Friday at DOC NYC
Happy Friday! The forecast for the weekend shows the temps dipping into the 30s, so what better way to stay warm than cozy up with a bucket of popcorn at DOC NYC?
Tonight at 9:45 pm, check out mindFLUX, about the visionary theater director Richard Foreman. Foreman has been an icon of New York’s avant garde for 40 years, and whether or not you’re familiar with his work, this portrait gives an accessible entry to understanding an important chapter of cultural history. It’s packed with interviews including F. Murray Abraham, Eric Bogosian, James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Yoko Ono, Lou Reed, Suzan-Lori Parks, Ben Silverman, Stanley Silverman, Wallace Shawn and Lili Taylor, so you won’t want to miss it! As an added bonus, director Ryan Kerrison and producer Arnie Friedland will do an Q&A after the show. Online ticket sales close at 3 pm today; after that, tickets are only available at the door. Buy Tickets
Other highlights include:
Windfall: In this revealing look at wind energy, residents of Meredith, NY are divided when companies want to build wind turbines in the traditional dairy farm community. Laura Israel brings a strong sense of craftsmanship, employing stop motion camera work to heighten our appreciation for the landscape and the winds of change blowing through it. Laura Israel will answer questions after the film. (7 pm, IFC) Buy Tickets
Lost Bohemia: For over a century, Carnegie Hall rented affordable studio apartments atop the famous music hall to artistic tenants such as Marlon Brando, Paddy Chayefsky and Isadora Duncan. As a privileged tenant, director Josef Birdman Astor began to videotape his neighbors whose lives intersected with decades of artistic history. But his project changed when the landlord served everyone with eviction notices for a conversion to offices. Astor chronicles the protracted battle to save the apartments and pays homage to their rich heritage. Take a peek inside the studios, then get your tickets to learn the full story. (7 pm, IFC)
Kati with an I: Over the course of three tumultuous days, Kati a teenage girl in Alabama has to confront big life choices over love, family and her future. As Kati’s half-brother, director Robert Greene gains an intimacy that makes viewers feel part of the family, and cinematographer Sean Price Williams vividly renders this passage from youth to adulthood. Robert Greene, Sean Price Williams, Douglas Tirola and Susan Bedusa will attend for a post-film discussion. (9:30 pm, IFC) Buy Tickets
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Yesterday at DOC NYC
Janus Mertz, director of Armadillo, answers a question from the audience after the screening. (Photo by: Ipek Kuran)
