US PREMIERE The Terry Kath Experience is a trip into the mind of one of the most underrated guitarists in rock history. Kath was one of the original members of the band Chicago whose guitar playing and voice has been praised by such icons as Jimi Hendrix and Joe Walsh. The film follows first-time filmmaker […]
WORLD PREMIERE Mumford & Sons have never stayed still. An innate desire to travel, meet people and do the unexpected has become their calling card. This film follows the band as they play the major cities of South Africa with an eclectic mix of musicians. Along the way they set themselves a fresh challenge, taking […]
Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, First-Time Doc Maker Day Pass. To buy a pass click here. Breakfast 9:00 – 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films. Morning Manifesto 10:00- 10:30 am Tom Quinn shares wisdom from his distribution career that includes overseeing the releases of CITIZENFOUR and 20 Feet From Stardom. Out-of-the-Box Funding 10:30 – 11:40 am […]
Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, First-Time Doc Maker Day Pass. To buy a pass click here. Breakfast 9:00- 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films. Morning Manifesto 10:00- 10:30 am Cara Mertes, director of Ford Foundation’s JustFilms, shares her insights from supporting documentaries around the world. Navigating Environmental Filmmaking 10:30 – 11:40 am […]
Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, First-Time Doc Maker Day Pass. Breakfast 9:00 – 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films. Morning Manifesto 10:00 – 10:30 am Oscar-winning director Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) and journalist Henrik Moltke share their short film Project X and discuss their collaboration. Ethics & Objectivity 10:30 – 11:40 am Documentary filmmakers often grapple […]
Breakfast 9:00- 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films. Morning Manifesto 10:00- 10:30 am Esteemed editor Matthew Hamachek (Amanda Knox, Cartel Land) takes us inside his process. Composing & Sound Design for Documentary 10:30 – 11:40 am Music and sound have become essential elements in nonfiction storytelling. How can you successfully utilize sound design in a […]
Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, First-Time Doc Maker Day Pass. To buy a pass click here. Breakfast 9:00- 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films. What’s Your Style? 10:00 – 11:05 am Documentaries take on many different styles to best fit their narratives. These styles range from observational to reflexive, allowing us to […]
Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, First-Time Doc Maker Day Pass. To buy a pass click here. Breakfast 9:00 – 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films. Short List Day is co-presented by VH1 and Logo Documentary Films Morning Manifesto 10:00 – 10:30 am Owen Gleiberman, Variety’s lead film reviewer and author of Movie Freak, applies his […]
Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, First-Time Doc Maker Day Pass. To buy a pass click here. Breakfast 9:00 – 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films. Morning Manifesto 10:00 – 10:30 am Weiner directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg discuss how they navigated the creative, logistic and business hurdles on their breakthrough film […]
NYC PREMIERE A family of Ponderai Native Americans embark on a controversial journey through Yellowstone to exercise their treaty hunting rights – glimpsing into the continued marginalization of indigenous life in the American West and challenging our expectations of what it means to assert a tribal heritage in the modern world.