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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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2016 DOC NYC in Focus: Viewfinders

doc-nyc-featured-imageToday’s look at DOC NYC‘s programming covers the festival’s two feature competition sections. First up, Viewfinders, our showcase of work demonstrating distinct directorial visions: Continue reading

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On VOD: GLEASON

siff16_gleasonNew to VOD this week: GLEASON

Clay Tweel’s portrait of life after ALS debuted at Sundance this year. It went on to screen at Nantucket, Hot DocsSXSW, AFI Docs, Seattle, Montclair, IFF Boston, Full Frame, and the upcoming DOC NYC as part of the Short List. It is now available on VOD via Amazon and iTunes.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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