PRESS BOOK
2010
Contents
ABOUT DOC NYC
DOC NYC TEAM
PRESS STATISTICS
SELECTED QUOTES
SELECTED PIECES
MASTER LIST OF ALL COVERAGE:
●NATIONAL PRESS
●NEW YORK PRESS
●INTERNATIONAL PRESS
●FILM/TRADE PRESS
○NEWS & GENERAL COVERAGE
○FILM REVIEWS
●SPECIALTY/MISCELLANEOUS PRESS
ABOUT DOC NYC
DOC NYC burst upon the scene in 2010 with an inaugural event that was hailed as “ambitious” (New York Times) and “selective but eclectic” (Village Voice). Based at the IFC Center in Manhattan’s West Village, the seven-day festival showcases new achievements in documentary film along with retrospectives, panels and symposia. The festival also invites documentary practitioners from other fields such as photography, writing, and performance. DOC NYC seeks to make connections that happen “only in New York.”
Last year, DOC NYC featured gala events with Werner Herzog and Errol Morris; appearances by musicians David Byrne and Max Weinberg; attendance by Barbara Kopple, Albert Maysles and Michael Moore; and jury prizes given to the films “To Be Heard” and “Windfall.”
DOC NYC TEAM
Raphaela Neihausen
DOC NYC Executive Director
Raphaela Neihausen worked for seven years at Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman), advising Fortune 100 companies on strategic growth. As the executive director of Stranger Than Fiction, she oversaw the creation of its web site; media strategy and growth in season pass holders. Neihausen produced the documentary "Miss Gulag" (recipient of grants from the Ford Foundation and Sundance Documentary Fund) that premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and went on to be broadcast all over the world. She speaks six languages and holds a BSFS/MA from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, graduating with honors.
Thom Powers
DOC NYC Artistic Director
Thom Powers is the creator and host of the acclaimed documentary series Stranger Than Fiction that takes place at the IFC Center. Now in its 13th season, STF has earned an international reputation and featured esteemed guests such as Jonathan Demme, Laurie Anderson, Albert Maysles, and Barbara Kopple. Powers also serves as the documentary programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) where he presented premieres of celebrated titles such as "Capitalism: A Love Story," "Food, Inc," "Valentino: The Last Emperor," and "Encounters at the Edge of the World." He also curates TIFF's Mavericks conversation series, where he has hosted discussions with President Jimmy Carter, Chris Rock, Matt Damon, Howard Zinn, and others. He has taught at New York University for 10 years and recently received an award for Teaching Excellence. He co-founded the Cinema Eye Honors - an annual award for documentary excellence - now in its fourth year.
John Vanco
Vice President and General Manager, IFC Center
Through his leadership roles in film distribution and exhibition over the last 15 years, John Vanco has strived to connect great works of cinema with appreciative audiences. Greenwich Village's IFC Center, led by Vanco since its 2005 opening, is the bricks and mortar home of IFC Entertainment and serves as a focal point for the independent film community. As one of the founders of Cowboy Pictures, Vanco led the distribution efforts on behalf of dozens of foreign language, documentary and American fiction features, including works by Lynne Ramsay, David Gordon Green, Catherine Breillat and Shohei Imamura. Cowboy also programmed an innovative film calendar at a Manhattan cinema and managed the theatrical libraries of Janus Films and Pennebaker/Hegedus films. Previously, Vanco served in various capacities at Miramax, New Yorker Films and Fine Line Features.
Harris Dew
Director of Programs and Promotions, IFC Center
Harris Dew has worked in film programming and publicity for over 15 years, holding positions at New Yorker Films, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Museum of Modern Art and Film Forum. He has a BA in Comparative Literature from Columbia University and an MA in Film History from NYU.
PRESS STATISTICS
NATIONAL PRESS: (21)
Associated Press
Current.com
The Economist
Huffington Post
KBOI
The Leonard Lopate
New York magazine
New York Times
New Yorker
NPR
POV blog
Scientific American
Time Magazine
Time Out NY
T Magazine (New York Times)
USA Today
Village Voice
Village Voice’s La Daily Musto
Vulture (New York magazine)
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal’s SpeakEasy
NEW YORK LOCAL PRESS: (20)
Columbia Spectator
Documentary Blog, The
Encore Magazine
Going NYC
GreenwichTime.com
Historic Districts Council
Manhattanstyle.com
New York Press
New York Daily News
New York Post
NYC.gov
NYU Local
NYU SCPS
NYU SCPS Newsletter
NYU Skirball Center
Our Town NY
The L Magazine
This Week in NY
WestView
WNYC AM 820/FM 93.9
INTERNATIONAL PRESS: (4)
Francetv.fr (France) [pending]
Fuji TV (Japan)
Pagina 12 Radar (Argentina)
Vogue Italia (Italy) [pending]
FILM & TRADE PRESS: (38)
About.com Documentaries
All These Wonderful Things
Alt Film Guide
AwardsCircuit.com
Bright Lights After Dark
Bright Lights Film Journal
CHUD.com
Cinema Without Borders
Cinematical
Cinespect
CriterionCast
Documentary Magazine
Fest21.com
Film Festival Traveler
Film Journal International
Filmarcade.net
Filmmaker Magazine
Girl with a Movie Camera
Gorilla Face
Gotham Film
House Next Door, The
IFC Center
indieWIRE
IONCINEMA.com
JB Spins
Matt Dentler’s Blog
Movieworm
Mubi
RealScreen
Slant Magazine
Spout
Stranger Than Fiction Blog
TheWrap.com
Trust Movies
Twitch Film
UnionDocs
Variety
Week of Wonders
SPECIALTY/MISC. PRESS (23):
Artlog
Celebrifi.com
Chicken & Egg Pictures Blog
Cohocton Wind Watch
Culture Mob
Dean Olsher’s Blog
DOCNYCFestival on YouTube
edReformer
Entertainment in Former USA
Examiner.com
Flavorpill
Focus and Refocus
Harriet, A Blog from the Poetry Foundation
IFVNews.com
Pop Culture World News
ProFootball.com
Raspberry Beret
Senza Scudo
Smarty Internet
Ten Thousand Things
Vevelyn’s Pen
Working Films
Zikkir
SELECTED QUOTES
“Highbrow/Brilliant” - The Approval Matrix in New York Magazine
“Selective but eclectic, DOC NYC is like an early FM rock radio station, shuffling from CaptainBeefheart to the BeachBoys in order to promote and celebrate a culture of possibility.” – Eric Hynes, The Village Voice
“Filling an extended gaping hole for non-fiction filmmakers and fans that has existed in New York City, a new documentary festival is being launched in downtown Manhattan this fall.” – Brian Brooks, indieWIRE
“[Pearl Quick, one of the three students chronicled in To Be Heard] said that she nearly broke down watching the DOC NYC audience reaction to the film.” – Daniel Beekman, New York Daily News
“This ambitious new festival of nonfiction films grows out of the Stranger Than Fiction series at the IFC Center and includes a wide range of work across many different genres.” – Dave Kehr, The New York Times
“A bonanza for fans of documentaries…With such varied fare, DOC NYC is positioned to be another step in the delicate dance that allows documentarians to take just enough of the spotlight to garner attention.” – Nicolas Rapold, The Wall Street Journal
“Jam packed with so much appealing and necessary films that really I wish I was multiple people for this event alone.” – Christopher Campbell, Cinematical
“Thom Powers Founder ofStrangerThanFiction, programmer at TIFF, co-founder of CinemaEyeHonors, this year Thom expanded his base still further as one of the founders of theDOCNYC fest. Few have done as much to further the community and appreciation of film in NYC. He has helped to build an energetic and passionate doc community, and never stops thinking about how to extend it further. A man with a mission if there ever was.” – Ted Hope’s Brave Thinkers of Indie Film, 2010 Edition, The Huffington Post
“Thom Powers’ appetite for documentary knows no bounds...[DOC NYC is] a festival of riches for documentary lovers…A celebration of documentary media of all kinds.” – Mary Anderson Casavant, Filmmaker Magazine
“(Kevin) Brownlow is perhaps the most esoteric name on the list of honorary recipients of this year’s Governors Awards from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. While Jean-Luc Godard stole the headlines when the recipients of this year’s Honorary Oscars were revealed, Brownlow’s inclusion was given the proper attention in this year’s DOC NYC program.” – Daniel Loria, indieWIRE
“Some of these films are simply extraordinary, if you live in New York City, then I highly recommend that you check this film festival out.” – Rudie Obias, The Criterion Cast
“It's perhaps the biggest documentary festival launch in over five years and it's grabbing the prime real estate in early November that's soon to be vacated by primo UK Doc/Fest Sheffield.” – AJ Schnack, All These Wonderful Things
“The inaugural edition of DOCNYC kicked off in a big way, featuring Werner Herzog and his breathtaking 3-D documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.” Opening with such a mammoth (no prehistory-pun intended) piece of work is quite a statement about the goals and scope of DOC NYC.” – Andrew Catauro, POV Blog
“DOC NYC is a welcome addition to the landscape of documentary film offerings. And it's great that they're thinking of the genre in a more expanded form, opening up the discussion to an interdisciplinary approach. It'll be great to see what unfolds next year.” – Kathy Brew, Documentary Magazine
“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 like one festival that may be here to stay.” Carlos J. Segura, Cinespect
“DOC NYC, a festival dedicated to the form which taps directly into the primal urge at the spinal base of cinema: to watch.” – Chris Cabin, Slant Magazine
“Proof that there is an appetite and audience for the genre!” – Tanja Meding, Cinema Without Borders
“The program is fabulous!” – Jennifer Merin, About.com Documentaries
SELECTED PIECES
The Approval Matrix: Week of November 8, 2010
New York Magazine, October 31, 2010
Life as They Show It – A New Documentary Series Offers Storytellers a Stage
The Wall Street Journal by Nicolas Rapold, November 2, 2010
So Much More Than Just the Facts in DOC NYC
The Village Voice by Eric Hynes, November 3, 2010
BrandNewDocFestComingtoNYC
indieWIRE by Brian Brooks, April 6, 2010
Ode To Teens Wins Hearts
New York Daily News by Daniel Beekman, November 10, 2010
Movie Listings for Nov. 5-11
The New York Times by Dave Kehr, November 4, 2010
DOC NYC: Now Through Tuesday, November 9
POV Blog by Andrew Catauro, November 4, 2010
Brave Thinkers of Indie Film, 2010 Edition
The Huffington Post by Ted Hope, December 14, 2010
Errol Morris on "Tabloid"
The Economist by More Intelligent Life, A.G., November 23, 2010
Forgotten dreams? A call to investigate the mysteries of humanity
Scientific American by LawrenceM. Krauss, Nov 18, 2010
Werner Herzog’s Forgotten Dream
New Yorker by Rollo Romig, October 2, 2010
Agenda – It’s All True
New York Magazine by David Edelstein, November 8, 2010
Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams to Open DOC NYC Film Fest
New York Magazine’s Vulture by Lane Brown, September 29, 2010
The Week Ahead: Oct. 31-Nov. 6
The New York Times, Artsbeat Blog – Film by Neil Genzlinger, October 29, 2010
Werner Herzog Introduces ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’ in 3D
Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy by Lavinia Jones Wright by November 4, 2010
Artists in Residence | ‘Lost Bohemia’
The New York Times by Stephen Heyman, November 4, 2010
Spare Times: For Children, for Nov. 5-11
The New York Times by Laurel Graeber, November 4, 2010
Using Poetry as a Way to Survive
The New York Times, N.Y./Region – City Room\By Sharon Otterman by November 9, 2010
Josef Astor's 'Lost Bohemia' at the DOC NYC festival chronicles eviction of Carnegie Hall artists
New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier and David Yi
November 8, 2010
Kati with an I: "Movies can show things that social media culture can't."
The L Magazine by Mark Asch
October 28, 2010
La caverna de las ideas
Pagina 12 Radar (Argentina) by Luciano Piazzo, December 12, 2010
An Interview with DOC NYC Creative Director, Thom Powers
Filmmaker Magazine by Mary Anderson Casavant, November 1, 2010
DOC NYC | Kevin Brownlow’s Closing Night Appearance at IFC Center
indieWIRE by Daniel Loria, November 10, 2010
DOCNYC 2010: Thom Powers Previews the Inaugural Edition of the New Nonfiction Festival in New York
All These Wonderful Things by AJ Schnack, October 26, 2010
Doc Talk: Why We Need Documentary Film Festivals
Cinematical by Christopher Campbell, November 3, 2010
DOC NYC Stakes Its Claim in Fertile Territory
Documentary Magazine by Kathy Brew, December 2010
DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival Begins Wednesday, November 3rd, To Feature An Incredible Line-Up
The Criterion Cast by Rudie Obias, November 2, 2010
What’s Up, Doc?
Cinespect by CarlosJ. Segura, November 2, 2010
DOC NYC
Slant Magazine by Chris Cabin, November 3, 2010
New York Welcomes DOC NYC!
About.com Documentaries by Jennifer Merin, November 3, 2010
Looking back at the DOC NYC - New York’s Documentary Festival 2010
Cinema Without Borders by Tanja Meding, November 21, 2010
DOC NYC Fest: Werner Herzog’s 3D Doc ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’
Film Journal International by Sarah Sluis, October 27, 2010
DOCNYC 2010: CaveofForgottenDreams
The House Next Door by Ed Howard, October 29, 2010
Illuminating the Interior
Bright Lights Film Journal by Megan Ratner, November 2010
DOC NYC: Dan Hurlin fights for an outcast artistry in 'Puppet'
New York Press by Leslie Stonebraker, November 1, 2010
2010 DOC NYC: Errol Morris' Tabloid
IONCINEMA.com by Melissa Silvestri, November 2, 2010
DOCNYCReview | JewsinLove: “FiveWeddingsandaFelony”
indieWIRE by Eric Kohn, November 4, 2010
Puppet
Variety by Ronnie Scheib, November 17, 2010
MASTER LIST OF ALL COVERAGE
NATIONAL PRESS:
The Approval Matrix: Week of November 8, 2010
New York Magazine
October 31, 2010
[SEE QUOTES]
So Much More Than Just the Facts in DOC NYC
The Village Voice
By Eric Hynes
November 3, 2010
[SEE QUOTES]
Life as They Show It
A New Documentary Series Offers Storytellers a Stage
The Wall Street Journal
NY Culture
By Nicolas Rapold
November 2, 2010
[SEE QUOTES]
Ode To Teens Wins Hearts
New York Daily News
By Daniel Beekman
November 10, 2010
[SEE QUOTES]
Movie Listings for Nov. 5-11
The New York Times
Movies
By Dave Kehr
November 4, 2010
A version of this schedule appeared in print on November 5, 2010, on page C22 of the New York edition.
[SEE QUOTES]
DOC NYC: Now Through Tuesday, November 9
POV Blog
By Andrew Catauro
November 4, 2010
[SEE QUOTES]
Brave Thinkers of Indie Film, 2010 Edition
The Huffington Post
By Ted Hope
December 14, 2010
[SEE QUOTES]
Errol Morris on "Tabloid"
The Economist
By More Intelligent Life, A.G.
November 23, 2010
Forgotten dreams? A call to investigate the mysteries of humanity
Scientific American
By LawrenceM. Krauss
Nov 18, 2010
Impanelled
New Yorker
By Richard Brody
May 7, 2010
Werner Herzog’s Forgotten Dream
New Yorker
By Rollo Romig
October 2, 2010
Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams to Open DOC NYC Film Fest
New York Magazine’s Vulture
By Lane Brown
September 29, 2010
Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams to Open DOC NYC Film Fest
NPR (Originally posted on New York Magazine’s Vulture)
September 29, 2010
DOCNYC 2010: Thom Powers Previews the Inaugural Edition of the New Nonfiction Festival in New York
USA Today (Originally posted on All These Wonderful Things)
By AJ Schnack
October 26, 2010
The Week Ahead: Oct. 31-Nov. 6
The New York Times
Artsbeat Blog - Film
By Neil Genzlinger
October 29, 2010
Film Listing
TimeOut New York
October 28-November 3, 2010
Not available online.
An Interview with DOC NYC Creative Director, Thom Powers
Current.com (Originally posted on Filmmaker Magazine)
By Mary Anderson Casavant
November 1, 2010
Get Insightful at the Doc NYC Film Fesitval
Current.com
Date Unknown
Werner Herzog Introduces ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’ in 3D
Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy
By Lavinia Jones Wright
November 4, 2010
Artists in Residence | ‘Lost Bohemia’
The New York Times
Culture
By Stephen Heyman
November 4, 2010
Spare Times: For Children, for Nov. 5-11
The New York Times
Arts
By Laurel Graeber
November 4, 2010
A version of this schedule appeared in print on November 5, 2010, on page C42 of the New York edition.
DOC NYC
New York Magazine
By David Edelstein
November 4, 2010
Coexisting
Windfall
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 5, 2010
Guest Picks: Laura Israel and Lynda Barry
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 5, 2010
Lost Bohemia Captures New York's Last Living Eccentrics
The Village Voice’s La Daily Musto
By Michael Musto
November 5, 2010
DOC NYC Report: Is Crowd Sourcing the Future?
POV Blog
By Jamie Dobie
November 5, 2010
Keith Olbermann Return Set For Tuesday; Actress Ruby Dee Honored
Wall Street Journal Speakeasy
By WSJ Staff
November 8, 2010
Using Poetry as a Way to Survive
The New York Times
N.Y./Region – City Room
By Sharon Otterman
November 9, 2010
New Springsteen concert flick proves it all night
Associated Press
By Kiley Armstrong
November 9, 2010
NEW YORK LOCAL PRESS:
Josef Astor's 'Lost Bohemia' at the DOC NYC festival chronicles eviction of Carnegie Hall artists
New York Daily News
By Joe Neumaier and David Yi
November 8, 2010
Kati with an I: "Movies can show things that social media culture can't."
The L Magazine
By Mark Asch
October 28, 2010
DOC NYC
New York Daily News
November 3, 2010
New York Documentary Festival opens next week