A CLOSE-UP OF ABBAS KIAROSTAMI.
From sublime shorts and early documentaries and narratives on through a stunning string of films in the 1990s and a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of the possibilities of digital video in the new century, the cinema of Abbas Kiarostami stands as one of contemporary cinema’s most vital and important statements. Continue reading “Film Society of Lincoln Center — KIAROSTAMI RETROSPECTIVE — Feb. 8 to 17”
An opportunity to apply for a fellowship to attend the legendary week-long Flaherty Seminar in June, 2013.
If you’re interested, please look over the variety of fellowships on offer.
The deadline is on Friday March 1, 2013. Continue reading “2013 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar — Fellowship Program”
Vanessa Bergonzoli, a graduate of the Media Studies program, is co-producer of MONDAYS AT RACINE’S, directed by Cynthia Wade who, formerly, taught cinematography for Doc Studies and Media Studies. Continue reading “ALUM VANESSA BERGONZOLI — AMONG OSCAR NOMINEES”
W.R.: MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM by DUSAN MAKAVEJEV. (In English, German, Russian, and Serbian with English subtitles, 1971, 84 min.)
Dusan Makavejev’s subversive masterpiece, a hilarious montage documentary essay on “erotic socialism” was originally banned in the former Yugoslavia but remains a non-fiction cult hit. Continue reading “Anthology Film Archives — Wed Feb. 6 at 7.30 pm”
How two indie filmmakers discovered the origins of the Woody Guthrie song ‘1913 MASSACRE’ in the form of a ‘living history’ documentary.
With co-directors Ken Ross and Louis V. Galdieri.
More information about the film: http://1913massacre.com
The art of the short documentary is at the heart of TONY DE NONNO’S lifelong body of work. He discusses his sense of visceral and formal aesthetics.
DAVID O. RUSSELL in-person to introduce Kevin Rafferty’s
HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29 (2008).
An incredible true story that unfolds like ” a ripping good yarn…with an uproarious, impossible Hollywood ending” (Andrew O’Hehir, Salon), Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 is filmmaker Kevin Rafferty’s (The Atomic Cafe) acclaimed documentary looking back on one of the most legendary games in the history of sports. But you don’t need to care about sports to love this movie. Continue reading “IFC — STRANGER THAN FICTION — Tuesday, December 18 at 7.15 pm”
— THE CHANGING FACE OF CINEMA VERITE
— ‘THE WAITING ROOM’, Peter Nicks, 2012, 83 min.
America’s controversial health care system is broken and nowhere is it more evident than in The Waiting Room. A composite 24 hour period at Highland Hospital in Oakland, one of the nation’s busiest emergency rooms, offers a raw, intimate look at what it means for millions of Americans to live without health insurance. Continue reading “MAYSLES CINEMA — Tuesday, December 18 at 7.30 pm”
The New School Doc Studies 