88: DOC NYC Preview 2018
Wim Wenders, Rashida Jones, and Michael Moore are among the hundreds of documentary filmmakers coming to New York City for the DOC NYC festival from November 8 to 15.DOC NYC artistic director and Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers gives a preview of the festival loaded with clips from films. He interviews key members of the festival’s programming team for their insights.DOC NYC executive director Raphaela Neihausen discusses the Opening, Closing and Centerpiece selections. She also talks about the DOC NYC Short List curating 15 contenders for Oscars and other awards.Director of Programming Basil Tsiokos talks about the Viewfinders and Metropolis competition sections.Programmer Ruth Somalo gives highlights from the thematic sections of Behind the Scenes, Modern Family, and In the System.Associate programmer Karen McMullen discusses the legacy of Orlando Bagwell who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. She also offers tips from the Sonic Cinema section of music documentaries.[powerpress]Below are links to the films in order of when they’re discussed in the episode:Thom Powers on special guests at the festival:Seth Meyers and John Mulaney for Documentary Now! presents Original Cast Album: Co-Op (Nov 9)Olympia Dukakis for Olympia (Nov 11)Michael Moore for Fahrenheit 11/9 (Nov 9)Rashida Jones for Quincy (Nov 8)Wim Wenders for Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (Nov 8)Jakob Dylan for Echo in the Canyon (Nov 10)J. Cole for Out of Omaha (Nov 10)Darrell Hammond for Cracked Up (Nov 14)Christo for Walking on Water (Nov 10)Raphaela Neihausen on:Opening Night - The Biggest Little Farm (Nov 8)Centerpiece - Documentary Now! presents Original Cast Album: Co-Op (Nov 9)Closing Night - Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (Nov 15)SHORT LISTQuincy (Nov 8 & 10)Fahrenheit 11/9 (Nov 9)Three Identical Strangers (Nov 8 & 9)RBG (Nov 14 & 15)Shirkers (Nov 8 & 9)Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (Nov 8 & 15)PAST PURE NONFICTION EPISODESTim Wardle (Three Identical Strangers)Betsy West & Julie Cohen (RBG)Sandi Tan (Shirkers)Wim Wenders (Pope Francis: A Man of His Word)DOC NYC PRO (Nov 8-15)Short List panels (Nov 9)Basil Tsiokos on:VIEWFINDERS COMPETITIONCooked: Survival By Zipcode (Nov 11 & 14)Walking on Water (Nov 10)METROPOLIS COMPETITIONThe World Before Your Feet (Nov 11)Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (Nov 11)Decade of Fire (Nov 10) Ruth Somalo on:BEHIND THE SCENES>The Eyes of Orson Welles (Nov 12)The Ghost of Peter Sellers (Nov 10)Cracked Up (Nov 14)Beyond the Bolex (Nov 8)MODERN FAMILYLittle Miss Westie (Nov 10)A Sister’s Song (Nov 10)To Kid or Not to Kid (Nov 11)IN THE SYSTEM
The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution (Nov 12)See You Tomorrow, God Willing (Nov 9)Karen McMullen on:Visionaries Tribute (Nov 8)A Hymn For Alvin Ailey (Nov 13)SONIC CINEMA16 Bars (Nov 15)Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (Nov 14)Echo in the Canyon (Nov 10)Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me (Nov 9)
On Twitter: @DOCNYCfest @Raphaellochka @1basil1 @thompowers @PureNonfiction This episode was recorded at the School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary Department. Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.