Category Archives: Film Festivals

November 9, 2017 · 12:01 PM

RIDM 2017 Overview

Festival:
The 20th anniversary RIDM

Dates:
November 9-19

About:
Montreal’s well-regarded documentary event showcases more than 70 new documentary features in addition to shorts and retrospective programming. Continue reading →

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November 8, 2017 · 3:02 PM

2017 DOC NYC in Focus: DOC NYC PRO – Show Me the Money Day

The penultimate day of DOC NYC‘s industry programming series, DOC NYC PRO, takes place on Wednesday, November 15. Continue reading →

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November 8, 2017 · 12:01 PM

2017 DOC NYC in Focus: Sonic Cinema

DAVID BOWIE: THE LAST FIVE YEARS

DOC NYC‘s ever-popular music doc section is in today’s spotlight: Continue reading →

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November 7, 2017 · 3:47 PM

On DVD: THE SETTLERS

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 7:
THE SETTLERS

Director:
Shimon Dotan

Premiere:
Sundance 2016

Select Festivals:
New York, DocAviv, IDFA, Biografilm, Sheffield, SF Jewish, Bergen, Heartland

About:
A wide-reaching exploration of the impact of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories of the West Bank.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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November 7, 2017 · 3:02 PM

2017 DOC NYC in Focus: Fight the Power

NOTHING WITHOUT US: THE WOMEN WHO WILL END AIDS

Documentaries about activism are next up in my DOC NYC spotlight: Continue reading →

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November 7, 2017 · 10:30 AM

2017 DOC NYC in Focus: DOC NYC PRO – Smart Producing Day

My look at DOC NYC‘s industry programming series, DOC NYC PRO, continues with Tuesday, November 14’s focus on producing. Continue reading →

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November 6, 2017 · 2:12 PM

2017 DOC NYC in Focus: Behind the Scenes

JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND…

Next up in my DOC NYC spotlight are films about filmmaking: Continue reading →

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November 6, 2017 · 12:01 PM

2017 DOC NYC in Focus: Modern Family

6 WEEKS TO MOTHER’S DAY

This week begins with my section-by-section spotlight on DOC NYC, starting with a look at unconventional families: Continue reading →

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November 3, 2017 · 3:02 PM

2017 DOC NYC in Focus: DOC NYC PRO – Pitch Perfect Day

This week’s focus on DOC NYC‘s industry programming series, DOC NYC PRO, wraps with a look at our all-day pitch program on Monday, November 13. Continue reading →