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- New York Niche Fests: KinofestNYC 2013 http://t.co/YABswIcwwg 1 month ago
Silverdocs Documentary Festival Dailies
Final Savoring Of Silverdocs, Part 2
OTHER FILMS SCREENED “Beauty is Embarrassing” (*** – 89 minutes) Director Neil Berkely creates a lively profile of artist Wayne White who received his big break creating visual work on the set of 1980′s “Peewee’s Playhouse”, and is currently successful with word paintings where … Continue reading
Final Savoring Of Silverdocs
It is hard to believe that ten years have passed since “My Architect” (Nathaniel Kahn’s brilliant, touching film about his journey to learn about his absent biological father, noted architect Louis Kahn) walked away with the grand prize at this … Continue reading
International Mix Of Winners At Silverdocs
After screening more than 100 films from 44 countries, the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival came to a resounding climax on Sunday with the awarding of juried film prizes. The Festival, which hosted over 27,000 attendees, including more than 1000 … Continue reading
Tale Of A Lost Art Classic
In 1939, the Nazis seized iconic painter Egon Schiele’s beautifully rendered portrait of his mistress Walburga “Wally” Neuzil from the home of a prominent Jewish art collector in Vienna. Such events were quite common as the Nazis looted from both … Continue reading
Queen Is Dethroned In Sundance Documentary
The acclaimed Sundance documentary THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES (which won the Audience Award at the event last January) is a cautionary tale of hubris and what happens when the insulated world of the superrich comes crashing down. In the film … Continue reading
Meditative Korean Film Wows Silverdocs Audiences
A quiet and meditative documentary from Korea, PLANET OF SNAIL by director Seungiun Yi, is wowing audiences at Silverdocs. The film achieves a kind of ethereal poetry of conscious awareness as it depicts the special relationship between the blind/deaf poet … Continue reading
The Courage Of Conviction Of Gays In Uganda
Readers of the international press have been aware of the deteriorating situation for homosexuals in Africa, where draconian laws that date back to colonial times have been invigorated by a mindless religious fervor that threatens the safety of those who … Continue reading
Euro Docs Dominate
The flowering of European documentaries is in clear evidence at this year’s AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival. With what have been strong local funding support and the financial involvement of state-run television, documentarians have been able to take advantage of … Continue reading
An American Original
George Plimpton, author/athlete/aesthete/social critic, was an American original. A new film on his romantic and discursive life is having its world premiere this week at the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival, one of the most prestigious showcases for non-fiction film … Continue reading
Meet The Silverdocs Juries
The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival, one of the world’s great gatherings of the documentary tribe, is in full swing in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Festival’s main competition sections will yield Sterling Awards for Best U.S. Feature, Best World Feature … Continue reading
