New to DOC NYC this year, Art + Design celebrates creative expression across multiple disciplines, from photography to sculpture, graffiti to tailoring. Continue reading
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2013 DOC NYC in Focus: Art + Design
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
In Theatres: THESE BIRDS WALK
Coming to NYC’s Village East Cinemas today, Friday, November 1: THESE BIRDS WALK
Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq’s look at the lives of Pakistani street children made its debut at True/False earlier this year. It went on to screen at SXSW, Dallas, BAMcinemaFest, Nashville, Hot Docs, Seattle, and Melbourne, among others.
I included the film in my True/False coverage here.
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On DVD: THE GREEN WAVE
Coming to DVD this coming Tuesday, November 5: THE GREEN WAVE
Ali Samadi Ahadi’s meditation on Iran’s 2009 Green Revolution debuted at Hamburg in 2010. It went on to screen at IDFA, Sundance, San Francisco, Planete Doc Review, Human Rights Watch, Edinburgh, Jerusalem, and Vancouver, among others, and to enjoy a limited theatrical release.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On Cable: OPEN SECRET
Coming to Al Jazeera America Presents this Sunday, November 3: OPEN SECRET
Steve Lickteig’s chronicle of the search for his birth mother debuted at Hot Docs in 2011. Its fest circuit also included Thessaloniki Doc, Indie Grits, and Kansas.
I included the film in my Hot Docs coverage here.
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2013 DOC NYC in Focus: International Perspectives
DOC NYC‘s next section, International Perspectives, gives audiences the opportunity to take a virtual trip around the world, from Jamaica to China, Senegal to Israel. Continue reading
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Toronto 2013: Docs in Brief, Part Three
Wrapping up my overdue coverage on September’s Toronto International Film Festival nonfiction programming, this post looks at the docs I was able to see from the fest’s Wavelengths, Mavericks, and Contemporary World Cinema sections. Continue reading
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In Theatres: SWEET DREAMS
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 1: SWEET DREAMS
Rob and Lisa Fruchtman’s inspirational story of a troupe of Rwandan drummers-turned-entrepreneurs had its world premiere last year at Silverdocs. It went on to screen at DOC NYC, Mill Valley, IDFA, Margaret Mead, DocPoint, Big Sky, Thessaloniki Doc, Ashland, and DOXA, among others.
I previously included the film in my Thessaloniki Doc coverage here.
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In Theatres: MUSICWOOD
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, November 1: MUSICWOOD
Maxine Trump’s look at the impact of deforestation on the acoustic guitar made its debut at DOC NYC last year. It went on to screen at Big Sky, Cleveland, Sarasota, Yale’s Environmental fest, Nashville, DOXA, and Bonnaroo, among several other fests.
I previously wrote about the film out of DOC NYC here.
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2013 DOC NYC in Focus: American Perspectives
The next programming section in my overview of the upcoming 4th edition of DOC NYC is American Perspectives, our panorama of stories from around the country. Continue reading
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Indiewire @ Hulu Docs: Trick or Treat Edition
Halloween has inspired my latest curated selections for Hulu’s Documentaries page, with a series of films exposing trickery and deceit, from corporate corruption to documentary filmmaking itself. Watch these docs now for free!
For more information about the selections, see my Indiewire article.
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