UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art

Chorus of Refuge, a sound installation by composer Jason Cady, radio producer Ann Heppermann and former UnionDocs resident Kara Oehler presented to a full house December 13th. Chorus of Refuge transmitted the stories of six refugees, living in different cities across the U.S. to six...

Just got this email. It sounds like a great opportunity to do some good work…. Dear Activist Filmmakers, In September 2008 the International Accountability Project and partners convened a Video Advocacy Workshop (VAW) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for activists challenging unjust forced...

Hundreds of independent writers, artists, and activists are claiming credit for an elaborate project, 6 months in the making, in which 1.2 million copies of a “special edition” of the New York Times were distributed in cities across the U.S. by thousands of volunteers. The...

The Flaherty Film Seminar is doing something new. They are bringing some of the work from this summer’s excellent programming to NYC audiences at Anthology Film Archive. The monthly event series will launch this Monday with a screening one of my favorite filmmakers from the seminar. This...

TODAY and TOMORROW!!!! Soapbox-It’s a mass performance revolving around issues of free speech. Everyone who wants to speak is given a soapbox and one minute of free speech…. SOAPBOX EVENT CONVERGENCE CENTER AT PARK AVENUE ARMORY 643 PARK AVENUE BETWEEN 66TH AND 67TH STREETS ...

Check out this important election-season film by our friend and colleague Stephan Forbes…opening nights are important for future bookings! “Boogie Man” Directed by Stephan Forbes Sept. 26-Oct. 3rd Cinema Village, NYC E St....

Sorta sad to see the wheat-pasted stairway facade go, but 1500 pieces of paper only last so long in the elements… just about two years, it turns out. We will be doing more to tweak the emperors’s new clothes in the future, but we are definitely excited about this fresh start. It...

Please wander over to the Drawing Center for a rare screening and conversation on the legacy of direct cinema and the materiality of film in the age of digital media with artist/filmmaker Tony Conrad, filmmaker Jennifer Reeves, Anthology Film Archives film archivist Andrew Lampert, and The...

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