Written by Susan Keyloun The Seventh Annual DOC NYC Festival kicked off its gala opening night with the U.S. premiere of Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, which was introduced with great fanfare by President of AMC Networks Josh Sapan, NY State Senator Brad Hoylman, who represents Chelsea and Greenwich Village, co-founder of Friends […]
Written by Krystal Grow His photographs were shocking, powerful, and honest. They outraged conservative senators and incited federal lawsuits. But Robert Mapplethorpe’s images also had a raw beauty and a forceful and unflinching vision that made them impossible to ignore. Shown as part of DOC NYC’s 2016 Short List, Director of Programming Basil […]
Q: What do you get when you put athletes and filmmakers together? A: Jock Docs! Bunker77 | Wed Nov 16, 2:45 PM (IFC) & Thu Nov 17, 7:45 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea) Chasing The Win | Tue Nov 15, 5:00 PM (IFC) Cheer Up | Sat Nov 12, 1:00 PM (IFC) Lights of Rome | Thu […]
Check out these films about making films! Film Hawk | Sat Nov 12, 5:45 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea) Finding Kukan | Tue Nov 15, 5:30 PM (Cinepolis Chelsea) & Wed Nov 16, 12:45 PM (IFC Center) Le Concours | Sat Nov 12, 9:15 PM (IFC Center) Score: A Film Music Documentary | Wed Nov 16, 5:30 […]
If you like music then check out these awesome films: The Ballad of Fred Hersch | Sat Nov 12, 7:45 PM (CC) Bang! The Bert Berns Story |Fri Nov 11, 7:15 PM (SVA) L7: Pretend We’re Dead | Fri Nov 11, 9:45 PM (SVA) Raving Iran | Fri Nov 11, 10:15 PM (CC) Serenade For […]
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DOC NYC announced it will open its seventh annual edition with the U.S. premiere of Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, directed by Matt Tyrnauer (Valentino: The Last Emperor) on Thursday, November 10 at the SVA Theatre. The film documents the historic conflict in the 1960s between the writer and activist Jane Jacobs and the […]
DOC NYC artistic director Thom Powers discusses the unique preservation issues facing documentary films.
DOC NYC artistic director Thom Powers discusses what’s behind the hashtag #savedocs.
We are proud to announce that the 5th edition of DOC NYC will kick off with the US debut of DO I SOUND GAY?, a humorous, insightful and intimate exploration of sexuality and speaking styles from New York filmmaker David Thorpe, fresh from its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Featuring Margaret Cho, Tim […]