Doc NYC wrapped up last Wednesday after showcasing hundreds of creative documentary films that shines a light on untold stories. The new documentary “Fight for Space” explores the past, present and future of the Us Space program and argues for the benefits of human space exploration. The film examines the historical, political events that led to the Space Race and a cultural interest in space travel as well as the decline of Nasa’s budget since 1968. Through interviews with such industry professionals like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, as well astronauts, politicians and scientists, “Fight for Space” serves as an urgent call to reawaken our sense of wonder and travel to the far-reaches of the universe. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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The film is written, produced, and directed by Paul J. Hildebrandt,...
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- 11/21/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Archival footage often suggests cerebral, talking-head documentaries; in the wrong hands, it’s an unimaginative way to feed dry information to its audience.
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However, there is another way. Here’s four Oscar-worthy documentarians who found innovative ways to repurpose the past.
“Tower”
For 96 grueling minutes in August 1966, a sniper perched atop a tower in the middle of the University Texas held the Austin campus hostage, eventually killing 16 in America’s first mass school shooting. To place the viewer inside this terrifying experience, director Keith Maitland cast actors to read eight survivors’ accounts, as if being interviewed for a documentary, while also having them perform in a cinematic recreation of the events as if he was shooting a fiction film. He then rotoscoped the reenactment footage, turning the live action into animation.
Through the Texas Archive of Moving Image, Maitland had also gained access to...
Read More: 2017 Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary
However, there is another way. Here’s four Oscar-worthy documentarians who found innovative ways to repurpose the past.
“Tower”
For 96 grueling minutes in August 1966, a sniper perched atop a tower in the middle of the University Texas held the Austin campus hostage, eventually killing 16 in America’s first mass school shooting. To place the viewer inside this terrifying experience, director Keith Maitland cast actors to read eight survivors’ accounts, as if being interviewed for a documentary, while also having them perform in a cinematic recreation of the events as if he was shooting a fiction film. He then rotoscoped the reenactment footage, turning the live action into animation.
Through the Texas Archive of Moving Image, Maitland had also gained access to...
- 11/16/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
For the past six days, Doc NYC has screened numerous documentaries that shine a light on untold stories, marginalized figures and crucial history. Tomorrow, the festival comes to an end, but before it closes, the festival will screen Takuji Masuda’s new film “Bunker77,” the true story of Bunker Spreckels, Clark Gable’s stepson and heir to a sugar fortune, who lived fast and died young. A classic American rebel in the vein of James Dean and Andy Warhol, Bunker turned his back on his fortune to live a simple life out of the public eye. He pushed surfing’s boundaries by riding very short boards in Hawaii and the Jeffrey Bay in South Africa. He also mentored skateboard legend Tony Alva and collaborated with filmmaker Kenneth Anger, leaving behind a complicated, nuanced legacy. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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- 11/16/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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