Documentary Voices 2017
Documentary Voices 2017
January–April 2017
A selection of recent and historical documentaries that extend the nonfiction form in provocative ways.
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Cameraperson
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In Jackson Heights
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Here Come the Videofreex
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Jem Cohen
United States, 2015Wednesday, January 25 7 PMLes Blank Lecture by Jem CohenView DetailsCohen pays homage to his artistic forebears, in particular Chris Marker, while composing an intimate yet expansive film essay on modern urban life. With one of his Occupy Wall Street newsreels.
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Kirsten Johnson
United States, 2016Wednesday, March 1 7 PMView DetailsDocumentary cinematographer Johnson mines twenty-five years’ worth of her footage for this self-portrait and investigation into the ethics of representation, a “labor of love of the highest order” (Film Comment). With Johnson’s short The Above.
In Jackson Heights
Frederick Wiseman
United States, 2015Wednesday, March 8 7 PMView DetailsLegendary filmmaker Wiseman observes everyday life in Jackson Heights, Queens, one of the nation’s most ethnically diverse communities. “Among Mr. Wiseman’s masterpieces. . . . An immersive celebration of democracy” (New York Times).
Here Come the Videofreex
Jon Nealon, Jenny Raskin
United States, 2015Wednesday, April 19 7 PMMary Curtis Ratcliff in personView DetailsDiscover the forgotten story of the Videofreex collective, some of the first activists to use videotape as a tool for activism, protest, and self-representation.