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DOC NYC · 2018

DOC NYC 2018

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10 films · 2 reviews

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Beyond The Bolex

The Bolex camera has been a trusty tool for filmmakers since its introduction in the 1920s. Alyssa Bolsey delves into her family’s history to uncover the story of the camera’s inventor, her great-grandfather, Jacques Bolsey.

(Country: US, Switzerland; Year: 2018; Director: Alyssa Bolsey)

Cracked Up

Saturday Night Live veteran Darrell Hammond reveals his history of child abuse and related mental illness.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Michelle Esrick; Stars: Darrell Hammond)

The Eyes Of Orson Welles

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Drink in the imposition of expressionism through ergonomics, gaze up, craning at shots considered anew.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
A journey through the pictorial world of Orson Welles, his drawings, paintings and works of youth, seen for the first time on screen thanks to his daughter Beatrice Welles.

(Year: 2018; Director: Mark Cousins)

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The Ghost Of Peter Sellers

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A must-see warning for all would-be filmmakers.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
In 1973, director-on-the-rise Peter Medak nabbed notoriously difficult comic genius and box-office star Peter Sellers for his new pirate comedy, Ghost In The Noonday Sun. Sellers immediately began sabotaging the film.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Peter Medak)

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The Greenaway Alphabet

A candid look at the cinema, artistic point of view, relationships and family life of innovative director Peter Greenaway.

(Country: Netherlands; Year: 2017; Director: Saskia Boddeke)

The Insufferable Groo

A portrait of a Utah-based genre director who has made over 200 films but has never made a dime from his work, leaving his wife to provide for their family of four small boys.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Scott Christopherson; Stars: Stephen Groo)

The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

The behind the scenes story of the popular cable television channel.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Scott Barber, Adam Sweeney)

This Changes Everything

A documentary that gathers a who’s who of female actors and directors for a call to action on elevating women’s roles in film and television, both on and off screen.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Tom Donahue; Stars: Meryl Streep, Sandra Oh, Jessica Chastain, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon, Taraji P Henson, Geena Davis)

United We Fan

A documentary about fans who harness the power of social media in creative ways to save beloved but endangered series.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2018; Director: Michael Sparaga)

What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael

A portrait of legendary film critic Pauline Kael which revisits late 20th Century cinema through her lens, using ample film clips, never-before-seen archive material, wide-ranging interviews and her writings

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Rob Garver; Stars: Pauline Kael, Sarah Jessica Parker)