15th Annual DocuWeeks
Friday, August 12 - Thursday, September 1, 2011
Over three weeks, DocuWeeks™ presents weeklong theatrical engagements of the year’s best documentary films in Los Angeles and New York, helping the films to qualify for Academy Award® consideration in the documentary feature and documentary short categories.
DocuWeeks™ premiered in 1997, and over the past 14 years, the showcase has qualified over 160 short and feature-length films, yielding 20 nominations and seven Oscar winners. Previous participants include Academy Award® winners Smile Pinki (2008), Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) and 2010 Oscar® Nominees Killing in the Name and Sun Come Up. This year’s edition includes films from the U.S., Latin America, Africa, Russia, Afghanistan, South Korea and Thailand.
Better This World
Friday, August 12 - Thursday, August 18, 2011Part of DocuWeeks Two boyhood friends from Midland, Texas—David McKay and Bradley Crowder—fall under the sway of a charismatic revolutionary ten years their senior. At the volatile... more...
The Boy Mir – Ten Years in Afghanistan
Friday, August 12 - Thursday, August 18, 2011Part of DocuWeeks Following the international hit The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, THE BOY MIR tracks cheeky, enthusiastic Mir from a childish 8 to a fully grown... more...
Miss Representation
Friday, August 12 - Thursday, August 18, 2011Part of DocuWeeks "Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day, but fail to see. It’s clear the... more...
Unfinished Spaces
Tuesday, February 7, 2012Directors in person! “Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world.” —Fidel Castro (1961) Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project, designed... more...
DocuWeeks New York Shorts Program
Friday, August 12 - Thursday, August 18, 2011Part of DocuWeeks THE BARBER OF BIRMINGHAM: FOOT SOLDIER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Directed by Gail Dolgin & Robin Fryday, 26 min., USA, NR Mr. James Armstrong... more...
Being Elmo
Friday, October 21 - Thursday, December 22, 2011Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. But few people know his creator, Kevin Clash. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age,... more...
A Bitter Taste of Freedom
Friday, August 19 - Thursday, August 25, 2011Part of DocuWeeks In her fearless quest to uncover the wrongdoings of Russian authorities, Anna Politkovskaya inspired awe in some and fear in others. An investigative... more...
The Carrier
Friday, August 19 - Thursday, August 25, 2011Part of DocuWeeks Told through the eyes of an increasingly empowered heroine, THE CARRIER is a powerful and moving portrait of an unconventional family, set against... more...
Hell and Back Again
Friday, August 19 - Thursday, August 25, 2011Part of DocuWeeks From his embed with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban... more...
The Tiniest Place (El Lugar Más Pequeño)
Friday, August 19 - Thursday, August 25, 2011Part of DocuWeeks This is a story about mankind's ability to arise, to rebuild and reinvent itself after surviving a tragedy. It is also a story about a people that... more...
To Be Heard
Wednesday, October 12 - Tuesday, October 18, 2011"One of the best documentaries of the year!" - The New York Times Three teens from the South Bronx struggle to change their lives when they start to write poetry. As writing... more...
Dying to do Letterman
Friday, August 26 - Thursday, September 1, 2011Part of DocuWeeks This award-winning documentary follows funny man Steve Mazan as he chases a larger-than-life dream: performing stand-up comedy on David Letterman's... more...
The Mexican Suitcase
Friday, August 26 - Thursday, September 1, 2011Part of DocuWeeks THE MEXICAN SUITCASE tells the story of the recovery of 4,500 negatives taken by photographers Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and David Seymour during the... more...
Phnom Penh Lullaby
Friday, August 26 - Thursday, September 1, 2011Part of DocuWeeks Ilan Shickman left Israel dreaming of a new life. He now lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with his Khmer girlfriend, Saran, and their two young daughters,... more...
The Power Of Two
Friday, August 26 - Thursday, September 1, 2011Part of DocuWeeks Filmmakers in person Mon at 9:45 & Tue at 5:20! THE POWER OF TWO offers an intimate portrayal of the bond between half-Japanese twin sisters Anabel... more...
S.O.S. / State of Security
Friday, August 26 - Thursday, September 1, 2011Part of DocuWeeks January 2001. Nine months before 9/11, Richard Clarke briefs Condoleezza Rice on a strategy to "deter, defeat, and respond vigorously to" al-Qaeda.... more...
Semper Fi: Always Faithful
Wednesday, December 14, 2011Stranger Than Fiction: Winter 2012 Pre-Season Special! Filmmakers in person ! As a devoted Marine for nearly 25 years, Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger lived and breathed... more...
