Artistic Director Thom Powers on COVID-19
Artistic Director Thom Powers shares his thoughts on how we can respond to COVID-19
2010
State of the Industry (FREE PANEL)
At DOC NYC, the programming places an emphasis on the creative side of doc making rather than the business. This event is an exception. The session will be divided into two parts, hearing first from filmmakers, then from industry figures as they look back on 2010 and describe what gives them hope and caution, reflecting […]
Darkness on the Edge of Town
IN PERSON: E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg & director Thom Zimny for post-show conversation. For one night, DOC NYC moves into the grand Ziegfeld Theater in midtown Manhattan to present the world premiere of an extraordinary concert film. Darkness on the Edge of Town captures a performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street […]
Garbo
Kevin Brownlow and Christopher Bird offer an informative yet intimate look at one of the most mysterious leading ladies in history, considered to this day the greatest film icon of all time. Following her first steps in Sweden where she forged her screen identity under the guidance of Mauritz Stiller, we witness her transition to […]
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Famous for his roles as Quasimodo and the Phantom of the Opera, Lon Chaney was for a long time remembered simply as a horror star, but he was in fact Hollywood’s first character star. Using his skill with make-up, he created an extraordinary gallery of characters, from the mundane to the truly bizarre. With film […]
Winstanley
In 17th century England, in the wake of Oliver Cromwell’s civil war, Gerard Winstanley led the Diggers to form a commune and till the soil on “common land.” Based on Winstanley’s writings (which also inspired Marx), Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo set out to make an absolutely authentic historic film, even borrowing armor from the […]
It Happened Here
It Happened Here supplies a re-write of history where Germany has won World War II and Nazi troops occupy England. The film is a terrifying intimation of what might have happened if the Allied effort had failed. Kevin Brownlow was only 18 when he and Andrew Mollo started this monumental documentary style drama that took […]
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Kevin Brownlow explores the life one of the giants of Hollywood film history. Cecil B DeMille, tyrant, visionary, highly successful filmmaker – a character larger than life who produced unforgettable epics which helped forge Hollywood mythology. This two-hour documentary follows his entire career, from his prolific contribution to silent cinema to the Technicolor sound epics […]
Double feature: I’m King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper & The Tramp and the Dictator
This double feature reflects the range of Kevin Brownlow’s scope. In I’m King Kong!, he tracks the life of Merian C. Cooper, who pioneered documentary making with films such as Grass and Chang before creating his most famous work King Kong. In The Tramp & the Dictator, Brownlow looks at the production of Charlie Chaplin’s […]
First Person
First Person was an exquisitely produced television series created by Errol Morris with unforgettable interview subjects. In a rare theatrical presentation, this screening showcases three of Morris’ favorite episodes the series: The Killer Inside Me, about a woman who falls in love with serial killers; Stairway To Heaven, about a woman who’s designed one third […]