Monday at DOC NYC
Now that you’re so well rested from that extra hour of sleep you go this weekend, stay out a little later tonight with acclaimed director Kevin Brownlow. Kevin will have a Q&A with the audience after the double feature of his films, I’m King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper, and The Tramp and the Dictator, showing at 8 pm. This double feature reflects Kevin Brownlow’s range. In I’m King Kong!, he tracks the life of Merian C. Cooper, who pioneered documentary making with films such as Grass and Chang before creating his most famous work King Kong. In The Tramp & the Dictator, Brownlow looks at the production of Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, drawing upon color film shot behind the scenes. Buy Tickets
Today you can also see reprises of the winners of our Viewfinders and Metropolis competitions.
To Be Heard, awarded the Metropolis prize for exemplary artistry in the depiction of life and culture in New York, follows three New York teenagers in a radical poetry workshop called Power Writing. Putting pen to paper they’re able to imagine a future where fathers aren’t in jail, mothers aren’t abusive and college isn’t something you only see on TV. (5:30 pm, IFC) Buy Tickets.
At 10:30, see Windfall, awarded the Viewfinders prize for outstanding achievement in both form and content. 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 makes her directorial debut after years of film editing for individualists such as Robert Frank and John Lurie. She 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. (3: 15 pm & 8:30 pm, IFC) Buy Tickets.
Take a look at the full schedule.
Yesterday at DOC NYC
Errol Morris’ Tabloid made its New York debut. After the screening, Morris answered questions about the film and was soon joined by an unexpected guest. Watch what happened.
(Photo by Simon Luethi)
