This afternoon, the World Premiere of The Melting Family screens at 1:45PM at the IFC Center with director Nicole Groton in appearance. Watch as she tells the story of her family’s seven marriages and divorces and redefines our idea of the “broken family” in the process. Later in the afternoon, Ben Powell’s visually striking documentary Barge screens […]
By Susan Keyloun “Museums are tombs, and it looks like everything is turning into a museum.” – Robert Smithson Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art depicts the explorations of a group of 1960’s & 1970’s artists, considered renegades for their time, who abandoned the confines and limitations of New York museum and gallery space […]
Written by Tomás Salazar Thank You For Your Service shows the most dangerous aspect of the long-term wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: suicide. For every soldier that dies in the field, about 24 veterans commit suicide. Director Tom Donahue interviewed dozens of people, including many veterans and mental health specialists, in more than 50 […]
Written by Jenna Belhumeur In Where to Invade Next, Oscar-winning director Michael Moore’s first film in six years, Moore takes viewers on a journey to various countries to plant the American flag while simultaneously making a profound and yet somehow simple point to his fellow countrymen: We are not the best. And we don’t […]
Today’s documentaries features a funny and outspoken Aussie everyman Dayne Pratzky who becomes an accidental activist over fracking. Director Richard Todd will be in attendance to introduce this screening of Frackman (US Premiere) at 11:45PM at the SVA theatre. Next at the IFC Center, director Hillevi Loven, producers Chris Talbott and Samara Levenstein and subject Cole Ray […]
An overview of this week-end’s Masterclasses: On Saturday, November 14, Image Nation Abu Dhabi‘s Danielle Perrissi (He Named Me Malala), producer Julie Goldman (Best of Enemies) and HBO Documentary Films’ Nancy Abraham discuss the challenges faced by filmmakers as they try to balance the needs of different international funders in our International Co-Production Masterclass. Co-presented by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, the Masterclass is followed by a reception from […]
Executive Producer of Brendan Hearne’s Curt (pictured above), Beau Willimon (showrunner/writer of Netflix’s “House of Cards”) will be in-person at the Sunday, November 15th screening of his short, and will participate in a post-screening Q&A. Noted artist and subject of the short Bernice, Faith Ringgold will be in-person at the Saturday, November 14th screening along with the title subject Bernice Steinbaum […]
Written by Laura Dattaro When the curtains rose for the US premiere of Miss Sharon Jones! to kick off the 2015 DOCNYC Festival on Thursday night, the people in the audience knew what they were going to get. IFC Center Director John Vanco called it “perhaps the greatest opening-night film yet” in DOCNYC’s six-year […]
Yesterday was DOC NYC Opening night US Premiere of Miss Sharon Jones! Director Barbara Kopple, soul singer Sharon Jones and her band The Dap-Kings were all in attendance to introduce the film to NYC audiences. After the screening, guests celebrated the festival kick-off at Lugo Restaurant at the after-party. Below are the highlights of the evening […]
Documentary professionals gathered at the Park Restaurant on November 12 to recognize those who perform exemplary service to the documentary form. Below are a few highlights of the Visionaries Tribute. HBO Documentaries president Sheila Nevins and director Michael Moore DOC NYC Artistic Director Thom Powers Director Frederick Wiseman and guests For videos of this event, please […]