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New York Film Festival
  • Doc Memo: Film on Japanese Denim Craftsmanship, Inside Life in a London Gang
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 30, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Karlovy Vary Blurs Nonfiction, Black Films Spotlighted at Siskel
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read August 5, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Best Bastille Day Films, BFI Dedicates Season to Black Actors
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 4 min read July 14, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Old Film Made New: 'Living Los Sures'
    UnionDocs breathes new life into the 1980s urban film Los Sures with web-based multimedia. Two new chapters premiered at New York Film Festival Convergence.
    Shako Liu 2 min read November 12, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • 31 Years Later, A Restored 'Burroughs: The Movie' Returns to the New York Film Festival
    "He was a vital part of the cultural scene." - Tom DiCillo. The 1983 documentary 'Burroughs: The Movie' returns to the New York Film Festival on Thursday, October 9, 2014.
    Tom Roston 4 min read October 6, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Ten Questions for Eline Jongsma & Kel O'Neill of Empire
    Eline Jongsma and Kel O'Neill answer questions about creating the interactive documentary Empire. The Project will have its US Premiere at the New York Film Festival’s Convergence program in September 2013.
    POV Guest Blogger 11 min read September 18, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Alan Berliner's 'First Cousin Once Removed'
    Berliner’s film ought to resonate in a deeply personal way to anyone who has struggled to remember a lost love, a precious memory, or who has had a family member who experienced dementia in any way. In other words, the film could speak to just about anyone.
    Tom Roston 3 min read October 2, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • 2011 New York Film Festival Documentary Preview
    Documentaries have been a staple of the New York Film Festival, the city's eclectic showcase of international auteurs, and 2011's edition (Sept. 30 to Oct. 16) is no exception.
    Adam Schartoff 5 min read September 22, 2011 Documentary News Comments