NYC PREMIERE In 1984, Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro made history when she was tapped by Walter Mondale to be his running mate. As the first-ever female vice-presidential candidate, she became an inspiring symbol, demonstrating that women could and should strive for political leadership. Through interviews and rare archival footage, director Donna Zaccaro, Ferraro’s daughter, reveals the path […]
NYC PREMIERE A love letter to a musical genre and an intimate portrait of working artists in America, Sara Terry’s film explores the understated but thriving subculture of folk music. While its mass appeal peaked in the 1960s, musicians like Raina Rose, Hilary Claire Adamson, and Dirk Hamilton—ranging in age from 30 to 60—are still […]
Shot over the course of five years, First Cousin Once Removed is Alan Berliner’s intimate portrait of his cousin, friend and former mentor—the poet, translator, and teacher, Edwin Honig—and his journey through the ravages of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. It is an unflinching and beautiful essay on the fragility of being human, hailed by […]
US PREMIERE A mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and discovered decades later, is now considered among the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Maier’s strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never before seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her. An […]
US PREMIERE The World Famous *BOB*, Dirty Martini, Tigger!, Mat Fraser, Julie Atlas Muz, Bunny Love, Bambi the Mermaid, James Habacker and Rose Wood use satire and their own bodies to send up conventional notions of body image, gender, and sexuality in their modern burlesque performances. New York underground filmmaking legend Beth B enters their […]
Errol Morris has no shortage of ideas, opinions and obsessions. They find expression in his films, books, New York Times blog posts and on Twitter. Returning to DOC NYC with his new film The Unknown Known (after screening Tabloid in the festival’s first year), Morris sits for an extended conversation that could go anywhere. Moderated by […]
NYC PREMIERE Based on a magazine essay written by best-selling novelist Jonathan Franzen for The New Yorker, Emptying the Skies chronicles the rampant poaching of migratory songbirds in southern Europe. Songbird populations have been drastically declining in Europe for decades, and a number of species face extinction imminently. The film follows an intrepid squad of […]
Documentary filmmakers have increasingly become a source of breaking news (e.g. Laura Poitras on Edward Snowden; The Invisible War on sex abuse in the military). What does that mean for the news business—and for filmmakers who don’t always think of themselves as journalists? Impact Partners co-founder Dan Cogan leads a conversation with filmmakers Andrew Jarecki (Capturing […]
Every veteran doc maker has a project they couldn’t finish due to money, access, legalities, creative differences or other impediments. We may never have a chance to see these films, but in this conversation, we’ll hear esteemed directors tell their stories of the ones that got away. Panelists include: Nelson George (Good Hair, Brooklyn Boheme); […]
Today drone strikes, night raids and U.S. government-condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill (Blackwater), tracing the rise of the most secret fighting force in U.S. history and exposing operations carried out by men who do […]