Investigations Revealing Real-Life Tales 76 DAYS Dir: Hao Wu, Weixi Chen, Anonymous Prod: Hao Wu, Jean Tsien A suspenseful, immersive look at life under COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China, focused on front-line hospital workers and their patients. THE LETTER Dir/Prod:…
The Mother of All Documentary Film Festivals
DOC NYC 2020 November 11-13 Part 3: Winners Circle International Award Winner, Masters Films by Nonfiction Auteurs & Ameridan Perspectives Explore the USA
Winners Circle International Award Winners ACASA, MY HOME Dir: Radu Ciorniciuc Prod: Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan Winner: Krakow A large Roma clan who have lived off the grid in the wilderness for 20 years are forced to resettle in the unfamiliar city.…
DOC NYC November 11 – 19, Part 2: Viewfinders Competition Distinct Directorial Visions & Metropolis Competition New York Stories
DOC NYC 2020 reflects the growing diversity of nonfiction filmmaking forms in new films that investigate current events, explore unknown phenomena, reopen settled histories, and profile a host of unforgettable personalities.
DOC NYC Announces Lineup for 11th Edition, November 11-19 Online – Part 1
The 2020 festival includes 107 feature-length documentaries among over 200 films and dozens of events. Included are 23 World Premieres, 12 international or North American premieres, and 7 US premieres. Fifty-seven features (53 percent of the lineup) are directed or co-directed by women and 36 by BIPOC directors (34 percent of the feature program).
From WORD Editor Gregg W. Morris: Because the itinerary is so huge, the list for the 11th edition is being published in several parts.
MIRROR Film Review
Stylized & Minimalistic, Undeniably Delicious & Brooding, Edged With a Touch of Cynicism
This reviewer has no idea if Director Christina Yoon ever watched a ‘Twilight Zone,’ and could care less if she did or didn’t. It is only in this reviewer’s imagination that there are irresistible similarities between MIRROR and ‘Eye of the Beholder,’ a Twilight Zone episode. If challenged, I would give Sterling’s 5 stars out of 5 for its time. And Yoon’s? 5 stars, undeniably delicious.