October 15, 2010

State of the Art

To attend any “State of the Art” session, you must purchase an-all day pass ($100).  Alternately, you can purchase a 2-day “panel combo” pass at a discount rate ($150) that gains you access to both “State of the Art” (Sat. Nov. 6) and “Doc Convergence” (Fri. Nov. 5).  To purchase “panel combo”, follow above ticket […]

October 15, 2010

Doc Convergence

To attend any “Doc Convergence” session, you must purchase an-all day pass ($100).  Alternately, you can purchase a 2-day “panel combo” pass at a discount rate ($150) that gains you access to both “Doc Convergence” (Fri. Nov. 5) and “State of the Art” (Sat. Nov. 6).  To purchase “panel combo”, follow above ticket link, click […]

October 15, 2010

DOC NYU @ DOC NYC

STUDENTS: SHOW YOUR SCHOOL ID AT IFC CENTER BOX OFFICE AND GET INTO THIS SHOW FOR ONLY $5 New York University has an international reputation for the quality of its film programs. Discover the next generation of documentary talent in this showcase of standout films by students in the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television […]

October 14, 2010

Lost Souls & Light Matter – A Conversation with Lena Herzog

Acclaimed photographer Lena Herzog presents slides from her recent work Lost Souls and previews her latest work Light Matter in a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner David Turnley. Herzog’s portfolios have appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, and Harper’s among other publications. Lost Souls recently exhibited at the International Center of Photography, […]

October 14, 2010

The Medium Formerly Known as Radio: The Evocative Power of Sound

The radio documentary is enjoying a golden age, on the broadcast airwaves—and newly reinvented on the Internet. Longtime public radio personality Dean Olsher, creator and host of The Next Big Thing on PRI (2000-2005), brings that popular show’s spirit of discovery to this public listening experience. Olsher curates a selection of dramatic audio documentaries that […]

October 14, 2010

In Conversation with Errol Morris

“Part of what I love about documentary is this idea that you can reinvent the form every time you make one,” Errol Morris once said. This conversation will explore his reinventions, including the titles presented in this Spotlight section as well as films such as Fast, Cheap & Out of Control and the Oscar-winning Fog […]

October 13, 2010

The Road to Carnegie Hall

Young musicians from the world over are plucked from obscurity when they win online auditions for a prestigious Carnegie Hall concert.  With only two days to rehearse a complicated program under classical masters Michael Tilson Thomas and Tan Dun, the musicians face language barriers, jet lag, a daunting schedule and the temptations of New York […]

October 13, 2010

U2 3D

“U2 3D” is a unique cinematic experience that puts viewers within the pulsating energy of a stadium concert given by the world’s most popular band.  Marrying innovative digital 3D imagery and 5.1 Surround Sound with the excitement of a live U2 concert – shot at four South American stadium shows during the final leg of […]

October 13, 2010

Orphan Film Symposium on NYC

See a sampling of rediscovered short films and forgotten footage of NYC, as saved by archives, labs, researchers, and filmmakers participating in the NYU Orphan Film Project. Films from the biennial Orphan Film Symposium include: Fox Movietone newsreel outtakes from the 1920s, an amateur city portrait from the 1930s, a leftist campaign piece from East […]

October 13, 2010

Land of Silence and Darkness

In the book Herzog on Herzog, the director says, “Land of Silence and Darkness is a film particularly close to my heart. If I had not have made it there would be a great gap in my existence.” The film follows Fini Straubinger, a fifty-six-year-old deaf and blind woman, who leads an inspiring life helping […]