Stranger Than Fiction
STF Summer 2011
Thursday, June 2 - Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The hit documentary series celebrates its 17th season at IFC Center (and first-ever summer season!), boasting a lineup of sneak previews, tributes and rediscovered classics, with filmmakers in person for post-screening discussions. Organized by Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen. Filmmakers in person at all shows. See below for film details or visit STFdocs.com.
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Friday, September 9 - Thursday, September 15, 2011Noted filmmaker Liz Garbus's latest explores the meteoric rise of the man many consider the world's greatest chess player—and the heavy toll success took on his psyche. Centering around Fischer’s 1972... more...
Brick City
Tuesday, June 14, 2011Set in Newark, NJ, BRICK CITY is like a real life version of The Wire. Filmmakers will screen 2 episodes of the acclaimed series and discuss its making. more...
Back to Life
Tuesday, June 21, 2011BACK TO LIFE revels in the art of storytelling as we get multiple perspectives on the life of an Acapulco legend, the scuba instructor Hilario Martinez. Known for teaching Hollywood stars and his ways... more...
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Friday, January 20 - Thursday, February 9, 2012Destroyed in a dramatic and highly-publicized implosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex has become a widespread symbol of failure amongst architects, politicians and policy makers. THE PRUITT-IGOE... more...
Between Two Worlds
Thursday, June 30, 2011Thursday night special Who speaks for a divided community at the crossroads? BETWEEN TWO WORLDS is a groundbreaking personal exploration of the community and family divisions that are... more...
Mission to Malaya
Tuesday, July 5, 2011Hope Ryden was a pioneering woman in the mostly male world of early ‘60s documentary. As part of Drew Associates, she collaborated on acclaimed films such as JANE, about Jane Fonda’s Broadway debut... more...
You’ve Been Trumped
Thursday, July 7, 2011Thursday night special In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on a celebrity tycoon. At stake is one of Britain’s very last... more...
16 in Webster Groves & Webster Groves Revisited
Tuesday, July 12, 2011Co-presented by The Paley Center for Media
This evening will present a rare pair of films accompanied by a discussion about their significance with Ron Simon, curator of The Paley Center for Media....
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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...
Soul Power
Tuesday, August 2, 2011Zaire '74 was the brainchild of South African musician Hugh Masekela and American record producer Stewart Levine, a three-day music festival that took place in Kinshasa in 1974. The event assembled America's... more...
Shut Up & Sing
Tuesday, August 9, 2011A gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival and winner of "Best Documentary" at over half a dozen other film festivals, including the Chicago International Film Festival and Woodstock... more...
