November 11, 2012

Magic Camp: Setting the Stage for Life

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass. Director Judd Ehrlich at the DOC NYC screening of his film MAGIC CAMP. MAGIC CAMP, a jubilant celebration of an unusual camp for young magicians, follows a number of campers as they spend a week honing their skills and gearing up for the camp’s end-of-week […]

November 11, 2012

Magic Camp: Setting the Stage for Life

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass. Director Judd Ehrlich at the DOC NYC screening of his film MAGIC CAMP. MAGIC CAMP, a jubilant celebration of an unusual camp for young magicians, follows a number of campers as they spend a week honing their skills and gearing up for the camp’s end-of-week […]

November 11, 2012

Magic Camp: Setting the Stage for Life

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Maggie Glass. Director Judd Ehrlich at the DOC NYC screening of his film MAGIC CAMP. MAGIC CAMP, a jubilant celebration of an unusual camp for young magicians, follows a number of campers as they spend a week honing their skills and gearing up for the camp’s end-of-week […]

November 11, 2012

Long Distance Revolutionary: Catalyzing Social Activism

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson Filmmaker Stephen Vittoria spoke at the screening of his film at DOC NYC. Thom Powers, DOC NYC’s Artistic Director, opened Saturday’s screening by calling LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL “a different look at [Abu-Jamal’s] career, and a richer look.” He then handed […]

November 11, 2012

Long Distance Revolutionary: Catalyzing Social Activism

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson Filmmaker Stephen Vittoria spoke at the screening of his film at DOC NYC. Thom Powers, DOC NYC’s Artistic Director, opened Saturday’s screening by calling LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL “a different look at [Abu-Jamal’s] career, and a richer look.” He then handed […]

November 11, 2012

Long Distance Revolutionary: Catalyzing Social Activism

This post was written by DOC NYC blogger Carrie Nelson Filmmaker Stephen Vittoria spoke at the screening of his film at DOC NYC. Thom Powers, DOC NYC’s Artistic Director, opened Saturday’s screening by calling LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL “a different look at [Abu-Jamal’s] career, and a richer look.” He then handed […]

November 11, 2012

Shenandoah: A Murder in Coal Country

This post was written by STF blogger Audrey Evrard Director David Turnley, center, along with guests at the DOC NYC screening of SHENANDOAH. Nestled in the hills of the Shenandoah Valley, the coal-mining town of Shenandoah looks as if it has been reduced to the ghostly version of what it once was. The industrial middle-class–many […]

November 11, 2012

Shenandoah: A Murder in Coal Country

This post was written by STF blogger Audrey Evrard Director David Turnley, center, along with guests at the DOC NYC screening of SHENANDOAH. Nestled in the hills of the Shenandoah Valley, the coal-mining town of Shenandoah looks as if it has been reduced to the ghostly version of what it once was. The industrial middle-class–many […]

November 11, 2012

Shenandoah: A Murder in Coal Country

This post was written by STF blogger Audrey Evrard Director David Turnley, center, along with guests at the DOC NYC screening of SHENANDOAH. Nestled in the hills of the Shenandoah Valley, the coal-mining town of Shenandoah looks as if it has been reduced to the ghostly version of what it once was. The industrial middle-class–many […]

November 11, 2012

Sing Me The Songs That Say I Love You: Remembering Kate McGarrigle

Director Lian Lunson, left, and Martha Wainwright share a laugh at the screening of SING ME THE SONGS THAT SAY I LOVE YOU at DOC NYC. The love that friends and family had (and still have) for the late musician Kate McGarrigle is in full evidence in director Lian Lunson’s concert documentary-cum-tribute SING ME THE […]