by Rahul Chadha “Ricky was my partner, and my friend. He was really kind of my father,” documentary legend D.A. Pennebaker said of filmmaker Richard Leacock following the double bill screening of the films Primary and Crisis on Saturday, at DOC NYC’s ongoing tribute to Leacock, who passed away in March of this year. “I learned a lot of […]
Heavyweight champion and subject of the DOC NYC film Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears died of liver cancer yesterday. He was 67. Tonight’s screening of Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears is sold out, but two more screenings have been added for Thursday, November 10 at 1pm and 8:15pm, both at IFC. This film reveals […]
Join Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein for a post-screening conversation at The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical, discover this year’s DOC NYC award winners at the gala and awards presentation of The Island President, and see more great films, Tuesday at DOC NYC. Billed as by Indie wire as “One of the surprise hits to come […]
by Jeff Halpin A nightmarish tale of manipulation, intellectual property fraud and old fashioned show business chicanery, “I Want my Name Back” details the heartbreaking story of the Sugar Hill Gang, widely heralded as the first rap artists to receive world-wide recognition, and their treatment at the hands of Sugar Hill records owners Joe and […]
Start your week off right with DOC NYC! The emotional films Undefeated and Ballymun Lullaby will lift your spirits; the two films in Shorts: Views on Japan will transport you to another world. See more brand new films and replays of those you’ve missed, Monday at DOC NYC. Monday’s Highlights: Like a real-life Friday Night […]
by Jeff Halpin While on holiday in Costa Rica in 2004, director Dominic Allan overheard a cabdriver discussing a mercenary who had robbed some mobsters and was now a painter in Central America. Intrigued by the rumors, Allan traveled to meet this mysterious figure in Nicaragua. The two met for 10 days, with Allan interviewing […]
by Rahul Chadha Poet Lemon Andersen–by his own choice–has never seen Lemon, the film that directors Laura Brownson and Beth Levison made about the Brooklyn native’s struggle to produce his one-man play, The County of Kings. In that regard, Andersen was a minority of one at the sold-out U.S. premiere of Lemon, which was featured as the Centerpiece […]
It’s Daylight Savings! Spend your extra hour with DOC NYC. Sunday’s films include the family-friendly Sea Monsters 3D, With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story, three collections of short films and lots more! Other films include: Jascha Heifetz was the first modern violin virtuoso. Itzhak Perlman refers to him as a god, and his name was […]
Charlotte Rampling didn’t want a film made about her. “It was difficult to imagine doing a film without it being ego-based,” she said at the screening of Charlotte Rampling: The Look. “It’s sort of a miracle that we’re all here today.” But slowly, over three and a half years with director Angelina Maccarone, the film […]
DOC NYC has learned that Joe Frazier, former heavyweight champion and subject of Tuesday’s film, JoeFrazier: When the Smoke Clears, is in hospice with liver cancer. We regret that he won’t be able to join us, but are pleased to be showing this film about his life. Our thoughts go out to Frazier and his […]