New to DOC NYC this year, Art + Design celebrates creative expression across multiple disciplines, from photography to sculpture, graffiti to tailoring.
DOC NYC Art + Design
GREY CITY (CIDADE CINZA)
Directors: Marcelo Mesquita & Guilherme Valiengo
US PREMIERE
A new law against visual pollution threatens the work of acclaimed Brazilian street artists (pictured above).
IF YOU BUILD IT
Director: Patrick Creadon
NYC PREMIERE
Innovative designers hope to create positive change to an impoverished North Carolina town through a high school design class.
Followed by a Q&A with the director.My previous coverage may be found here.
IN NO GREAT HURRY: 13 LESSONS IN LIFE WITH SAUL LEITER
Director: Tomas Leach
NYC PREMIERE
A profile of one of the founders of the New York School of photography of the mid-20th century.
Followed by a Q&A with the director.
LEVITATED MASS
Director: Doug Pray
NYC PREMIERE
The public responds when conceptual art is literally driven through their neighborhoods, as a 340-ton boulder makes its way to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Followed by a Q&A with the director.
MAGICAL UNIVERSE
Director: Jeremy Workman
NYC PREMIERE
When the filmmaker met eccentric outsider artists Al Carbee, little did he imagine he’d become the caretaker of the octogenarian’s Barbie doll legacy.
Followed by a Q&A with the director.
MEN OF THE CLOTH
Director: Vicki Vasilopoulos
WORLD PREMIERE
An in-depth look at the fading craft of master tailors.
Followed by a Q&A with the director and subjects.
TINY: A STORY ABOUT LIVING SMALL
Directors: Merete Mueller & Christopher Smith
NYC PREMIERE
The directors set out to build a sustainable house that fits within a standard parking space.
Followed by a Q&A with the directors.Screening with short film:
TWENTY EIGHT FEET: LIFE ON A LITTLE WOODEN BOAT
Director: Kevin A Fraser
Demonstrating one doesn’t need stuff to be happy, a man takes to the high seas.My previous coverage may be found here.
Why You Should Attend:
Find inspiration in these stories of artists and craftsmen, professional and amateur alike, representing both highbrow and populist work.
More Info:
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