October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Photography

This year, DOC NYC’s lineup contains a number of films about the art of the still image, or those who practice the craft of photography. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Art

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup this year are a number of films on the subject of art and artists. THE LOST BIRD PROJECT This film 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 LOST BIRD PROJECT follows the road-trip that McGrain and […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Art

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup this year are a number of films on the subject of art and artists. THE LOST BIRD PROJECT This film 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 LOST BIRD PROJECT follows the road-trip that McGrain and […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Art

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup this year are a number of films on the subject of art and artists. THE LOST BIRD PROJECT This film 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 LOST BIRD PROJECT follows the road-trip that McGrain and […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films about African-Americans

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup are a number of films that examine the culture and history of African-Americans. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films about African-Americans

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup are a number of films that examine the culture and history of African-Americans. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films about African-Americans

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup are a number of films that examine the culture and history of African-Americans. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Africa

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup this year are a number of films whose subject matter touch on the African continent. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Africa

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup this year are a number of films whose subject matter touch on the African continent. 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 […]

October 1, 2012

DOC NYC: Films About Africa

Included in DOC NYC’s lineup this year are a number of films whose subject matter touch on the African continent. 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 […]