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docshop/July
Risk/Reward
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Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its filmmakers' monthly screening and discussion series - docshop with a new film from Roland Park Pictures - Risk/Reward. Following the screening the directors will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception @ The Den. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, July 14th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS,VISIT www.docfest.org Risk/Reward is a documentary film about four women with the tenacity to pursue high-powered careers in the working woman's final frontier--Wall Street. An equity research analyst, a foreign currency trader, a New York Stock Exchange floor broker and a rookie investment banker, each woman has made a conscious decision to work in an industry that is notoriously unforgiving of one's family and personal life. In the male-dominated world of finance these women's struggles are less about the glass ceiling and more about the pull of social convention. For more information visit: http://www.rolandparkpictures.com |
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docshop/June
TUESDAY, June 17th
Free Beer & Two Boots Pizza @ Den of Cin @ 7pm *(see below)
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Subway: 6 train to Bleeker Street, or
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors Master Class with William Greaves: William Greaves began his career as a actor in film and stage in the late 1940's and, beginning in the 1950's, became a documentary filmmaker, focusing on the African American experience. Greaves has won numerous awards for his filmmaking, including over 70 international film festival awards. Additionally, Greaves has earned an Emmy award as well as four Emmy nominations. Greaves has many films to his credit including: his groundbreaking film Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968), and his most recent critically acclaimed documentary, Ralph Bunch: An American Odyssey The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its filmmakers' monthly screening and discussion series - docshop, with a Master Class by veteran filmmaker William Greaves. Following the screening of excerpts from his films, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception @ The Den.
To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by
5:00 PM on Monday, June 16th. Make your reservations early, as seating is
limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the
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docshop/May TUESDAY, May 20th
Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House
The director will be present!
Free Beer and Two Boots Pizza @ Den of Cin @ 7pm *
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When: Tues., May 20th, 2003
Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker at 8:00 PM
Subway: 6 train to Bleeker Street, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students and seniors (bring ID!) The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its filmmakers' monthly screening and discussion series - docshop with Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House. Following the screening the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception @ The Den. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, May 19th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS,VISIT www.docfest.org RUTHIE AND CONNIE: EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE is a film about love and friendship -- and the price two women paid to be themselves. 1959: A working class Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. Two young married women, both raising young children, meet and become friends -- and soon after, the best of friends. They live in the same building. They go to the same synagogue. They are Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz, conventional housewives of the 1950's, with two noteworthy exceptions: their passionate interest in community issues gradually turns them into community leaders ... and their passionate interest in each other suddenly turns their world upside down. For more information visit: http://www.ruthieandconnie.com/RuthConn.htm |
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docshop/April TUESDAY, APRIL 15th
Heart of the Sea
The directors will be present!
Screening & Q & A starts @ 8pm
Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker at 8:00 PM
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Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors (bring ID!) The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its filmmakers' monthly screening and discussion series - docshop with HEART OF THE SEA. Following the screening the directors will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception @ The Den. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, April 14. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS,VISIT www.docfest.org HEART OF THE SEA is the inspiring portrait of surf legend Rell "Kapolioka'ehukai" Sunn, founding member of the Women's Professional Surfing Association and one of Hawaii?s most beloved community leaders. While known for her incredible physical power, grace and luminous beauty, it was her generous spirit and relentless work as a youth, environmental and breast cancer activist that made her an icon on the Islands. As she carved a path for women in a sport dominated by men and climbed to the top of her field, Sunn discovered that she had breast cancer at the young age of 32. Despite the diagnosis, she continued surfing and battling the disease for years, all the while promoting breast cancer awareness among native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women. Named one of Hawaii's most influential women of the 20th century by ABC television, Sunn - whose Hawaiian name means Heart of the Sea - was eulogized in the New York Times for having captured the heart of Hawaii during a 14-year battle with cancer. |
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docshop/March TUESDAY, March 18TH
The Kid Stays in the Picture
The directors will be present!
Free Beer & Two Boots Pizza @ Den of Cin @ 7pm
Sponsored by: HBO, NYSCA, The Eastman Fund, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Two Boots Pizza, The Pioneer Theater and Brooklyn Beer
When: Tues., March 18th, 2003
Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker at 8:00 PM
Subway:6 train to Bleeker Street, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors (bring ID!) The Kid Stays in the Picture: This spectacular documentary traces the meteoric rise, fall and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. Evans began as a clothing designer, then starred in films such as The Sun Also Rises, and later progressed to producing iconic films like The Godfather and Rosemary's Baby before spiraling downward into cocaine addiction. In the 90's, he made a comeback, again as a producer, with hits like Sliver and The Saint. The Kid Stays in the Picture was adapted from his tell-all autobiography, the movie takes the audience on an intimate journey into the mind of this unique Hollywood legend. The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its filmmakers' monthlyscreening and discussion series - docshop with The Kid Stays in the Picture. Following the screening the directors will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception @ The Den. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, March 17th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST click here
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docshop/February TUESDAY, February 18th
The Two Towns of Jasper
The directors will be present!
Free Beer & Two Boots Pizza @ Den of Cin @ 7pm
Sponsored by: HBO, NYSCA, The Eastman Fund, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Two Boots Pizza, The Pioneer Theater and Brooklyn Beer
Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker at 8:00 PM
Subway:6 train to Bleeker Street, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors (bring ID!) The Two Towns of Jasper is a feature-length documentary about the 1998 racially motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper. Texas. A collaborative effort between a black and a white filmmaker, the producers used segregated crews to document the town of Jasper over the course of the trials of the three men charged with dragging Mr. Byrd to his death. From January through December 1999, a black crew (led by Marco Williams) filmed black residents while a white crew (led by Whitney Dow) filmed white residents in order to examine the racial devide in America. The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its filmmakers' monthlyscreening and discussion series - docshop with The Two Towns of Jasper. Following the screening the directors will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception @ The Den. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, March 17th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST click here
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docshop/January
TUESDAY, January 21st
Free Beer & Two Boots Pizza @ Den of Cin @ 7pm
Sponsored by:HBO, NYSCA, The Eastman Fund, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Two Boots Pizza, The Pioneer Theater and Brooklyn Beer
When: Tues., January 21st, 2003
Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker at 8:00 PM
Subway: 6 train to Bleeker Street, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors
Master Class with Pola Rapaport: One of the most respected nonfiction filmmakers at work today, Pola Rappaport has numerous films to her credit, including: Family Secret, Blind Light, Broken Meat, Tooth and Mask, and Joanna's Jobs. Her work has been screened at festivals and museums worldwide, including: Sundance, Edinburgh, Seattle and MoMA. Additionally, Ms. Rapaport has received awards at Amsterdam, Leningrad and Oberhausen film festivals. She is the recipient of both NYSCA and Jerome Foundation grants, and has also been honored with a fellowship from NYFA. The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its filmmakers' monthly screening and discussion series - docshop with a Master Class by veteran filmmaker Pola Rapaport. Following the screening of excerpts from her films, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception at The Den. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, January 20th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST click here |
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docshop/December 2002 Sponsored by HBO Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer
A DAY'S WORK, A DAY'S PAY
Directors Kathy Leichter and Jonathan Skurnik will be present
When: Tues., December 17th, 2002
Subway: 6 Train to Broadway/Lafayette, or F Train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A The New York Documentary Center, presenters of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with a screening of A DAY'S WORK, A DAY'S PAY. Following the screening, directors Kathy Leichter and Jonathan Skurnik will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception at The Den, located below the theater. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, December 16th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org A DAY'S WORK, A DAY'S PAY: follows three welfare recipients in New York City from 1997 to 2000 as they participate in the largest welfare-to-work program in the nation. When forced to work at city jobs for below the prevailing wage and deprived of the chance to go to school, these individuals decide to fight back, demanding programs that will help them move off of welfare and into jobs. Special Note: The New York Documentary Center presents docshop with the help of the following organizations: AIVF, DocuClub, IFP, The Independent Monitor, New York Women in Film and Television, Women Make Movies. |
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docshop/November
Sponsored by HBO
MASTER CLASS WITH SUSAN FROEMKE Collaborators of Ms. Froemke will also be present
When: Tues., November 19th, 2002
Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker at 8:00 PM
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors (bring ID!) The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with veteran filmmaker Susan Froemke. Following the screening of excerpts from her films, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception @ The Den. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, November 18th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org MASTER CLASS WITH SUSAN FROEMKE: One of the most respected non-fiction filmmakers at work today, Susan Froemke has twenty-one not-fiction films to her credit, starting with the classic GREY GARDENS (1976). Her documentary LALEE'S KIN (2001) was nominated for both an Academy Award and an Independent Spirit Award. She has also won four Emmy Awards and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2001. Froemke is the chief administrator and principal filmmaker of the world-renowned Maysles Films in New York. |
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docshop/October 2002 Sponsored by HBO Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer
THAT'S MY FACE (E Minha Cara)
Director Thomas Allen Harris will be present
When: Tues., October 15th, 2002
Subway: 6 Train to Broadway/Lafayette, or F Train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A The New York Documentary Center, presenters of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with a screening of THAT'S MY FACE. Following the screening, director Thomas Allen Harris will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception at The Den, located below the theater. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, October 14th. Make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 PM on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org THAT'S MY FACE (E Minha Cara): In 1996, the filmmaker journeyed to the city Salvador Da Bahia - The African heart and soul of Brazil - seeking the identity of the spirits who haunted his dreams. Twenty years before, his mother made a parallel journey when she migrated with the family to Tanzania, East Africa, in search of the mythic motherland. With an innovative sound design that uses rap and hip hop strategies of mulit-voice sampling, THAT'S MY FACE creates a mythopoetic feast of self-discovery that crosses three continents, three generations, and thirty years.
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docshop/September 2002
LA TROPICAL (96 min.)
When: Tuesday, September 17th .
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with the screening of LA TROPICAL. Following the screening, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5: 00 PM on Monday, September 16. Make your reservations early as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 pm on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org. On the edge of Havana is an open-air dance hall known as La Tropical, where working-class Cubans go to dance. Picking up about where Los Van Van leaves off (one of their singers even shows off the Grammy the group won two years ago), David Turnley's sweaty, sensuous "La Tropical" takes the viewer inside this bastion of Cuban dance music. From the essential "Cubaness" possessed by master of ceremonies Juan Cruz to the lovers who met there and the staff itself, the film profiles everyone who populates the arena. Along the way Turnley makes some important points about race and class, yet his camera never fails to pick up the fundamental optimism and goodness of those whose lives revolve around La Tropical. |
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docshop/August 2002
KALAMA SUTTA: SEEING IS BELIEVING (96 min.)
When: Tuesday, August 20th .
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with the screening of KALAMA SUTTA: SEEING IS BELIEVING. Following the screening, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5: 00 PM on Monday, August 19. Make your reservations early as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 pm on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org. Under the guise of video-toting tour operators, Holly Fisher ("Bullets for Breakfast") and Co-producer Katherine Pieratos traveled to Burma soon after the Burmese government launched "Visit Myanmar Year!", its ambitious tourism campaign. Footage gathered on the trip is both backdrop and smokescreen for a film that probes appearances and investigates much harsher and mostly hidden realities - and in which a short trip catapults into a celebration of resistance. Compelling narratives of exiled leaders struggling for democracy and indigenous rights are laced into this poetic essay about the truth of appearances. Archive, undercover, and internet footage counterpoint travel footage to expose the gap between The Golden Land on exhibit and the Burma which is off-limits to visitors. "Kalama Sutta: Seeing is Believing" is a work in which a journey to Burma is transformed into a meditation on human rights. |
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docshop/July 2002
STEPS FOR THE FUTURE
When: Tuesday, July 16th
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with the screening of STEPS FOR THE FUTURE: Films from Southern Africa. Following the screening, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception. To reserve tickets, please call 212.668.1575. Reservations must be made by 5: 00 PM on Monday, July 15. Make your reservations early as seating is limited. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 pm on the night of the screening. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org. Jennifer Fox will show excerpts and films from "Steps for the Future", a unique collection of films from seven different countries of the Southern African region. These unusual stories - narrative documentaries, music videos, experimental films, short films, investigative stories and even sexy public service announcements - tell about how individuals are confronting their lives and how societies are having to change under the impact of HIV/AIDS. Jennifer Fox was among several filmmakers who worked over periods of one to five weeks to conduct workshops and provide professional support to filmmakers, both experienced and new, such as Brian Tilley ("It's My Life") and Robin Hofmeyr ("Busi"), to produce this award-winning series from South Africa-based STEPS (Social Transformation and Empower Projects). |
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docshop/June 2002 MASTER CLASS WITH JONATHAN STACK. The director of the Academy Award-nominated The Farm and Damned in the USA will screen excerpts from his films and discuss his work.
When: Tues., June 18th
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with award winning filmmaker Jonathan Stack. Following the screening of excerpts from his films, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer reception. To reserve tickets call 212.668.1575. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 pm on the night of the screening. Jonathan Stack is an Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker. In 1991 he founded Gabriel Films, one of the most prolific and successful independent documentary film companies in the United States. In the past decade, Mr. Stack has made over forty films including: The Farm, Wildest Show in the South, Final Judgment, Harlem Diary, and Damned in the U.S.A. |
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docshop/May 2002
Amato: a love affair with opera (64 min.)
When: Tues., May 21st
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its monthly series - docshop with the screening of Amato: a love affair with opera. Following the screening, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets call 212.668.1575. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 pm on the night of the screening. Amato: a love affair with opera is a film about one of New York's cultural landmarks, and the remarkable couple - Tony and Sally Amato - who have made it their life's work for the past fifty years. Located in the heart of New York's Bowery, the Amato Opera operates out of a tiny brownstone, performing classical operas on a stage barely larger than a living room. This wonderful documentary explores the rich history of this stalwart little company through a focus on its 50th anniversary season. The film is at once an intimate portrait of these gracious, exuberant, and feisty octagenarians, an appreciation of their endearing and idiosyncratic institution, and an exploration into the mutually sustaining relationship between the Amatos and their devoted urban community. |
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docshop/April 2002 * * S p e c i a l T w o - D a y d o c s h o p * *
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Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its new monthly series - docshop with a special two-day event. Screening Monday, April 15th will be MOTHERS OF LIFE by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio. Screening Tuesday, April 16th will be ATMAN, by Pirjo Honkasalo. These screenings are presented as part of Northern Exposure - Finnish Documentary Films in New York. Following the screening, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The Tuesday night screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets call 212.668.1575. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org Reserved tickets must be claimed by 7:15 pm on the night of the screening. MOTHERS OF LIFE tells of the fates of the Nubetja Japtik nomad family on the Yamal Peninsula in West Siberia - in particular mother and daughter, Mjusena and Tatjana. ATMAN documents the journey of Jamana Lal and his brother's family on a pilgrimage over 6,000 km from the mouth of the River Ganges to the Himalayas. NORTHERN EXPOSURE is a 5-day celebration of Finnish documentary at its highest level, featuring some of the most internationally known and celebrated films. As well as showcasing the work of well established and acclaimed directors, the event also introduces to the screen documentaries made by talented new Finnish filmmakers. The event offers samples from the expansive range of modern Finnish documentary cinema. We invite the audience to explore today's Finland through the Finnish lens. Alternatively the selection of films demonstrates the strong interest of Finnish documentary makers in examining cultures from all over the world. NORTHERN EXPOSURE is a co-presentation of The Finnish Documentary Guild/DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival; Scandinavia House; The Consulate of Finland; The New York Documentary Center/Docfest; DocuClub, Inc.; with the support of the Foreign Ministry of Finland; The Finnish Film Foundation; AVEK - the Promotion Centre for Audio-visual Culture in Finland. For more information please call the Scandanavia House at 212.779.3587. |
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docshop/March 2002 The Independent Film Channel Presents Two new profiles (Martin Scorsese and Jane Campion)
By Albert Maysles
When: Tues., March 19th
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its new monthly series - docshop with two new 30 minute films from Albert Maysles. Following the screening, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets call 212.668.1575. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org Legendary documentarian, Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens, Gimme Shelter) will screen two brand new 30 minute profiles of film giants Martin Scorsese, and Jane Campion. These biographic shorts are segments of a larger series, which Maysles created for The Independent Film Channel. |
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docshop/FEBRUARY 2002 WEST 47th STREET 108 min. By Bill Lichtenstein and June Peoples The director will be present
When: Tues., February 19th
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its new monthly series - docshop with a new film from L.C. Media, Inc. Following the screening, the directors will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets call 212.668.1575. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org "WEST 47th STREET" offers an unprecedented window on the lives of people who are often feared and ignored, seldom understood. This warm and intimate cinéma vérité feature film follows four people with mental illness, off the streets and out of homeless shelters, in and out of the hospital, at home and at work, over three years. With a luminous simplicity that belies this film's epic scope, the filmmakers present a story about people who approach tremendous obstacles with humor, optimism and grace. The film represents a radical return to cinéma vérité documentary style, without interviews or narration. Set at Fountain House, a rehabilitation program for people with serious mental illness located in New York City's Hell's Kitchen. |
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docshop/JANUARY 2002 SEAN NOW AND THEN
By Ralph Arlyck
When: Tues., January 15th
Subway: 6 train to Broadway/Lafayette, or
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its new monthly series - docshop with a new film from Ralph Arlyck. Following the screening, the director will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets call 212.668.1575. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org "SEAN NOW AND THEN" is a documentary feature which updates the life of a precocious 4-year-old "flower child" who producer Ralph Arlyck first filmed in 1969, discoursing on smoking pot, speed freaks, being busted by the cops, and other topics that were in the air in the 60s. Now Arlyck revisits the adult young man and his family to see what has been passed on from hippie parents (and communist grandparents) and what has not. The film is a moving, and often surprising, exploration of how difficult it is for us all to truly grow up. |
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docshop/DECEMBER 2001 "WELL-FOUNDED FEAR" Directed by Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini When: Tues., December 18th Where: Reception at 7:00 PM, Den of Cin (44 Avenue A) Screening at 8:00 PM, Pioneer Theater (155 E 3rd St.) Subway: F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, Left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its new monthly series - docshop with a new documentary from the directing team of Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini - "WELL FOUNDED FEAR." Following the screening, the directors will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets please click HERE. "WELL-FOUNDED FEAR" Never before has a camera been allowed to capture the fateful thumbs up or down vetting process of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the U.S. government agency which decides who gets political asylum in America and who doesn't. Critical to each decision is a "well-founded fear" that deportation would place an applicant's life in jeopardy, and it's up to INS officials to sort through unfamiliar languages, cultures and conflicts to decide who is truthful. Directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini convey an unforgettable glimpse into the lives of intrepid souls desperate to share in the freedoms we Americans take for granted and of beleaguered bureaucrats who must face issues of profound moral responsibility on a daily basis. |
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docshop/November 2001 Two films by Peter Kinoy and Pam Yates "OUTRIDERS" and "BATTLE FOR BROAD"
When: Tues., November 20th
Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its new monthly series - docshop with two films from Skylight Pictures. Following the screening, directors Peter Kinoy and Pam Yates will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets call 212.668.1575. TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS, VISIT www.docfest.org OUTRIDERS and BATTLE FOR BROAD are the third and fourth films in a series from Skylight Pictures on how Poor Americans organize and fight back.
"OUTRIDERS" (1999) 54:00 minutes
"BATTLE for BROAD" (2000) 25 minutes
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docshop/OCTOBER 2001 "W.I.S.O.R." Directed by Michel Negroponte When: Tues., October 16th Where: Reception at 7:00 PM, Den of Cin (44 Avenue A) Screening at 8:00 PM, Pioneer Theater (155 E 3rd St.) Subway: F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, Left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, presenter of docfest, continues its new monthly series - docshop with a new documentary from Artistic License - W.I.S.O.R. Following the screening, director Michel Negroponte will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets please click HERE. Three images define New York: skyscrapers, fire escapes and those eerie columns of steam that vent from fissures in the street like geothermal springs. They are a product of a unique 100-year-old, 100-mile-long grid of steam pipes that heat Manhattan's buildings, and like the rest of the city's infrastructure, they're deteriorating. Enter W.I.S.O.R., a robot designed to creep like an inchworm inside the old pipes and repair them. Unlikely material for a philosophical review, but in the hands of director Michel Negroponte (JUPITER'S WIFE), the process of inventing the homely "robo-welder" becomes an excuse to discuss God, fate, baseball, and Richard Nixon. An Artistic License Films release in association with ITVS, ZDF/Arte. |
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docshop/SEPTEMBER 2001 "Life and Debt" Directed by Stephanie Black When: Tues., September 18th Where: Reception at 7:00 PM, Den of Cin (44 Avenue A) Screening at 8:00 PM, Pioneer Theater (155 E 3rd St.) Subway: F train to 2nd Ave, walk East on Houston, Left on Avenue A Cost: $8.50 general public, $6.00 students & seniors The New York Documentary Center, continues its new monthly series docshop with Stephanie Black's new film, Life and Debt. Following the screening, director Stephanie Black will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. To reserve tickets click HERE. Life and Debt, By Stephanie Black. Using conventional and unconventional documentary techniques, this searing film dissects the "mechanism of debt" that is destroying local agriculture and industry while substituting sweatshops and cheap imports. With a voice-over narration written by Jamaica Kincaid, Life and Debt is an unapologetic look at the "new world order", from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, government and policy officials who see the reality of globalization from the ground up.
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docshop/AUGUST 2001 (This event was sold out!)
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docshop/JULY 2001 Inaugural Event and Launch Party (This event was sold out!)
"LOCAL NEWS"
When: Tues., July 17th
The New York Documentary Center, launches a new monthly series - docshop. Grace Under Pressure, one installment of the new five part PBS series, LOCAL NEWS, will kick off the series. Following the screening, LOCAL NEWS co-producer and director, David Van Taylor will discuss the art and craft of documentary making with the audience. The screening will be preceded by a "Two Boots Pizza and Brooklyn Beer" reception. The launch party continues after the audience discussion! To reserve tickets click this link. LOCAL NEWS is an unprecedented five-part documentary series that depicts one station's efforts to lift its ratings while simultaneously improving its journalistic standards. A surprisingly candid, behind-the-scenes look, the series follows the daily drama of reporters, news managers, and community members struggling to find a better way for local TV to impart the news. |
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