October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Music

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a number of films about music and musicians. SING ME THE SONGS THAT SAY I LOVE YOU: A CONCERT FOR KATE MCGARRIGLE US PREMIERE In May 2011, family and friends gathered in New York City’s Town Hall Theater to pay tribute to the late, great singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. A prolific musician, her untimely […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Literary

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a few films for those with a literary jones. 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, […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Literary

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a few films for those with a literary jones. 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, […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Literary

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a few films for those with a literary jones. 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, […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Left-Wing

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a film about the U.S.’s left. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Left-Wing

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a film about the U.S.’s left. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Left-Wing

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup features a film about the U.S.’s left. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Law and Justice

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup includes a number of films investigating the issues surrounding the law and justice. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Law and Justice

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup includes a number of films investigating the issues surrounding the law and justice. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About the Law and Justice

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup includes a number of films investigating the issues surrounding the law and justice. 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 […]