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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: Wild Life

long_live_benjaminDOC NYC‘s Wild Life section explores the deep connections between humans and animals: Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: Art & Design

david_lynchMy DOC NYC preview continues with a returning thematic section: Art & Design. Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: Science Nonfiction

food_evolutionAnother new section takes the spotlight in today’s DOC NYC preview: Science Nonfiction explores the cutting edge worlds of science and technology. Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: True Crime

santoallaToday’s profile of DOC NYC‘s film program begins with a new thematic section: True Crime. Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: DOC NYC PRO – Short List Day

PRO-1110x620For its second day, Friday, November 11, DOC NYC‘s programming for industry professionals, DOC NYC PRO, turns to our popular section predicting awards contenders, Short List Day. Continue reading

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DOK Leipzig 2016 Overview

dok-logo-300-dpi-veciDOK Leipzig, Germany’s longest-running nonfiction festival, holds its 59th edition beginning tonight, Monday, October 31. Between now and Sunday, November 6, more than 80 new documentary features will screen in a program that also celebrates animation while also offering several retrospective selections. The following puts the spotlight on the event’s eclectic nonfiction: Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: International Perspectives

doc-nyc-featured-imageMy DOC NYC preview wraps for the week with the globetrotting films of International Perspectives: Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: American Perspectives

doc-nyc-featured-imageToday’s DOC NYC preview continues with a look at one of our perennial sections: American Perspectives, a panorama of stories from around the country: Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: DOC NYC PRO – First-Time Doc Maker Day

PRO-1110x620In addition to an expansive offering of films, DOC NYC, also presents DOC NYC PRO, a concurrent panel and masterclass series intended for working documentarians. The first day of DOC NYC PRO programming, Thursday, November 10, First-Time Doc Maker Day, serves as a crash course for newcomers to nonfiction filmmaking. Continue reading

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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: Metropolis

doc-nyc-featured-imageThe second of DOC NYC‘s two feature competition sections wraps up today’s festival preview. Metropolis turns the spotlight on New York stories: Continue reading

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