We have over 300 alumni films we’ve presented throughout the past four years at DOC NYC. Follow us on Twitter and friend us on Facebook to stay up to date with all their latest news. (And alumni filmmakers, we love hearing from you so keep us updated on your film!) IS THE MAN WHO IS […]
DOC NYC announces two new positions: Basil Tsiokos as Director of Programming and Deborah Rudolph as Director of Development.
The best part of DOC NYC is getting to work with so many amazingly talented filmmakers. This year is particularly special as we’ve had the opportunity to show all five of this year’s Best Documentary Oscar nominees. A giant congratulations to Morgan Neville on his Oscar win for 20 FEET FROM STARDOM. We’re sure you’ve seen […]
DOC NYC presents encore screenings of two of 2013’s most acclaimed docs, both nominated for an Oscar: CUITE & THE BOXER and DIRTY WARS.
On the eve of its final day of programming, at a filmmaker reception hosted by HBO Documentary Films, DOC NYC announced the 2013 award-winners as well as news of record attendance and expansion. Now in its fourth edition, with 132 films and events, the festival has quickly established itself as the largest documentary festival in […]
We are presenting four awards in 2013. Three juries will select one film each from the Viewfinders, Metropolis, and Shorts programs to recognize as an outstanding achievement in form and content. Festivalgoers will also vote for an Audience Award. We hope these selections will surprise, inspire, and spark debate. Here are the jurors for their […]
In his new documentary on Noam Chomsky, IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY?, filmmaker Michel Gondry made a deliberate decision to veer from Chomsky’s political beliefs, instead focusing on the academic’s work as a linguist and social philosopher. “I felt I could do a good job in getting people to know Noam as a […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Karen Backstein “Every time you fall asleep you wake up in another reality.” So said Al Carbee, the extraordinary subject of director Jeremy Workman’s MAGICAL UNIVERSE, which screened at DOC NYC on Thursday. Every day, Carbee transformed his “new reality” into unique art: photographs of Barbie dolls […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Katie Lewin On Thursday night, the final night of the festival, DOC NYC screened EMPTYING THE SKIES. The film, based on an essay of the same name published in The New Yorker written by Jonathan Franzen, was directed by Douglas Kass and co-directed and produced by his […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Jess Gonzalez There is no one right way to make a documentary, but one thing is always sure: raising funds is one of the most important—and difficult—tasks a documentarian will undertake on the journey to complete his or her film. On Wednesday, aspiring filmmakers and fans alike […]