DOC NYC, the nation's largest documentary film festival, returned to New York in 2022 with 200+ documentaries, shorts and events. Notably, the 13th edition of the fest spotlighted more female filmmakers than ever before. Here are some of the standouts.
First premiering at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim in January 2020, Coded Bias...
25 years on from its tragedy, Heaven's Gate remains the most notorious and bizarre cult in American history. Its leadership, mentality and infamous mass suicide are reexamined in the HBO documentary "Heaven's Gate: Cult of Cults."
Brendan Fitzgerald's documentary opens a window into the corruption at every level of the pharmaceutical industry.
After a year-long festival circuit run that resulted in multiple awards, Bastards’ Road [https://www....
Karim Kassem [https://www.karimkassem.com/], a filmmaker, director, and screenwriter from Lebanon, has had...
This particular film, created by Brandon Drenon, features a psychotherapist from Spain who explains the effects of quarantine on mental health.
By: Riley Dole Lynn Novick’s [https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/about-the-filmmakers/lynn-novick/] brilliantly insightful documentary, College Behind Bars, screened on November 16, 2019 at the first Harlem Documentary Film Festival. [https://documentaryforum.org/harlem-docfest/] The four hour, four-part series, executively produced by Ken Burns [http://kenburns.com/films/college-behind-bars/], is set to air on...
For the sake of future generations, Ali remains an optimist and will continue to lead only with love.
On August 25, 2019, Honeysuckle had the distinct pleasure of interviewing director, producer, and writer Francesco Zippel, whose new documentary “Friedkin-Uncut” is an introspective portrait of William Friedkin. The documentary features the irreverent 1970’s legend, who directed The Exorcist and French Connection, as well as his countless admirers. “Friedkin-Uncut” has been shown in festivals...
Directed by: Francesco Zippel [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6096597/] OPENING AT CITY CINEMAS VILLAGE EAST [https://www.citycinemas.com/villageeast/film/friedkin-uncut], New York, New York FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 In Hollywood, the word “real” is an anomaly. It is a place where the goal is to try to fool others into believing things...
In 1964, The Federal Communications Commission enacted the FM Non-Duplication Rule [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_Non-Duplication_Rule], which mandated that AM and FM radio must distinguish their programming from one another. Although a seemingly small event, it started something that would change history. The need for distinctive content on the airwaves opened up...
Death Row Stories examines the deals and decisions that prosecutors and defense attorneys make on behalf of their clients as the law changes over time.
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