 9:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 7:30 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT
Birders: The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds gracing Manhattan’s celebrated green and the equally colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. The cast of characters includes acclaimed author Jonathan Franzen, a trombone … More…Showtimes
- 5:15 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN & THE FARM MIDWIVES
First screening SOLD-OUT. In 1970, on a caravan of hippie school buses headed to a patch of rural Tennessee land, Ina May Gaskin and her friends began delivering each other’s babies. Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives shows how these women, with counterculture heroine … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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BUILDING BABEL
WORLD PREMIERE Building Babel tells the story of Sharif El-Gamal, developer of the ‘Ground Zero mosque’ in Lower Manhattan. With unfettered access to Sharif’s life and family over the course of two years, the film tracks his struggle to bring his idea of Park51, a controversial Muslim … More…Showtimes
- 11:15 AM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 1:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
WORLD PREMIERE Based on the memoir by Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You follows an extraordinary musical journey, from Summers’ early days on the English music scene to his chance encounter with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, to the trio’s charttopping international … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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CODE OF THE WEST
At a time when the world is rethinking its drug policies large and small, one state is attracting particular attention. Once a pioneer in legalizing medical marijuana, the state of Montana is poised to become the first to repeal its medical marijuana law. Set against the sweeping vistas of … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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COMMON GROUND
These five shorts explore the power of community and common bonds. Indian Summer (17 min, Mridu Chandra) finds young Indian Americans at a Hindu summer camp. An American Mosque (19 min, David Washburn) shows the resilience of rural Californian Muslims when faced with a hate crime. Spoils: Extraordinary … More…Showtimes
- 2:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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DAVID BROMBERG: UNSUNG TREASURE
David Bromberg is a musician’s musician who collaborated with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jerry Garcia and other greats. But Bromberg stopped performing publicly in the 1980s and turned to violin making. Director Beth Toni Kruvant, who won acclaim for Heart of Stone about Newark’s Weequahic … More…Showtimes
- 4:45 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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DON'T FOLLOW ME (I'M LOST)
An intimate “fly on the wall” documentary about iconoclastic rocker Bobby Bare Jr., son of country music legend Bobby Bare, and his struggles dealing with the repercussions of a perpetual life on the road – the constant separation and the disconnect from loved ones back home. This documentary … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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DRIVERS WANTED
Every day for the last 67 years, 90-year-old cab driver Johnnie “Spider” Footman has shown up for work at one of New York City’s most eclectic communities—the taxi garage across from the United Nations. The garage is a kind of a refugee camp in the heart of New York, a city where drivers … More…Showtimes
- 2:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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EDDIE ADAMS: SAIGON '68
WORLD PREMIERE “Photographs do lie,” said Eddie Adams who took one of the Vietnam War’s most arresting photos of a point-blank execution. Filmmaker Douglas Sloan (Elliott Erwitt: I Bark at Dogs) investigates this famous image, revealing the complicated back-story of Adams and Nguyen … More…Showtimes
- 7:45 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ENZO AVITABILE MUSIC LIFE
US PREMIERE Jonathan Demme has directed an impressively wide range of music documentaries, from Stop Making Sense to his collaborations with Neil Young. Now he follows his musical passions to Naples, Italy to document an extraordinary gathering of world musicians, led by Enzo Avitabile, … More…Showtimes
- 4:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ETHEL
A feature-length documentary about the remarkable life of Ethel Kennedy, this film is a revealing portrait through the eyes of those who know her best—her family. Directed by her Emmy Award-winning daughter, Rory Kennedy, and featuring candid interviews with Ethel and seven of her children, … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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FAMILY TIES
The complex relationship between parents and their children is at the heart of this program. The Caregiver (10 min, John Paul Su) profiles a woman who tends to sick children at work and at home. Nobody’s Off the Hook (28 min, Remy Weber) traces a difficult history of dysfunction and ambivalent … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FAR OUT ISN'T FAR ENOUGH: THE TOMI UNGERER STORY
US PREMIERE Tomi Ungerer rose to prominence in the late 1950s as the creator of acclaimed children’s books—”I dare say, no one was as original,” Maurice Sendak once ventured. Ungerer’s creativity also encompassed iconic 60s protest posters and lavish books of erotica; but when his … More…Showtimes
- 1:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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FIGHT TO LIVE
In a country that defends freedom as the core of American values, two time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA, American Dream) explores the absolute powers of the FDA over our rights and access to therapies that may be the only chance at survival against a deadly disease. When breakthroughs in … More…Showtimes
- 4:15 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: ANIMATION & GRAPHICS
Animation, graphics, and other visual effects have become a standard feature of documentaries in recent years, helping to illustrate arguments and to capture the viewer’s attention. But designing and implementing these elements can be intimidating. Learn more about what’s possible from … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: EDITING
Documentary makers don’t have the same control over storylines as fiction filmmakers. But a great documentary editor can shape your footage into a compelling tale. Notable editors reveal their pivotal storytelling role through clips of particularly challenging assignments, and discuss the process … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: INTO THE ARCHIVES
Co-presented by NBCUniversal Archives. Archival footage can help bring non-fiction projects to life, providing relevant visual diversity to what otherwise might be the dry recitation of past events. Where can documentary filmmakers find quality archival material, and what does it take to … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Co-presented by Chicken & Egg Pictures and featuring two Chicken & Egg Pictures supported films both at the final completion phase. This session is geared towards how directors translate - and might even struggle - to explain their ideas to a sound editor and composer. The panel … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FIRST POSITION
Ballet students, ages 9-19, travel to New York City from all over the world to compete for awards and scholarships in the Youth America Grand Prix. First-time director Bess Kargman follows six students from diverse backgrounds in the US, Italy, Colombia, and Sierra Leone as they strive to … More…Showtimes
- 11:30 AM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO CROWDS
In the past few years, filmmakers and other artists have embraced crowdfunding as a legitimate source of support for their endeavors. But with the growing popularity of sites like Indiegogo, Kickstarter, and others, how do projects stand out, and how can filmmakers combat crowdfunding fatigue? … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO EQUITY
A funding source for some documentary filmmakers, often those focusing on projects with the potential to have substantial social impact, is equity investment. What do investors look for, and how can filmmakers find them? Representatives from Impact Partners and filmmakers who have used … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO GRANTS
Foundations and other grantmakers have proven invaluable in providing needed resources and guidance to innumerable documentary filmmakers. What’s the competition like, and what are grantors looking for? Representatives from Tribeca Film Institute, Cinereach, and more shed light on their … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO TV
Television can often provide documentary filmmakers with substantial parts of their budget as well as bigger audiences than a traditional theatrical release. Find out what broadcasters are looking for, and how they make their decisions to acquire or commission documentaries. Representatives from … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GREAT PERFORMANCES
These shorts shine a spotlight on dance, music, and performance art. Still Moving: Pilobolus at Forty (38 min, Jeffrey Ruoff) reveals the surprising past and still vibrant present of the legendary Connecticut-based modern dance troupe. Robot Man (15 min, Mark Scalese) offers a day in the life … More…Showtimes
- 11:00 AM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GREENWICH VILLAGE: MUSIC THAT DEFINED A GENERATION
US PREMIERE For the first time, the greatest singer-songwriters, authors and performers from Greenwich Village reflect on how they collectively became the voice of a generation. Through poignant interviews with the likes of Pete Seeger, Carly Simon, Judy Collins, Kris Kristofferson, Arlo … More…Showtimes
- 4:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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GYPSY DAVY
How did a blond Californian with Alabama roots become a Spanish Flamenco guitarist in Andalucian boots? Gypsy Davy tells the story of David Jones, a.k.a. “David Serva”— of Counting Crows “Mr. Jones” fame. We hear from the perspective of five women in his life and his five children—including … More…Showtimes
- 9:45 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 11:30 AM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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HOME MOVIES & OTHER MEMORIES
This program is about the pull of the past, what’s been lost, and what we hold on to. Storywoods (8 min, Mary Horan) is a miniature world of dioramas recapturing the magic of the artist’s childhood. Boomtown (12 min, Torben Bernhard, Travis Low) contrasts audio reflections of a once thriving … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
Faced with their own mortality, an improbable group of people, many of them HIV-positive young men, broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and ‘90s, … More…Showtimes
- 11:00 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ICEBERG SLIM: PORTRAIT OF A PIMP
US PREMIERE For the millions of readers who have been enthralled by Iceberg Slim’s books, this film fleshes out the life and legacy of the man who pioneered a new kind of street-wise writing. And for newcomers to his world, it’s a great place to start. Years in the making, the film includes … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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INFORMANT
Director Jamie Meltzer takes a penetrating look at Brandon Darby, a radical activist turned FBI informant who has been both vilified and deified, but never fully understood. Darby was known as a hero of leftwing activists organizing in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but later … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 11:00 AM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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JASON BECKER: NOT DEAD YET
A guitar prodigy, Jason Becker burst onto the music scene at the tender age of 13, garnering notice from major industry players. In 1991, at age 19, Jason was hired as the lead guitarist in David Lee Roth’s band, the most coveted guitar gig at the time, but he never made it on tour. Doctors … More…Showtimes
- 10:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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LA CAMIONETA
Every day, dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States and migrate to Guatemala, where they are repaired, repainted, and resurrected as the brightly-colored camionetas that bring most Guatemalans to work. This lyrical film follows the migration of one American bus as well … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Unlike any other film, book, or article produced about Mumia Abu-Jamal, Long Distance Revolutionary focuses on his career as a prolific author and broadcaster from Pennsylvania’s Death Row. This riveting film centers on the period after Mumia is convicted for the murder of Philadelphia … More…Showtimes
- 2:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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MAGIC CAMP
To cope with the pressures of growing up, magic-obsessed kids congregate at the one place where they can be themselves: Tannen’s Magic Camp, the most prestigious magic institution in the world. Here, they strive to prove their worth on the same stage where superstar magicians like Blaine … More…Showtimes
- 11:15 AM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
Mea Maxima Culpa investigates the Roman Catholic Church’s cover-up of countless incidents of sexual abuse of children. Despite sporadic headlines, we still have enormous gaps in our knowledge about the concealment that took place over decades. Although the church has paid out over $2 billion … More…Showtimes
- 6:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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MELVIN & JEAN: AN AMERICAN STORY
SNEAK PREVIEW When Melvin and Jean McNair hijacked a plane from Detroit to Algeria in 1972 with their two babies on board, they called it an act of political resistance. The hijacking was also an act of desperation committed by two people in their early twenties who saw no other way to escape … More…Showtimes
- 5:30 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MEN AT LUNCH
US PREMIERE This remarkable documentary explores the untold story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen taking their lunch perched on a girder high above New York City on the 69th floor of Rockefeller Center. Part homage, part investigation, … More…Showtimes
- 7:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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MORE THAN THE RAINBOW
WORLD PREMIERE Stretching beyond the limits of the classic character study documentary, More Than the Rainbow not only chronicles the life and times of street photographer and former taxi driver Matt Weber, it becomes a vibrant conversation about the photographic medium, artistic expression, … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MUSICWOOD
WORLD PREMIERE Musicwood is a documentary that needs to be seen by anyone who cares about guitar music. For hundreds of years guitars have been made the same way, but now, that could all change. A band of famous guitar-makers (Bob Taylor, Chris Martin and Dave Berryman of Gibson) travel … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MY AMITYVILLE HORROR
For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathy Lutz’s story went on to inspire a best-selling novel, and the subsequent films continue to fascinate audiences today. This documentary … More…Showtimes
- 11:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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NEW YORK DOLL
Bassist Arthur “Killer” Kane was at the center of glam rock as a member of the New York Dolls. But decades after the band’s break-up in 1975, he was barely scraping by working as a clerk in the Mormon Church. Then in 2004, rock star Morrissey organized a London concert for the surviving … More…Showtimes
- 11:59 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOWBUSINESS
US PREMIERE For over twenty years, the Wiesenbergers have cultivated the same rituals. The group of twenty mountain singers and their female conductor meet once a week in the local church to yodel. But their world turns upside down when their CDs storm the charts and they are bombarded with … More…Showtimes
- 4:45 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ODD JOBS
Love what you do. The Birdman (11 min, Jessie Auritt) rules the roost at his East Village record store despite the economy, gentrification, and the rise of online music. We Will Forget (14 min, Garret Harkawik) follows an infamous doomsday author as the clock counts down to the apocalypse. … More…Showtimes
- 7:15 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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OMA & BELLA
Oma & Bella is an intimate glimpse into the world of Regina and Bella, two octogenarian friends who live together in Berlin. Their memories of the Holocaust are never distant as they lovingly prepare the same sumptuous meals they ate as children and converse about questions of heritage, … More…Showtimes
- 1:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ONLY THE YOUNG
Garrison and Kevin are best friends. They skate every day and explore the underpasses and abandoned homes of their Southern California desert idyll. But everything changes when Garrison discovers the opposite sex. Over one last summer of first loves and heartbreaks, friendship and self-made … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Striving to make the greatest animated film of all time, visionary animator Richard Williams of Who Framed Roger Rabbit toiled for more than a quarter century on his masterpiece, only to have it torn from his hands. Filmmaker Kevin Schreck has woven together beautiful animation, rare archival … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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PING PONG
US PREMIERE Welcome to the World Competition of over-80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia. Terry (81), having been given a week to live, still wants the gold medal. Inge (89) has used table tennis to train her way out of the dementia ward she committed herself to. Australian legend … More…Showtimes
- 7:30 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF
To some, George Plimpton was best known as the founder of America’s premiere literary magazine, The Paris Review. To others, he was a participatory sports journalist. Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself shows the many facets of this writer, editor, amateur sportsman and friend … More…Showtimes
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PORTRAITS
Profiles of unique individuals. New Yorker Flo (10 min, Riley Hooper) hasn’t let multiple sclerosis, lung cancer, or even blindness stop her from taking photos. Black Cherokee (22 min, Sam Cullman, Benjamin Rosen) performs his singular art for commuters on the FDR, even as he must care for … More…Showtimes
- 9:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: CROWDFUNDING 2.0
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and RocketHub have been popular in recent years, connecting filmmakers with individuals willing to donate to projects for honorary credits or other incentives. With the passage of Obama’s JOBS Act, the door has been opened to expand crowdfunding … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: DO I NEED A SALES AGENT?
The period between finishing and distributing your film is crucial. Who sees your film, and where, can make or break its chances for theatrical or broadcast. Leading sales agents, including Submarine’s Josh Braun, Cinetic’s Dana O’Keefe, and Films Transit’s Diana Holtzberg discuss … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: FAIR USE
Fair Use—the royalty-free utilization of content—is still the subject of confusion for both filmmakers and some attorneys. In this session moderated by attorney Dan Satorius, he and other legal experts explore conceptions and misconceptions around Fair Use.Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: REVENUES & ROYALTIES
Co-presented by Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard. Revenue sources for documentary filmmakers are evolving. Once-reliable sources like DVD and broadcast are giving way to VOD and other streaming opportunities. This panel, moderated by CDAS partner Andrea F. Cannistraci, explores this … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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RADIOMAN
US PREMIERE Featuring interviews with George Clooney, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Robin Williams, Jude Law, Josh Brolin, Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Fey and more, Radioman tells the story of an extraordinary eccentric, the eponymous New Yorker who overcame homelessness and addiction … More…Showtimes
- 7:45 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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RAFEA: SOLAR MAMA
US PREMIERE Rafea is a Bedouin woman who lives with her daughters in a village near the Jordan-Iraq border. She is given a chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate women from around the world are trained in six months to be solar engineers. If Rafea succeeds, … More…Showtimes
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: CHICKEN & EGG PICTURES' STORY LEADS TO ACTION
Co-presented by Chicken & Egg Pictures. What can documentary filmmakers do to become part of a national conversation or a public policy debate that catalyzes concrete social change? What kind of tools are social-issue filmmakers using to reach their core constituencies, niche audiences … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: D.I.Y. THEATRICAL
Increasingly, recognizing the challenges of traditional theatrical distribution, documentary filmmakers are deciding to tackle it on their own. The rise of D.I.Y. or hybrid distribution has opened a space for films to find audiences that may otherwise not have had a chance to play in theatres. But … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: MEET THE DISTRIBUTORS
While the avenues for getting your film out in the world have increased, the theatrical release remains the brass ring for many filmmakers. With fierce competition for theatre screens and audience attention, what do theatrical distributors look for in documentaries? Ryan Werner (IFC Films/Sundance … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: SELLING ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS
We spend more and more of our time online, so it makes sense that the audience for digital content is also increasing. But it’s not as simple as just posting your film online—unless large numbers of people know it’s there, you’re not going to see much as a result. That’s where digital distributors … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
In the late ‘60s, the Detroit singer known as Rodriguez was considered a Chicano Bob Dylan by his producers. His album “Cold Fact” never took off in the U.S., but unbeknownst to him it became massive hit in apartheid-era South Africa. Decades later, amidst rumors of Rodriguez’s suicide, … More…Showtimes
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SHENANDOAH
WORLD PREMIERE Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, is a coal mining town with a proud immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution. Now the town is on the skids, struggling to retain its identity, soul, and values—all of which were dramatically challenged when four … More…Showtimes
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SHEPARD & DARK
Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark met in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and, despite leading very different lives, have remained close friends ever since. Shepard became a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and an Academy Award®–nominated actor while Dark was a homebody with a penchant … More…Showtimes
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cinematographers are instrumental in making films memorable, working with their directors to capture the right moment and to establish a documentary’s look. Noted DPs Tom Hurwitz (The Queen Of Versailles, Valentino) and Alan Jacobsen (Racing Dreams, The Trials Of Darryl Hunt) share clips … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: DIRECTING
Everyone wants to be a director, but do you know what you’re getting yourself into? Acclaimed directors Liz Garbus (Love, Marilyn) and Bart Layton (The Imposter) discuss their films and their working process, from finding their concept and characters and developing their story to assembling … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: IN CONVERSATION WITH ALEX GIBNEY
Join us for an intimate one-on-one conversation with Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, whose credits include Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and Mea Maxima Culpa, playing at DOC NYC. Find out the secrets behind his prolific output.Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: PRODUCING
Documentary filmmakers often spread themselves thin wearing too many hats. Working with a strong producer can make the difference between a successful film and a lost opportunity, but emerging directors don’t always fully understand what a producer does. Established producers Jeremy Chilnick … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SING ME THE SONGS THAT SAY I LOVE YOU: A CONCERT FOR KATE MCGARRIGLE
US PREMIERE Rufus and Martha Wainwright lead an all-star music line-up in a tribute to their mother, the late, great singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. Her untimely death in 2010 shattered not only her family and friends, but legions of fans worldwide. The following year, a tribute concert … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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SUNDANCE INSTITUTE PANEL
The Documentary Film Program at Sundance Institute has an impeccable track record of supporting vital projects. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian leads a conversation with Sundance DFP Director Cara Mertes and three prominent DFP grant recipients. … More…Showtimes
- 7:30 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SWEET DREAMS
A decade after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Kiki Katese, a pioneering theatre director, founded Ingoma Nshya, the country’s first female drumming troupe, offering healing for women from both sides of the conflict. When Kiki met the owners of Brooklyn’s Blue Marble Ice Cream, she invited … More…Showtimes
- 4:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 4:45 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
FIRST SCREENING IS SOLD-OUT In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were arrested and charged for brutally attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park. News media swarmed the case, calling it “the crime of the century.” But the truth about what really happened didn’t … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 9:15 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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THE IMPOSTER
Unforgettable, chilling and emotional, The Imposter tells the gripping true story of a Texan boy who went missing in 1994 and was miraculously found three and a half years later thousands of miles away in southern Spain. Despite glaring inconsistencies in his physical appearance, the boy’s … More…Showtimes
- 5:15 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE LOST BIRD PROJECT
The Lost Bird Project is a documentary about the stories of five birds driven to extinction in modern times and sculptor Todd McGrain’s project to memorialize them. The film follows the road-trip that McGrain and his brother-in-law, Andy, take as they search for the locations where the … More…Showtimes
- 5:30 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE MOSUO SISTERS
US PREMIERE When they lose their jobs in Beijing, Juma and Latso, sisters from one of the world’s last matriarchal societies, are thrust into the worldwide economic downturn. Left with few options, they return home to their remote village in the Himalayas. But home is no longer what it … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE NEW YORK TIMES' OP-DOCS
Launched a year ago, The New York Times’ Op-Docs series invites both renowned and emerging filmmakers to contribute new short opinion documentaries reflecting a wide range of styles and subject matter, including current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects. Past contributors … More…Showtimes
- 7:30 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY
US PREMIERE The philosopher Slavoj Žižek is a world-class connoisseur of cinema. Here he teams with director Sophie Fiennes to riff on film clips for their ideological implications both overt and hidden. His eclectic associations encompass The Searchers, Jaws, Triumph of the Will, Titanic, … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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THE PREP SCHOOL NEGRO
André Robert Lee revisits the life-changing events of his adolescence when he gained a way out of Philadelphia’s ghettos with a scholarship to an elite prep school. As he moved into a different world, he grew distant from his sister and mother. In this poignant film, he explores thorny … More…Showtimes
- 4:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 7:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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TIME ZERO: THE LAST YEAR OF POLAROID FILM
In 2008, with digital photography on the rise, the Polaroid Corporation ceased production of all Polaroid instant film, the product that had made the company a household name. There begins the story of the international grassroots campaign to save the beloved, threatened format. Time Zero … More…Showtimes
- 5:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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TO TELL THE TRUTH: A HISTORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM 1928-1946
WORLD PREMIERE Documentaries offer a unique encounter between art and actuality. Yet the genre is perpetually misunderstood: its artistry neglected, its truthfulness suspected, its real-world impact overlooked. Veteran doc makers Cal Skaggs and David Van Taylor have spent nearly a decade interviewing … More…Showtimes
- 1:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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TURNING
US PREMIERE - The indelible music of Antony and the Johnsons has won the admiration of Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright, and others. Turning captures the band in concert collaborating with the filmmaker Charles Atlas (The Legend of Legh Bowery), celebrating 13 women taking the stage who, like … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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UNDER AFRICAN SKIES
Twenty-five years ago, Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album brought international attention to South African music while the country’s black populace still suffered under apartheid. By recording in South Africa, Simon defied the United Nations cultural boycott and became embroiled in controversy. … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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VENUS AND SERENA
Venus and Serena gains unprecedented access into the lives of the tennis-conquering Williams sisters during the most intimidating year of their careers. Over the course of 2011, Venus grappled with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease while Serena battled back from a life-threatening pulmonary … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 9:30 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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VII UNCOMMISSIONED
Founded in 2001 by seven of the world’s leading photojournalists, VII (“Seven”) now represents 23 preeminent photojournalists/filmmakers. Renowned for producing cutting edge multimedia, VII’s work is published by the world’s most respected news organizations and is broadcast internationally. … More…Showtimes
- 5:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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WATTSTAX
Director Mel Stuart, who died this year, was best known for Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but a close second in his resume is this astonishing concert film known as the black Woodstock. Stuart interviewed Richard Pryor (still a rising comedian at the time) to interlace classic … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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WEST OF MEMPHIS
Oscar–nominated director Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil) offers an inside look at the “West Memphis 3,” exploring how Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. The film chronicles the movement to prove their innocence, which involved … More…Showtimes
- 11:00 AM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES
Tracing the fascinating origins, evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman, this lively documentary takes you from the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today. A look behind the scenes with Lynda Carter (TV’s Wonder Woman), Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), … More…Showtimes
- 12:00 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 7:15 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ZIPPER
WORLD PREMIERE Small-time ride operator Eddie Miranda proudly runs a carnival contraption called the Zipper in the heart of Coney Island’s gritty amusement district. Eddie and his ride are driven away when the City of New York and an opportunistic real estate mogul lock horns over the … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 3:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 9:30 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
High-profile films, presented with special guests.
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ARTIFACT
US PREMIERE Artifact is essential viewing to understand the modern music industry. We follow the band Thirty Seconds to Mars as they fight a brutal lawsuit with record label Virgin/EMI, write songs to follow their hit album “A Beautiful Lie,” and struggle with big questions about art, … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 9:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
WORLD PREMIERE Based on the memoir by Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You follows an extraordinary musical journey, from Summers’ early days on the English music scene to his chance encounter with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, to the trio’s charttopping international … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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ICEBERG SLIM: PORTRAIT OF A PIMP
US PREMIERE For the millions of readers who have been enthralled by Iceberg Slim’s books, this film fleshes out the life and legacy of the man who pioneered a new kind of street-wise writing. And for newcomers to his world, it’s a great place to start. Years in the making, the film includes … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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SING ME THE SONGS THAT SAY I LOVE YOU: A CONCERT FOR KATE MCGARRIGLE
US PREMIERE Rufus and Martha Wainwright lead an all-star music line-up in a tribute to their mother, the late, great singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. Her untimely death in 2010 shattered not only her family and friends, but legions of fans worldwide. The following year, a tribute concert … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
FIRST SCREENING IS SOLD-OUT In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were arrested and charged for brutally attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park. News media swarmed the case, calling it “the crime of the century.” But the truth about what really happened didn’t … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 9:15 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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TURNING
US PREMIERE - The indelible music of Antony and the Johnsons has won the admiration of Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright, and others. Turning captures the band in concert collaborating with the filmmaker Charles Atlas (The Legend of Legh Bowery), celebrating 13 women taking the stage who, like … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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VENUS AND SERENA
Venus and Serena gains unprecedented access into the lives of the tennis-conquering Williams sisters during the most intimidating year of their careers. Over the course of 2011, Venus grappled with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease while Serena battled back from a life-threatening pulmonary … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 9:30 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
Films showcasing a diverse range of music.
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ARTIFACT
US PREMIERE Artifact is essential viewing to understand the modern music industry. We follow the band Thirty Seconds to Mars as they fight a brutal lawsuit with record label Virgin/EMI, write songs to follow their hit album “A Beautiful Lie,” and struggle with big questions about art, … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 9:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 8, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME
US PREMIERE The legendary Memphis band Big Star, led by singer Alex Chilton, has been cited as an influence on REM, The Replacements, The Flaming Lips, and countless others—their song “In the Street” even served as the theme for the sitcom That ’70s Show. Yet the band’s short existence … More…Showtimes
- 9:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 7:30 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
WORLD PREMIERE Based on the memoir by Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You follows an extraordinary musical journey, from Summers’ early days on the English music scene to his chance encounter with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, to the trio’s charttopping international … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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DAVID BROMBERG: UNSUNG TREASURE
David Bromberg is a musician’s musician who collaborated with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jerry Garcia and other greats. But Bromberg stopped performing publicly in the 1980s and turned to violin making. Director Beth Toni Kruvant, who won acclaim for Heart of Stone about Newark’s Weequahic … More…Showtimes
- 4:45 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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DON'T FOLLOW ME (I'M LOST)
An intimate “fly on the wall” documentary about iconoclastic rocker Bobby Bare Jr., son of country music legend Bobby Bare, and his struggles dealing with the repercussions of a perpetual life on the road – the constant separation and the disconnect from loved ones back home. This documentary … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 9:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ENZO AVITABILE MUSIC LIFE
US PREMIERE Jonathan Demme has directed an impressively wide range of music documentaries, from Stop Making Sense to his collaborations with Neil Young. Now he follows his musical passions to Naples, Italy to document an extraordinary gathering of world musicians, led by Enzo Avitabile, … More…Showtimes
- 4:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GREENWICH VILLAGE: MUSIC THAT DEFINED A GENERATION
US PREMIERE For the first time, the greatest singer-songwriters, authors and performers from Greenwich Village reflect on how they collectively became the voice of a generation. Through poignant interviews with the likes of Pete Seeger, Carly Simon, Judy Collins, Kris Kristofferson, Arlo … More…Showtimes
- 4:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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JASON BECKER: NOT DEAD YET
A guitar prodigy, Jason Becker burst onto the music scene at the tender age of 13, garnering notice from major industry players. In 1991, at age 19, Jason was hired as the lead guitarist in David Lee Roth’s band, the most coveted guitar gig at the time, but he never made it on tour. Doctors … More…Showtimes
- 10:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MUSICWOOD
WORLD PREMIERE Musicwood is a documentary that needs to be seen by anyone who cares about guitar music. For hundreds of years guitars have been made the same way, but now, that could all change. A band of famous guitar-makers (Bob Taylor, Chris Martin and Dave Berryman of Gibson) travel … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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NEW YORK DOLL
Bassist Arthur “Killer” Kane was at the center of glam rock as a member of the New York Dolls. But decades after the band’s break-up in 1975, he was barely scraping by working as a clerk in the Mormon Church. Then in 2004, rock star Morrissey organized a London concert for the surviving … More…Showtimes
- 11:59 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
In the late ‘60s, the Detroit singer known as Rodriguez was considered a Chicano Bob Dylan by his producers. His album “Cold Fact” never took off in the U.S., but unbeknownst to him it became massive hit in apartheid-era South Africa. Decades later, amidst rumors of Rodriguez’s suicide, … More…Showtimes
- 11:15 AM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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SING ME THE SONGS THAT SAY I LOVE YOU: A CONCERT FOR KATE MCGARRIGLE
US PREMIERE Rufus and Martha Wainwright lead an all-star music line-up in a tribute to their mother, the late, great singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. Her untimely death in 2010 shattered not only her family and friends, but legions of fans worldwide. The following year, a tribute concert … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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SWEET DREAMS
A decade after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Kiki Katese, a pioneering theatre director, founded Ingoma Nshya, the country’s first female drumming troupe, offering healing for women from both sides of the conflict. When Kiki met the owners of Brooklyn’s Blue Marble Ice Cream, she invited … More…Showtimes
- 4:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 4:45 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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TURNING
US PREMIERE - The indelible music of Antony and the Johnsons has won the admiration of Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright, and others. Turning captures the band in concert collaborating with the filmmaker Charles Atlas (The Legend of Legh Bowery), celebrating 13 women taking the stage who, like … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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UNDER AFRICAN SKIES
Twenty-five years ago, Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album brought international attention to South African music while the country’s black populace still suffered under apartheid. By recording in South Africa, Simon defied the United Nations cultural boycott and became embroiled in controversy. … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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WATTSTAX
Director Mel Stuart, who died this year, was best known for Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but a close second in his resume is this astonishing concert film known as the black Woodstock. Stuart interviewed Richard Pryor (still a rising comedian at the time) to interlace classic … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
Ten films celebrating distinct directorial visions and topics from around the world. In competition for Viewfinders jury prize and SundanceNOW audience award.
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A GIRL AND A GUN
WORLD PREMIERE A Girl and a Gun presents a feminine perspective on an object whose history is deeply bound up with men and masculinity. Filmed throughout the US, this documentary delves into the psyche of the American gun world. Reaching far beyond Hollywood’s hypersexualized femmes fatales, … More…Showtimes
- 7:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 5:30 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN & THE FARM MIDWIVES
First screening SOLD-OUT. In 1970, on a caravan of hippie school buses headed to a patch of rural Tennessee land, Ina May Gaskin and her friends began delivering each other’s babies. Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives shows how these women, with counterculture heroine … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 2:15 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 5:40 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FAR OUT ISN'T FAR ENOUGH: THE TOMI UNGERER STORY
US PREMIERE Tomi Ungerer rose to prominence in the late 1950s as the creator of acclaimed children’s books—”I dare say, no one was as original,” Maurice Sendak once ventured. Ungerer’s creativity also encompassed iconic 60s protest posters and lavish books of erotica; but when his … More…Showtimes
- 1:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 11:30 AM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GYPSY DAVY
How did a blond Californian with Alabama roots become a Spanish Flamenco guitarist in Andalucian boots? Gypsy Davy tells the story of David Jones, a.k.a. “David Serva”— of Counting Crows “Mr. Jones” fame. We hear from the perspective of five women in his life and his five children—including … More…Showtimes
- 9:45 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 11:30 AM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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INFORMANT
Director Jamie Meltzer takes a penetrating look at Brandon Darby, a radical activist turned FBI informant who has been both vilified and deified, but never fully understood. Darby was known as a hero of leftwing activists organizing in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but later … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 11:00 AM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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RAFEA: SOLAR MAMA
US PREMIERE Rafea is a Bedouin woman who lives with her daughters in a village near the Jordan-Iraq border. She is given a chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate women from around the world are trained in six months to be solar engineers. If Rafea succeeds, … More…Showtimes
- 11:45 AM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
- 5:15 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHENANDOAH
WORLD PREMIERE Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, is a coal mining town with a proud immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution. Now the town is on the skids, struggling to retain its identity, soul, and values—all of which were dramatically challenged when four … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 4:30 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHEPARD & DARK
Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark met in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and, despite leading very different lives, have remained close friends ever since. Shepard became a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and an Academy Award®–nominated actor while Dark was a homebody with a penchant … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 2:00 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SWEET DREAMS
A decade after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Kiki Katese, a pioneering theatre director, founded Ingoma Nshya, the country’s first female drumming troupe, offering healing for women from both sides of the conflict. When Kiki met the owners of Brooklyn’s Blue Marble Ice Cream, she invited … More…Showtimes
- 4:30 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 4:45 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY
US PREMIERE The philosopher Slavoj Žižek is a world-class connoisseur of cinema. Here he teams with director Sophie Fiennes to riff on film clips for their ideological implications both overt and hidden. His eclectic associations encompass The Searchers, Jaws, Triumph of the Will, Titanic, … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
Late-night films worth staying awake for.
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BETTIE PAGE REVEALS ALL
Bettie Page’s unabashed sexual expression and provocative fetish poses set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution and ushered in a modern era in fashion and pop culture. With her razor sharp wit and Tennessee twang, Page narrates this documentary through a rare audio interview revealing … More…Showtimes
- 12:00 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MY AMITYVILLE HORROR
For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathy Lutz’s story went on to inspire a best-selling novel, and the subsequent films continue to fascinate audiences today. This documentary … More…Showtimes
- 11:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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NEW YORK DOLL
Bassist Arthur “Killer” Kane was at the center of glam rock as a member of the New York Dolls. But decades after the band’s break-up in 1975, he was barely scraping by working as a clerk in the Mormon Church. Then in 2004, rock star Morrissey organized a London concert for the surviving … More…Showtimes
- 11:59 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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WATTSTAX
Director Mel Stuart, who died this year, was best known for Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but a close second in his resume is this astonishing concert film known as the black Woodstock. Stuart interviewed Richard Pryor (still a rising comedian at the time) to interlace classic … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
Eye-opening stories from around the country.
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BETTING THE FARM
Nine Maine dairy farmers are in danger of losing their farms when their national milk distributor fires them. Banding together, they launch their own milk company, MOO. By any normal measure of a startup, MOO Milk has been a success. But stakes are high as they struggle to navigate the treacherous … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT
Birders: The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds gracing Manhattan’s celebrated green and the equally colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. The cast of characters includes acclaimed author Jonathan Franzen, a trombone … More…Showtimes
- 5:15 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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CODE OF THE WEST
At a time when the world is rethinking its drug policies large and small, one state is attracting particular attention. Once a pioneer in legalizing medical marijuana, the state of Montana is poised to become the first to repeal its medical marijuana law. Set against the sweeping vistas of … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FIGHT TO LIVE
In a country that defends freedom as the core of American values, two time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA, American Dream) explores the absolute powers of the FDA over our rights and access to therapies that may be the only chance at survival against a deadly disease. When breakthroughs in … More…Showtimes
- 4:15 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Unlike any other film, book, or article produced about Mumia Abu-Jamal, Long Distance Revolutionary focuses on his career as a prolific author and broadcaster from Pennsylvania’s Death Row. This riveting film centers on the period after Mumia is convicted for the murder of Philadelphia … More…Showtimes
- 2:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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MELVIN & JEAN: AN AMERICAN STORY
SNEAK PREVIEW When Melvin and Jean McNair hijacked a plane from Detroit to Algeria in 1972 with their two babies on board, they called it an act of political resistance. The hijacking was also an act of desperation committed by two people in their early twenties who saw no other way to escape … More…Showtimes
- 5:30 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
- 6:00 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ONLY THE YOUNG
Garrison and Kevin are best friends. They skate every day and explore the underpasses and abandoned homes of their Southern California desert idyll. But everything changes when Garrison discovers the opposite sex. Over one last summer of first loves and heartbreaks, friendship and self-made … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Striving to make the greatest animated film of all time, visionary animator Richard Williams of Who Framed Roger Rabbit toiled for more than a quarter century on his masterpiece, only to have it torn from his hands. Filmmaker Kevin Schreck has woven together beautiful animation, rare archival … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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PING PONG
US PREMIERE Welcome to the World Competition of over-80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia. Terry (81), having been given a week to live, still wants the gold medal. Inge (89) has used table tennis to train her way out of the dementia ward she committed herself to. Australian legend … More…Showtimes
- 7:30 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE LOST BIRD PROJECT
The Lost Bird Project is a documentary about the stories of five birds driven to extinction in modern times and sculptor Todd McGrain’s project to memorialize them. The film follows the road-trip that McGrain and his brother-in-law, Andy, take as they search for the locations where the … More…Showtimes
- 5:30 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE PREP SCHOOL NEGRO
André Robert Lee revisits the life-changing events of his adolescence when he gained a way out of Philadelphia’s ghettos with a scholarship to an elite prep school. As he moved into a different world, he grew distant from his sister and mother. In this poignant film, he explores thorny … More…Showtimes
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WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES
Tracing the fascinating origins, evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman, this lively documentary takes you from the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today. A look behind the scenes with Lynda Carter (TV’s Wonder Woman), Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), … More…Showtimes
- 12:00 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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Short List brings together ten of the year’s strongest docs to check off your list before awards season
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5 BROKEN CAMERAS
This deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance was shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat in a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Burnat’s footage was turned into a galvanizing cinematic experience in collaboration with … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
Since he was named Runner-Up for TIME Magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year, more people are starting to wonder: who is Ai Weiwei? Director Alison Klayman follows the Chinese artist/activist over three years as he pursues massive art projects around the world and champions free speech in … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ETHEL
A feature-length documentary about the remarkable life of Ethel Kennedy, this film is a revealing portrait through the eyes of those who know her best—her family. Directed by her Emmy Award-winning daughter, Rory Kennedy, and featuring candid interviews with Ethel and seven of her children, … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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FIRST POSITION
Ballet students, ages 9-19, travel to New York City from all over the world to compete for awards and scholarships in the Youth America Grand Prix. First-time director Bess Kargman follows six students from diverse backgrounds in the US, Italy, Colombia, and Sierra Leone as they strive to … More…Showtimes
- 11:30 AM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
Faced with their own mortality, an improbable group of people, many of them HIV-positive young men, broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and ‘90s, … More…Showtimes
- 11:00 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
Mea Maxima Culpa investigates the Roman Catholic Church’s cover-up of countless incidents of sexual abuse of children. Despite sporadic headlines, we still have enormous gaps in our knowledge about the concealment that took place over decades. Although the church has paid out over $2 billion … More…Showtimes
- 6:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
In the late ‘60s, the Detroit singer known as Rodriguez was considered a Chicano Bob Dylan by his producers. His album “Cold Fact” never took off in the U.S., but unbeknownst to him it became massive hit in apartheid-era South Africa. Decades later, amidst rumors of Rodriguez’s suicide, … More…Showtimes
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THE IMPOSTER
Unforgettable, chilling and emotional, The Imposter tells the gripping true story of a Texan boy who went missing in 1994 and was miraculously found three and a half years later thousands of miles away in southern Spain. Despite glaring inconsistencies in his physical appearance, the boy’s … More…Showtimes
- 5:15 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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UNDER AFRICAN SKIES
Twenty-five years ago, Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album brought international attention to South African music while the country’s black populace still suffered under apartheid. By recording in South Africa, Simon defied the United Nations cultural boycott and became embroiled in controversy. … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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WEST OF MEMPHIS
Oscar–nominated director Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil) offers an inside look at the “West Memphis 3,” exploring how Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. The film chronicles the movement to prove their innocence, which involved … More…Showtimes
- 11:00 AM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
Unique opportunities to encounter acclaimed and emerging documentarians.
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56 UP
No documentary project has rivaled the scope and longevity of Michael Apted’s epic group portrait. Starting in 1964, a film crew interviewed a collection of British 7 year olds from different social backgrounds. Apted has returned every 7 years to update their lives through successes, … More…Showtimes
- 1:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
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SUNDANCE INSTITUTE PANEL
The Documentary Film Program at Sundance Institute has an impeccable track record of supporting vital projects. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian leads a conversation with Sundance DFP Director Cara Mertes and three prominent DFP grant recipients. … More…Showtimes
- 7:30 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE NEW YORK TIMES' OP-DOCS
Launched a year ago, The New York Times’ Op-Docs series invites both renowned and emerging filmmakers to contribute new short opinion documentaries reflecting a wide range of styles and subject matter, including current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects. Past contributors … More…Showtimes
- 7:30 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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TO TELL THE TRUTH: A HISTORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM 1928-1946
WORLD PREMIERE Documentaries offer a unique encounter between art and actuality. Yet the genre is perpetually misunderstood: its artistry neglected, its truthfulness suspected, its real-world impact overlooked. Veteran doc makers Cal Skaggs and David Van Taylor have spent nearly a decade interviewing … More…Showtimes
- 1:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
Seven films highlighting diverse New York stories. In competition for Metropolis jury prize and SundanceNOW audience award.
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BUILDING BABEL
WORLD PREMIERE Building Babel tells the story of Sharif El-Gamal, developer of the ‘Ground Zero mosque’ in Lower Manhattan. With unfettered access to Sharif’s life and family over the course of two years, the film tracks his struggle to bring his idea of Park51, a controversial Muslim … More…Showtimes
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DRIVERS WANTED
Every day for the last 67 years, 90-year-old cab driver Johnnie “Spider” Footman has shown up for work at one of New York City’s most eclectic communities—the taxi garage across from the United Nations. The garage is a kind of a refugee camp in the heart of New York, a city where drivers … More…Showtimes
- 2:15 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MEN AT LUNCH
US PREMIERE This remarkable documentary explores the untold story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen taking their lunch perched on a girder high above New York City on the 69th floor of Rockefeller Center. Part homage, part investigation, … More…Showtimes
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MORE THAN THE RAINBOW
WORLD PREMIERE Stretching beyond the limits of the classic character study documentary, More Than the Rainbow not only chronicles the life and times of street photographer and former taxi driver Matt Weber, it becomes a vibrant conversation about the photographic medium, artistic expression, … More…Showtimes
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PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF
To some, George Plimpton was best known as the founder of America’s premiere literary magazine, The Paris Review. To others, he was a participatory sports journalist. Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself shows the many facets of this writer, editor, amateur sportsman and friend … More…Showtimes
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RADIOMAN
US PREMIERE Featuring interviews with George Clooney, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Robin Williams, Jude Law, Josh Brolin, Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Fey and more, Radioman tells the story of an extraordinary eccentric, the eponymous New Yorker who overcame homelessness and addiction … More…Showtimes
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ZIPPER
WORLD PREMIERE Small-time ride operator Eddie Miranda proudly runs a carnival contraption called the Zipper in the heart of Coney Island’s gritty amusement district. Eddie and his ride are driven away when the City of New York and an opportunistic real estate mogul lock horns over the … More…Showtimes
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Exploring photography and the people behind the camera.
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EDDIE ADAMS: SAIGON '68
WORLD PREMIERE “Photographs do lie,” said Eddie Adams who took one of the Vietnam War’s most arresting photos of a point-blank execution. Filmmaker Douglas Sloan (Elliott Erwitt: I Bark at Dogs) investigates this famous image, revealing the complicated back-story of Adams and Nguyen … More…Showtimes
- 7:45 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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MEN AT LUNCH
US PREMIERE This remarkable documentary explores the untold story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen taking their lunch perched on a girder high above New York City on the 69th floor of Rockefeller Center. Part homage, part investigation, … More…Showtimes
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MORE THAN THE RAINBOW
WORLD PREMIERE Stretching beyond the limits of the classic character study documentary, More Than the Rainbow not only chronicles the life and times of street photographer and former taxi driver Matt Weber, it becomes a vibrant conversation about the photographic medium, artistic expression, … More…Showtimes
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TIME ZERO: THE LAST YEAR OF POLAROID FILM
In 2008, with digital photography on the rise, the Polaroid Corporation ceased production of all Polaroid instant film, the product that had made the company a household name. There begins the story of the international grassroots campaign to save the beloved, threatened format. Time Zero … More…Showtimes
- 5:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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VII UNCOMMISSIONED
Founded in 2001 by seven of the world’s leading photojournalists, VII (“Seven”) now represents 23 preeminent photojournalists/filmmakers. Renowned for producing cutting edge multimedia, VII’s work is published by the world’s most respected news organizations and is broadcast internationally. … More…Showtimes
- 5:30 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - SVA - Buy Tickets
Traveling the world through documentary.
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LA CAMIONETA
Every day, dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States and migrate to Guatemala, where they are repaired, repainted, and resurrected as the brightly-colored camionetas that bring most Guatemalans to work. This lyrical film follows the migration of one American bus as well … More…Showtimes
- 9:15 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOWBUSINESS
US PREMIERE For over twenty years, the Wiesenbergers have cultivated the same rituals. The group of twenty mountain singers and their female conductor meet once a week in the local church to yodel. But their world turns upside down when their CDs storm the charts and they are bombarded with … More…Showtimes
- 4:45 PM, Sun. Nov. 11, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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OMA & BELLA
Oma & Bella is an intimate glimpse into the world of Regina and Bella, two octogenarian friends who live together in Berlin. Their memories of the Holocaust are never distant as they lovingly prepare the same sumptuous meals they ate as children and converse about questions of heritage, … More…Showtimes
- 1:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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THE MOSUO SISTERS
US PREMIERE When they lose their jobs in Beijing, Juma and Latso, sisters from one of the world’s last matriarchal societies, are thrust into the worldwide economic downturn. Left with few options, they return home to their remote village in the Himalayas. But home is no longer what it … More…Showtimes
- 6:45 PM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
Suitable for viewers young and old.
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MAGIC CAMP
To cope with the pressures of growing up, magic-obsessed kids congregate at the one place where they can be themselves: Tannen’s Magic Camp, the most prestigious magic institution in the world. Here, they strive to prove their worth on the same stage where superstar magicians like Blaine … More…Showtimes
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Big stories in short form. In competition for jury prize.
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COMMON GROUND
These five shorts explore the power of community and common bonds. Indian Summer (17 min, Mridu Chandra) finds young Indian Americans at a Hindu summer camp. An American Mosque (19 min, David Washburn) shows the resilience of rural Californian Muslims when faced with a hate crime. Spoils: Extraordinary … More…Showtimes
- 2:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FAMILY TIES
The complex relationship between parents and their children is at the heart of this program. The Caregiver (10 min, John Paul Su) profiles a woman who tends to sick children at work and at home. Nobody’s Off the Hook (28 min, Remy Weber) traces a difficult history of dysfunction and ambivalent … More…Showtimes
- 7:00 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GREAT PERFORMANCES
These shorts shine a spotlight on dance, music, and performance art. Still Moving: Pilobolus at Forty (38 min, Jeffrey Ruoff) reveals the surprising past and still vibrant present of the legendary Connecticut-based modern dance troupe. Robot Man (15 min, Mark Scalese) offers a day in the life … More…Showtimes
- 11:00 AM, Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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HOME MOVIES & OTHER MEMORIES
This program is about the pull of the past, what’s been lost, and what we hold on to. Storywoods (8 min, Mary Horan) is a miniature world of dioramas recapturing the magic of the artist’s childhood. Boomtown (12 min, Torben Bernhard, Travis Low) contrasts audio reflections of a once thriving … More…Showtimes
- 9:30 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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ODD JOBS
Love what you do. The Birdman (11 min, Jessie Auritt) rules the roost at his East Village record store despite the economy, gentrification, and the rise of online music. We Will Forget (14 min, Garret Harkawik) follows an infamous doomsday author as the clock counts down to the apocalypse. … More…Showtimes
- 7:15 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PORTRAITS
Profiles of unique individuals. New Yorker Flo (10 min, Riley Hooper) hasn’t let multiple sclerosis, lung cancer, or even blindness stop her from taking photos. Black Cherokee (22 min, Sam Cullman, Benjamin Rosen) performs his singular art for commuters on the FDR, even as he must care for … More…Showtimes
- 9:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
Hear from leaders in the field discussing the state of the documentary industry and art.
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: ANIMATION & GRAPHICS
Animation, graphics, and other visual effects have become a standard feature of documentaries in recent years, helping to illustrate arguments and to capture the viewer’s attention. But designing and implementing these elements can be intimidating. Learn more about what’s possible from … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: EDITING
Documentary makers don’t have the same control over storylines as fiction filmmakers. But a great documentary editor can shape your footage into a compelling tale. Notable editors reveal their pivotal storytelling role through clips of particularly challenging assignments, and discuss the process … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: INTO THE ARCHIVES
Co-presented by NBCUniversal Archives. Archival footage can help bring non-fiction projects to life, providing relevant visual diversity to what otherwise might be the dry recitation of past events. Where can documentary filmmakers find quality archival material, and what does it take to … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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FINISH YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Co-presented by Chicken & Egg Pictures and featuring two Chicken & Egg Pictures supported films both at the final completion phase. This session is geared towards how directors translate - and might even struggle - to explain their ideas to a sound editor and composer. The panel … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO CROWDS
In the past few years, filmmakers and other artists have embraced crowdfunding as a legitimate source of support for their endeavors. But with the growing popularity of sites like Indiegogo, Kickstarter, and others, how do projects stand out, and how can filmmakers combat crowdfunding fatigue? … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO EQUITY
A funding source for some documentary filmmakers, often those focusing on projects with the potential to have substantial social impact, is equity investment. What do investors look for, and how can filmmakers find them? Representatives from Impact Partners and filmmakers who have used … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO GRANTS
Foundations and other grantmakers have proven invaluable in providing needed resources and guidance to innumerable documentary filmmakers. What’s the competition like, and what are grantors looking for? Representatives from Tribeca Film Institute, Cinereach, and more shed light on their … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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GET THE MONEY: TAP INTO TV
Television can often provide documentary filmmakers with substantial parts of their budget as well as bigger audiences than a traditional theatrical release. Find out what broadcasters are looking for, and how they make their decisions to acquire or commission documentaries. Representatives from … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: CROWDFUNDING 2.0
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and RocketHub have been popular in recent years, connecting filmmakers with individuals willing to donate to projects for honorary credits or other incentives. With the passage of Obama’s JOBS Act, the door has been opened to expand crowdfunding … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: DO I NEED A SALES AGENT?
The period between finishing and distributing your film is crucial. Who sees your film, and where, can make or break its chances for theatrical or broadcast. Leading sales agents, including Submarine’s Josh Braun, Cinetic’s Dana O’Keefe, and Films Transit’s Diana Holtzberg discuss … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: FAIR USE
Fair Use—the royalty-free utilization of content—is still the subject of confusion for both filmmakers and some attorneys. In this session moderated by attorney Dan Satorius, he and other legal experts explore conceptions and misconceptions around Fair Use.Showtimes
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PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: REVENUES & ROYALTIES
Co-presented by Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard. Revenue sources for documentary filmmakers are evolving. Once-reliable sources like DVD and broadcast are giving way to VOD and other streaming opportunities. This panel, moderated by CDAS partner Andrea F. Cannistraci, explores this … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: CHICKEN & EGG PICTURES' STORY LEADS TO ACTION
Co-presented by Chicken & Egg Pictures. What can documentary filmmakers do to become part of a national conversation or a public policy debate that catalyzes concrete social change? What kind of tools are social-issue filmmakers using to reach their core constituencies, niche audiences … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: D.I.Y. THEATRICAL
Increasingly, recognizing the challenges of traditional theatrical distribution, documentary filmmakers are deciding to tackle it on their own. The rise of D.I.Y. or hybrid distribution has opened a space for films to find audiences that may otherwise not have had a chance to play in theatres. But … More…Showtimes
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: MEET THE DISTRIBUTORS
While the avenues for getting your film out in the world have increased, the theatrical release remains the brass ring for many filmmakers. With fierce competition for theatre screens and audience attention, what do theatrical distributors look for in documentaries? Ryan Werner (IFC Films/Sundance … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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REACH YOUR AUDIENCE: SELLING ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS
We spend more and more of our time online, so it makes sense that the audience for digital content is also increasing. But it’s not as simple as just posting your film online—unless large numbers of people know it’s there, you’re not going to see much as a result. That’s where digital distributors … More…Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Thu. Nov. 15, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cinematographers are instrumental in making films memorable, working with their directors to capture the right moment and to establish a documentary’s look. Noted DPs Tom Hurwitz (The Queen Of Versailles, Valentino) and Alan Jacobsen (Racing Dreams, The Trials Of Darryl Hunt) share clips … More…Showtimes
- 2:00 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: DIRECTING
Everyone wants to be a director, but do you know what you’re getting yourself into? Acclaimed directors Liz Garbus (Love, Marilyn) and Bart Layton (The Imposter) discuss their films and their working process, from finding their concept and characters and developing their story to assembling … More…Showtimes
- 10:30 AM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: IN CONVERSATION WITH ALEX GIBNEY
Join us for an intimate one-on-one conversation with Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, whose credits include Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and Mea Maxima Culpa, playing at DOC NYC. Find out the secrets behind his prolific output.Showtimes
- 3:45 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets
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SHOOT YOUR DOC MASTERCLASS: PRODUCING
Documentary filmmakers often spread themselves thin wearing too many hats. Working with a strong producer can make the difference between a successful film and a lost opportunity, but emerging directors don’t always fully understand what a producer does. Established producers Jeremy Chilnick … More…Showtimes
- 12:15 PM, Mon. Nov. 12, 2012 - IFC Center - Buy Tickets