by Jeff Halpin Robert Flaherty first met Richard Leacock in the Canary Islands, where his son and Leacock were enrolled at Dartington. After a screening of Leacock’s first film Canary Island Bananas at the school, Flaherty told Leacock “someday, you’ll be working for me.” According to his daughter, he accepted the high praise, then muttered […]
Saturday at DOC NYC: Art, music, family-friendly films and more! Note: tonight’s screening of INNI is sold out! Available seats will be released to those on the rush line 15 minutes before the show. Tickets are still available for other great films, including: the US premiere of Calvet, where the French painter Jean Marc Calvet […]
DOC NYC and SundanceNow have joined forces to let you watch a great documentary for free! SundanceNOW has a great selection of award-winning films from directors such as Errol Morris and Kevin MacDonald. Fans of DOC NYC can watch one for free if you they to SundanceNOW.com and enter the code DOCNYC. Stay tuned: SundanceNOW […]
Start your weekend with DOC NYC! Friday’s schedule includes two Midnight Rock Docs, Herzog’s Happy People, State of the Art panel discussions, and lots more! Note: Today’s screening of Lemon is sold-out, but you can line-up for the rush-line; if any tickets become available, they will be released 15 minutes prior to show-time. Don’t want […]
by Laure Parsons Branded content is a hot topic in the doc world, and on the first day of DOC NYC, producers, agencies and brand reps gathered at the Branded Content panel to explore the intersection of corporate interests and the message of documentary. Claudia Strauss, CEO of Grey Alliance explained, “Agencies are looking for […]
A packed house at Werner Herzog’s Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life kicked off the second annual DOC NYC. The film, shown for the first time in New York, explores the human consequences of a triple homicide in Texas. Herzog interviewed the victims’ families and the convicted killers, including a 28-year-old […]
DOC NYC is in full swing today with the US premiere of Ingrid Betancourt – Six Years in the Jungle, Richard Leacock’s Louisiana Story, State of the Indie Doc Panels and more! The first full day of films also includes: Bringing King to China, where journalist and filmmaker Kevin McKiernan turns the camera on his […]
DOC NYC kicks off today with an evening gala and screening of Werner Herzog’s Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life, and the State of the Industry panels during the day.
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of A&E IndieFilms, all panels taking place at the IFC Center will be free to students presenting a valid Student ID at the IFC Center box office on the day of the event, space permitting. In addition to panels such as Art of Editing, Taking on Controversy and Maximizing Revenues, […]
DOC NYC announces an inititiave to help documentary filmmakers find a new source of funding for distribution and marketing.