Documentary Fortnight, MoMA’s annual showcase of recent nonfiction film and media, returns this week with an International selection of 23 films , along with three thematic programs, that examine the relationship between contemporary art and nonfiction filmmaking, and reflect on new areas of nonfiction practice.
Continue reading “DOC FORTNIGHT 2013 — MOMA — Feb. 15 through March 4”
Anders Birch, a graduate of the 2011 Doc Studies program, co-directed with Didde Einif A Leaf falls to the Sky, a 37-minute documentary on writer Knud Romer during the aftermath of his father’s end-of-life experience. Continue reading “Doc studies alum, Anders Birch — Nominated for Best Doc Short by the Robert Prize (Denmark’s Oscars)”
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.
The New School Doc Studies 