From Gust To Hail: New England Experimental

January 30th, 2012 by UnionDocs

From Gust to Hail brings New England-based filmmakers to several cities along the East Coast from Boston to Baltimore. Works by filmmakers Kathleen Rugh, Jonathan Schwartz, Rob Todd, and Kimberly Forero-Arnías are amongst the kaleidoscopic selection that comprises the program. Curators Luis...

Jean Rouch International Film Festival: Call for Entries

January 30th, 2012 by UnionDocs

The 2012 Jean Rouch International Film Festival is now open for entries. The deadline to submit a film is 15th April 2012. This deadline is for all films completed after 1st January 2011. You will find the online entry form here: ...

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Dani Leventhal and Samita Sinha: Salt

January 25th, 2012 by UnionDocs

This evening will start with a captivating solo vocal performance by Samita Sinha and then Dani Leventhal will present three acclaimed recent short videos. Vocalist/composer Samita Sinha and video artist Dani Leventhal met at Bard in 2008, and since 2009 they have been working side-by-side and...

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NYFA Bootstrap Arts Festival 2

January 24th, 2012 by UnionDocs

Featuring the best works from filmmakers who participated in New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, a program for arts professionals in all fields looking to focus on the business side of their creative practice. The second evening showcases four short films who...

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From Sand to Concrete: The Transformation of an Egyptian Soldier

January 23rd, 2012 by UnionDocs

January 25th of 2011 marked a new arena of possible encounters in Egypt between citizens and the regime, protestors and the police/military, and people and public space. Set against the backdrop of enduring violence, the Egyptian soldier has evolved, both physically through increasing interactions...

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Best Shorts from Ann Arbor Film Festival

January 23rd, 2012 by UnionDocs

UnionDocs and The Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF ) will present 7 short films from award-winning international filmmakers. The Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF ) is the longest-running film festival tour, having pioneered the concept in 1964. The 49th AAFF Tour runs from July 2011 through February...

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Let’s Try That Once More, This Time In The Past: Performance & Documentation

January 18th, 2012 by UnionDocs

As performance navigates the shifting of its institutional position – from practitioners’ self-identification as alternative/radical/revolutionary to blockbuster museum fodder – artists and academics (and artist-academics) are re-evaluating the stories performance tells about itself. The...

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Hot Tuna at Beacon Theater: Rex Foundation Benefit to support UnionDocs

November 29th, 2011 by UnionDocs

We are excited to announce that UnionDocs was selected by the Rex Foundation to benefit from their exciting upcoming event. See the details below, attend if you can, and spread the word. Hot Tuna: Pre-Concert Reception Benefiting Rex Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. ...

Paley Center Documentary Pitch Contest – Deadline Aug. 17

August 16th, 2011 by UnionDocs

The Paley Center for Media in Manhattan is now accepting entries for its 12th annual documentary pitch workshop for emerging directors with work-in-progress films.  The regular entry deadline is Wednesday, August 17. This is a competition for a $5,000 finishing grant for a relatively new...

Mono No Aware Film Festival Call for Submissions

June 20th, 2011 by UnionDocs

Mono No Aware, who has co-hosted several of our workshops, is calling for submissions for their film-only festival. Dancers, Sculptors, Musicians, Theorists, Scientists, Athletes, Visual artists, everyone, AND Film-makers are encouraged to submit. This is not a film festival for film-makers,...

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Seminars and Workshops

  1. Can Documentaries Change the World? Assessing, Funding, and Harnessing the Social Impact of Nonfiction Film Sunday, February 12th at 4:00pm

Upcoming Screenings + Other Events

  1. The Guga Hunters of Ness with Mike Day Saturday, February 4th at 7:30pm
  2. NYFA Bootstrap Arts Festival 1 Friday, February 10th at 7:30pm
  3. NYFA Bootstrap Arts Festival 2 Saturday, February 11th at 7:30pm
  4. Making the Real: The People and the Army are One Hand with Menna Khalil Saturday, March 10 at 7:30pm, $9 suggested donation
  5. Let's Try That Once More, This Time In The Past:
    Performance & Documentation
    Sunday, February 19th at 7:30 pm
  6. From Gust To Hail: New England Experimental Friday, February 24th at 7:30 PM

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