Included in DOC NYC’s lineup are a number of films that examine the culture and history of African-Americans. ICEBERG SLIM: PORTRAIT OF A PIMP US PREMIERE. For the millions of readers who have been enthralled by Iceberg Slim’s books, this film fleshes out the life and legacy of the man who pioneered a new kind of street-wise writing. And […]
Included in DOC NYC’s lineup this year are a number of films whose subject matter touch on the African continent. SWEET DREAMS A decade after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Kiki Katese, a pioneering theatre director, founded Ingoma Nshya, the country’s first female drumming troupe, offering healing for women from both sides of the conflict. When Kiki met […]
Written by Nikki Erlick This week, DOC NYC journeyed outside of the city to attend a unique documentary screening at the Wainwright House in Rye, NY. The house, a dedicated “center for spiritual healing, ecology, and retreats,” often hosts programs with those intentions in mind. The most recent event was a viewing of “The Sacred […]
The Central Park Five, the new documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon about the five innocent teenagers wrongfully imprisoned for the infamous “Central Park jogger” rape case, will make its New York premiere as the Closing Night film of the third annual DOC NYC festival, taking place November 8-15, 2012 at IFC […]
Written by Nikki Erlick This new DOC NYC blog series profiles DOC NYC alum and where they are today. We’re kicking off with Laura Israel, 2010 Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize winner and director of the groundbreaking film Windfall (pictured above at moment when award was announced). At DOC NYC, Israel stunned viewers through her portrayal […]
Written by Nikki Erlick The New York Times took an inspired leap from purely printed opinion pages to an enticingly different forum for discussion – short films – and those films recently leapt to the big screen. The success of the Op-Docs series speaks to the changing trends of America’s news intake, but also to […]
Written by Nikki Erlick “If I were you, I’d keep the footage – it’s really good,” Renee LeBlanc told her son Jonathan Caouette. It turned out to be wise advice. Almost a decade after releasing his stunning documentary Tarnation on his family and unusual upbringing, director Jonathan Caouette was “completely elated” to present the North […]
Written by Nikki Erlick “Now that I’m older it really makes me feel bad that I made this film,” laughs award-winning filmmaker Lourdes Portillo on her radical portrayal of her family’s tragedy in El Diablo Nunca Duerme (The Devil Never Sleeps). The film was shown Saturday night, along with a heartbreaking and poetic insight on […]
We are pleased to announce that DOC NYC’s third edition will take place Nov. 8 – 15, 2012. Submissions are now open and we are accepting films in three categories: 1) Competition Features (NYC premiere requirement) Contemporary documentaries from around the world – 41 minutes in length or longer – that demonstrate a bold commitment […]