Like the new DOC NYC look? Big thanks to Jesse Bussey for the new design. America’s Largest Documentary Festival returns November 10-17, 2016! Also returning is DOC NYC PRO, an industry conference that runs concurrently with the festival. “For six years, we’ve carefully nurtured our industry offerings to establish a must-attend gathering,” said DOC NYC artistic […]
We’re seeking filmmakers to submit work-in-progress documentaries to a new DOC NYC initiative – Pitch Perfect! The program aims to provide a nurturing environment for emerging filmmakers to present works-in-progress to funders and distributors. The event will take place on Mon. Nov. 14. Submissions are open to nonfiction works-in-progress features or series proposals in any genre or style. Works-in-progress must […]
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Written by Jenna Belhumeur With the most high-profile guest of this year’s DOC NYC programming, a packed house at Thursday night’s screening of Makers: Once and For All eagerly awaited the arrival of presidential candidate and documentary subject Hillary Clinton. While rain poured outside, audience members checked their umbrellas at the front desk […]
Written by Tomas Salazar DOC NYC-U, a new initiative launched this year, gave students from New York City’s leading film schools the opportunity to show their work to an esteemed panel of jurors, and on the closing night of the festival, a lucky audience at the IFC Center had the opportunity to see […]
The 6th annual DOC NYC film festival closed with the World Premiere of MAKERS: Once and For All at the SVA Theatre on Thursday, November 19th, 2015 with Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and journalist and author Katie Couric in attendance. The film is now available for viewing on www.makers.com For a full gallery of closing night pictures, please click here. […]
Written by Jenna Belhumeur During Wednesday night’s screening of the HBO-hit documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney joined DOC NYC’s Artistic Director Thom Powers on stage to speak about the reception of his ground-breaking film. Since premiering at Sundance Film Festival, the film has screened around […]
Written by Susan Keyloun “We will start from the beginning, which was about a little girl, and her name was Blue.” ~ Nina Simone in concert, 1968 Much has been written to describe Nina Simone, the “High Priestess of Soul” and iconic vocalist, elegiac lyricist, classically trained pianist and political activist of the […]
DOC NYC ANNOUNCES AWARDS AND RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR SIXTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL Motley’s Law and Class Divide Win Grand Jury Prizes Left on Purpose Wins SundanceNow Doc Club Audience Award On the evening of its final day of programming, DOC NYC announced its 2015 award-winners as well as news of record attendance. Now in its sixth […]
Written by Megan Scanlon At once electric and heartbreaking, Director Amy Berg’s Janis: Little Girl Blue reveals a behind the scenes portrait of rock n’ roll trailblazer Janis Joplin. The story is told through interviews with former bandmates, music and showbiz personalities, and family, friends, and lovers from different paths in her life. […]