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    “A Place of Absence” at DOC NYC

    Marialuisa Ernst's heartbreaking and inspiring documentary "A Place of Absence" follows her and the Caravan of Mothers, women who have relatives who were disappeared by dictatorial regimes in Central America, on a 2500 mile quest to find them (or their remains). It is showing at DOC NYC as part of its "Resilience" showcase. Go here for showtimes and ticket information. Marialuisa's uncle Guillermo was disappeared...

    “Quiet Voices in a Noisy World: The Struggle for Change in Jasper, Texas” at Cinema Village

    ABOVE: Willie Land (far left) and George Adams (right) at the J.H. Rowe School memorial, Jasper,TX, September 16, 2024. Photograph by Alan Govenar. If you look up the town Jasper, Texas in Wikipedia you'll discover that this small east Texas town is the "butterfly capital" of that state. And a few more paragraphs down, you'll see that it is the place where, in June 1998,...
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    “Coexistence, My Ass!” at IFC Center 10/29 and DOC NYC in November

    Noam Shuster Eliassi's unique career as a pro-peace progressive turned comedian is portrayed in Amber Fares' eye-opening and funny documentary "Coexistance, My Ass." The...

    “The Man Who Saves The World?” Doc About Legendary Peacemaker at Cinema Village 10/24

    Patrick McCollum has filled his 75 years of life with a colorful assortment of occupations: jewelry designer for UK royalty, kung fu instructor, carnival...

    “Naked Ambition” Doc Celebrates Career of Playboy Photographer Bunny Yeager

    Overlooked pioneer Bunny Yeager left her modeling career to start a highly successful business as a pinup photographer. Once called "the world's prettiest photographer,"...

    “AngelHeaded Hipster” in Theaters August 8

    Glam rock pioneer Marc Bolan only lived to be 29 yet managed to produce some of the most memorable rock music ever recorded, including...

    Tribeca Film Festival 2025: Documentaries & Shorts

    Suzannah Herbert’s "Natchez" deservedly won the best documentary award at last week's Tribeca Film Festival. It's a fun and trenchant but never preachy analysis...

    DOC NYC 2024: “My Sweet Land,” “Yalla Parkour” and more

    Here are brief reviews of some of my favorite films from this month's DOC NYC festival. "My Sweet Land" is a briskly paced, beautifully edited...

    “My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock” at the Quad, 10/25

    Mark Cousins, director of the landmark series "The Story of Film: An Odyssey," lets the master of suspense tell his own story in the...

    Sublime, Poetic Documentary “Happy Campers” Streaming Now

    In the 1960's my maternal grandmother lived alone in a small trailer by the yacht basin in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. My mother often...

    Bread & Oysters: “Mother of All Lies” at Alamo Drafthouse Liberty & “Holding Back The Tide” at DCTV Firehouse Sept. 6

    Two must-see documentaries open in New York City this Friday, September 6. "Mother of All Lies" is a beautiful and powerfully moving Moroccan film...

    “#Untruth: The Psychology Of Trumpism” streams Sept. 3

    A follow-up to the 2020 documentary "#Unfit: The Psychology Of Donald Trump," "#Untruth: The Psychology Of Trumpism" continues to examine the authoritarian strategy and...

    “Modernism, Inc.” opens at IFC NYC July 19

    "Modernism, Inc." is a new documentary about legendary American designer and architect Eliot Noyes. You don’t have to be a fan of mid-century modernism,...

    “Scala” at the Metrograph NYC July 19

    “Scala” tells the story of a beloved London repertory movie theater with tremendous affection and humor by the people who worked there and the...