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 […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Jess Gonzalez In 1998, Miss Israel Linor Abargil was crowned Miss World in front of millions of viewers worldwide. Little did anyone know, the 18-year-old model had just been abducted, stabbed, and brutally raped just six weeks prior. Cecilia Peck’s documentary BRAVE NEW WORLD tells the story […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Minnie Li Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal (CITIZEN KOCH) and Sara Nodjoumi and Till Schauder (THE IRAN JOB) raised over $100K for their respective projects on Kickstarter. On Wednesday’s DOC NYC FUND YOUR DOC panel, they discussed their experiences with crowdfunding, and gave tips and tricks […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Katie Lewin Tuesday evening saw the DOC NYC screening of director Chuck Workman’s new film WHAT IS CINEMA? Workman has had a long career in the film industry, making documentaries about avant-garde filmmakers such as Andy Warhol and Jonas Mekas. But he has also worked in Hollywood, most […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Jess Gonzalez What doesn’t burn you just might kill you anyway. The documentary TOXIC HOT SEAT follows the complicated battle between concerned citizens and mega-corporations over the use of cancer-causing flame retardants in American furniture. Directed by James Redford and Kirby Walker, the film saw its theatrical […]
This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Jess Gonzalez There’s a God problem in Uganda, but whether the country suffers from a lack or an overabundance thereof depends on whom you ask. Director Roger Ross William’s GOD LOVES UGANDA seeks not to answer the question, but rather to explore both sides of the argument. […]