NEW YORK’S Documentary FESTIVAL 2010 HIGHLIGHTS DOC NYC 2010 PRESS DOC NYC PRESENTED ITS INAUGURAL FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 3-9, 2010. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT: Presenting Partner “This ambitious new festival of “A bonanza for fans of Ted Hope’s Brave Thinkers of Indie Film, nonfiction films grows out of the Stranger 2010: “Thom Powers expanded his base still Than Fiction series at the IFC Center and documentaries.” further as one of the founders of the DOC includes a wide range of work across many NYC fest. Few have done as much different genres.” to further the community and appreciation of film in NYC. “From the folks who bring you the indispensable Presenting Sponsors He has helped to build an energetic and series Stranger Than Fiction at the IFC passionate doc community, and never stops Center comes DOC NYC: seven days thinking about how to extend it further.” “Selective but eclectic, DOC NYC [serves] to promote and celebrate a culture of of smashingly entertaining possibility.” documentaries…” ROW/BRILL GHB IAN HI T Major Sponsors ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS “It’s perhaps the biggest documentary festival launch in over five years…” Friends of the Festival documentary magazine “The inaugural edition of DOC “DOC NYC is a welcome addition NYC kicked off in a big way, Adobe to the landscape of documentary featuring Werner Herzog and his breathtaking 3-D documentary film offerings… It’ll be great to see “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.” Opening with what unfolds next year.” such a mammoth (no prehistory-pun intended) piece of work is quite a statement about the goals and scope of DOC NYC.” Approval Matrix “One of the beautiful things about this festival is that it’s all-inclusive in terms of audience outreach…One may safely say this looks “DOC NYC, a festival dedicated to like one festival that may be the form which taps directly into the primal “Proof that there is an appetite urge at the spinal base of cinema: to watch.” here to stay.” and audience for the genre!” 2 3 2010 fesTIVal lineUP 2010 fesTIVal lineUP SPOTLIGHT ON HERZOG & MORRIS GALAS A Brief History of Time First Person Cave of Forgotten Dreams (3D) Opening Night Gates of Heaven In Conversation: Errol Morris Tabloid In Conversation: Werner Herzog Centerpiece Land of Silence and Darkness My Best Fiend The Thin Blue Line Wings of Hope caVE of forgoTTen dreams TABloid TO BE heard ARMADILLO VIEWFINDERS METROPOLIS KALEIDOSCOPE TRIBUTE TO KEVIN CompeTITion CompeTITion (Family MATinees) BROWNLOW ANPO Art x War - US Premiere “Jam packed with so many Lost Bohemia - World Premiere Make Believe Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic Armadillo - US Premiere appealing and necessary mindFLUX - World Premiere Turtle: The Incredible Journey (3D) - Garbo The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan Mother of Rock - US Premiere US Premiere I’m King Kong! Discoveries of a Marionette - US Premiere films that I really wish I was multiple Puppet - World Premiere It Happened Here Five Weddings & A Felony - World Premiere people for this event alone.” Ride, Rise, Roar Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces Kati with an I - World Premiere To Be Heard - World Premiere MIDNIGHT ROCK DOCS The Tramp and the Dictator Pink Saris U2 3D Winstanley Windfall Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars SPECIAL EVENTS SYMPOSIA Darkness on the Edge of Town - World Premiere Doc Convergence: Panels exploring DOC NYU at DOC NYC documentary work in radio, comics, photography Lost Souls & Light Matter and theater. The Medium Formerly Known as Radio State of the Art: Panels on documentary film Orphan Film Symposium on NYC directing, cinematography, editing, producing and The Road to Carnegie Hall - World Premiere archival research. State of the Industry: Panel featuring prominent industry voices across theatrical, broadcast, VOD and DVD distribution. 4 darkness on The edge of TOWN losT Bohemia PUPPET rise, ride, roar5 SPECIAL MOMENTS SPECIAL MOMENTS Acclaimed cellist Joshua Roman performed live after the World Premiere of THE ROAD TO CARNEGIE HALL Composer Phillip Glass with old friend and collaborator Errol Morris DOC NYC went uptown for a special World Premiere of the Bruce Springsteen concert documentary DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN More than 120 DOC NYC team Musician David Byrne came out Legendary documentarian Albert members helped for his film RISE, RIDE, ROAR Maysles and fellow filmmakers E-Street Band drummer make DOC NYC Max Weinberg with film a success director Thom Zimny “DOC NYC...perfectly establish[es] the tone, aesthetic, and level of artistry in the documentary form.” DOC NYC Executive Director Raphaela Neihausen and two-time DOC NYC Artistic Director Thom Powers & Michael Moore Oscar®-winner Barbara Kopple Author Lawrence Weschler Filmmaker Werner Herzog greets at Opening Night fans at the Opening Night Party Comedian Richard Belzer This American Life producer Pulitzer-winner Lawrence Wright Oscar®-nominated Duchess of Carnegie Hall Editta Sherman after Surprise guest Joyce McKinney (and her cloned 6 at TABLOID Starlee Kine shared stories at Doc Convergence filmmaker Heidi Ewing the World Premiere of LOST BOHEMIA dog) joined Errol Morris on stage for TABLOID 7 panels and conVersaTions panels and conVersaTions “Doing films that are merely fact-based – I’m not into that business. And the claim of truth through facts and nothing else is kind of absurd.” – Werner Herzog in conversation with film critic State of the Industry panel, L to R: moderator Basil Tsiokos (Sundance David Edelstein (New York Magazine) associate programmer), Matt Dentler (Cinetic Rights Management), Susan Margolin (New Video / Docurama), Jonathan Sehring (IFC Entertainment), Molly Thompson (A&E IndieFilms) “[DOC NYC is] a festival of riches for documentary lovers…A celebration of documentary media of all kinds.” Filmmaker and historian Kevin Brownlow arriving at IFC Center for his closing night tribute “I would always argue that Darwin could not possibly be right because the world that would be produced Art of Cinematography panelists, L to R: Janus Metz (ARMADILLO), Kirsten Johnson (THE OATH), Michael by natural selection would be Palmieri (OCTOBER COUNTRY) and moderator Ross Art of Editing panel, L to R: David Zieff (CRAZY LOVE), Sam Pollard Kauffman (BORN INTO BROTHELS) (WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE) and moderator Doug Block (THE KIDS GROW UP) a lot better than it is.…So I have to posit the possibility of UN-intelligent design.” – Errol Morris in conversation with author Ron Rosenbaum Story Leads to Action panel, L to R: moderator Judith Helfand (co-founder Working Films/Chicken & Egg Pictures), Roland Legiardi-Laura (TO BE HEARD), Emily Verellen (The Fledgling Fund), Regina Bain (Posse Foundation), 8Chris Shoemaker (NY Public Library), Martha Diaz (Hip-Hop Education Center), Dana Bennis (IDEA) 9 AWARDS SOCIAL MEDIA WINDFALL Follow us on Twitter (DOCNYCfestival) Directed By Laura Israel JuliaWrona About to watch my 3rd documentary of the day, I wish I could do this more often. Thanks @DOCNYCfestival “[In Windfall], the exposé and DOC NYC community ideas are strung so tightly VIEWFI nd ERS Belbey @DOCNYCfestival Same feeling as GRA nd JUR Y and effortlessly together that it’s hard Thanksgiving - bloated (in a good way) from PRIZE to believe this is a first-time indulgence in docs. One more bite. filmmaker at hand.” caitlinroper At Lost Souls & Light Matter, a @DOCNYCfestival conversation with photographer — Lena Herzog. gary_hustwit Going to see Werner Herzog in conversation today @DOCNYCfestival. Lots of amazing films there all week:www.docnyc.net TO BE HEARD For all the latest updates, visit DOCNYC.net MattDentler Are you coming to @DOCNYCfestival DOC NYC Directed by Roland Legiardi-Laura, Edwin Martinez, tonight? You should, and also check out the films METR O P O LIS Deborah Shaffer and Amy Sultan screening this weekend. GRA nd JUR Y PRIZE prewarcinema Last night = incredible. Thanks to “A topnotch testimonial to the @4 throwfilms and@DOCNYCfestival for making it transformative power of the pen… happen. The brilliance of collaborative filmmaking, BRM Deeply impressed with the turnout and DOC NYC the weight of time, the vitality of the kids operations at @DOCNYCfestival. It doesn’t feel at all AU D IE nc E and the power of their poetry [make] an like year one. 3 Jury screenings for me today. AWAR D exemplary work.” RadioDiaries @DOCNYCfestival....you know you want — to come.... ljovadotcom off to the (sold-out) premiere of “Lost Bohemia” at @DOCNYCfestival LOST Bohemia povdocs RT @DOCNYCfestival: TONIGHT: Errol Morris’ Directed by Josef “Birdman” Astor GATES OF HEAVEN! Eccentric portrait of the American dream in pet cemeteries DOC NYC “[Lost Bohemia] feels like a memento robhatchmiller excited to see @KatiMovie tonight at METR O P O LIS @DOCNYCfestival... congrats to @thompowers and mori addressed to the occupants of all the SPE C IAL JUR Y @STFdocs for finally bringing this city a good doc fest world’s unlikely creative cocoons.” PRIZE Capturing content — for DOC NYC NYICFF Tomorrow - Turtle: The Incredible Journey, YouTube channel presented for the first time IN 3D! Co-presented with @DOCNYCfestival. Winners of the Grand Jury Prize in both sections received a 35mm blow-up 10 and DCP package from PostWorks and Laser Pacific. 11 November 2 – 8, 2011 Raphaela Neihausen, Executive Director [email protected] Thom Powers, Artistic Director [email protected] 12.