December 5, 2020

Bringing Your Doc to the World: International Sales

This event was recorded live on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about the evolving viability of documentary films in the international marketplace. Guests include sales agents specializing in doc features, shorts and series, including Aleksandra Derewienko, head of sales and acquisitions at Paris-based CAT & Docs; Philippa Kowarsky, […]

December 5, 2020

The Future of Doc Accessibility: Best Practices

This event was recorded live on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Co-presented by FWD-Doc. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about increasing access to the documentary field for D/deaf and disabled filmmakers and audiences. In a conversation moderated by filmmaker and FWD-Doc Founding Member Alysa Nahmias, panelists discuss a range of best practices, from […]

December 5, 2020

Locked Off: Getting the Doc Interview

This event was recorded live on Thursday, February 4, 2021. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about perfecting the documentary interview. Guests include Judith Helfand (Love & Stuff); Jeff Orlowski (The Social Dilemma); and Lauren Stowell (Tiger Woods: America’s Son). In a conversation moderated by DOC NYC’s Opal H. Bennett, panelists will discuss their […]

December 5, 2020

Zoom & The Art of Pandemic Producing

This event was recorded live on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about producing–and bringing to market–documentary features and series during the Covid-19 pandemic. Guests include Ophelia Harutyunyan (Totally Under Control), Smriti Mundhra, (St. Louis Superman, Indian Matchmaking) and Nanfu Wang (In The Same Breath, One-Child Nation). Panelists will reflect […]

December 4, 2020

Documenting the ACLU In “The Fight”: A Case Study

This event was recorded live on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel on the making of the 2020 Magnolia Pictures and Topic Studios release The Fight, which chronicles the work of the American Civil Liberties Union in the Trump era. Panelists include producer Kerry Washington (Scandal), directors Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli […]

December 4, 2020

In Real Time: Vérité Cinematography for Docs

This event was recorded live on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about the art of vérité cinematography for documentary film. Guests include director, Jennifer Maytorena Taylor (For the Love of Rutland, New Muslim Cool); director Hao Wu (76 Days, All In My Family); and producer and cinematographer Chris […]

December 4, 2020

The Future of Festivals: Navigating Film Festivals in 2021

This event was recorded live on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about the evolving film festival landscape. Guests include Camden International Film Festival Programmer Jeanelle Augustin, True/False Film Fest Programmer Amir George; and the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, Marángeli Mejía Rabell. In a dialogue […]