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Docularious!: VERY SEMI SERIOUS
Very Semi-Serious (Leah Wolchok / 83 min / 2015) is an offbeat documentary about humor, art and the genius of the single panel. The film goes behind-the-scenes of The New Yorker and introduces the cartooning legends and hopefuls who create the iconic cartoons that have inspired, baffled—and occasionally pissed off—all of us for decades.
Revealing The New Yorker’s weekly open-call cartoon submission process, Very Semi-Serious follows Bob Mankoff as he strives to nurture new talent and represent the magazine’s old guard, while also considering how his industry must evolve to stay relevant. Mankoff had been the cartoon editor of The New Yorker since 1997 until he recently stepped down and has also had more than 900 of his own cartoons published in the magazine since the 1970s.
Find out more »BRIC FLIX: Film Restoration & Preservation
If you’re a lover of all things film and are as fascinated as we are about the process of film restoration and preservation, you should be at BRIC FLIX: Film Restoration & Preservation on Wednesday, February 15 at 7PM.
Learn about the latest innovations and trends in film restoration and archiving and discuss the how and why of rescuing classic cinema in the digital age.
Moderated by Adam Schartoff, host of the podcast Filmwax Radio, with Benjamin Crossley-Marra, Theatrical & Non-Theatrical Distribution at Janus Films / The Criterion Collection, and Katie Trainor, Film Collections Manager at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art.
Find out more »Filmwax Radio Live with D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus
DCTV and Filmwax Radio cordially invite you to a special live podcast event, a conversation with filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, one of the most respected teams of documentary filmmakers working today, about their longstanding careers and new documentary feature, Unlocking the Cage.
Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans, by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform a chimpanzee from a “thing” with no rights to a “person” with legal protections.
Find out more »SxSW: Indie Film and the Death of the Theatrical
With distribution and exhibition changing so quickly, indie filmmakers must begin re-thinking how to plan their theatrical run. How much longer are filmmakers working with limited marketing budgets supposed to retrofit their film in the old paradigm? Please join Adam Schartoff, host of the popular podcast Filmwax Radio, along with Founder & CEO of Alamo Drafthouse, Tim League, Founder & CEO of Gathr Films, Scott Glosserman, Film Fatales founder Leah Meyerhoff, and Matt Grady of Factory 25 for a progressive and proactive conversation on the future of the theatrical.
Find out more »Filmwax Radio Live: Montclair Film Festival Edition
Filmwax Radio Live: Montclair Film Festival Edition will take place on Friday, April 24th, 6:45 PM at Videology in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Find out more »Filmwax Radio Live: Northside Festival Edition (2014)
Join Adam Schartoff, host of the popular indie film chat show, Filmwax Radio for a live podcast with some of Northisde Film Festivals’s talented filmmakers. Guests include filmmaking team behind the recent SxSW hit Fort Tilden, Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers and the director of Homemakers, Colin Healey. More guests to be announced.
Find out more »Filmwax Radio Live: Rooftop Films Edition (2014)
Join Filmwax Radio for their first ever LIVE podcast event presented by Rooftop Films. Filmwax Radio host Adam Schartoff‘s indie-focused interview series will come to you live from Videology! To kick of the afternoon, Rooftop Films’ Dan Nuxoll will discuss highlights of the 2014 Summer Series lineup, followed by a series of interviews with up-and-coming filmmakers such as Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood), Gillian Robespierre(Obvious Child) and Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behavior). Meet the filmmakers and find out what you’ll see (and what NOT to miss) at Rooftop Films this year. Filmwax…
Find out more »STRONGMAN (DVD/Digital Release Party)
FIlmwax cordially invites you to celebrate the digital distribution of Zachary Levy's documentary STRONGMAN.
Find out more »DRIVERS WANTED co-presented by Queens World Film Festival
Please join us for a free screening of Joshua Z. Weinstein's "Driver's Wanted" at a Queens taxi garage parking lot! Presented by Filmwax and the Queens World Film Festival.
Find out more »Never Not Working: Short Films on Labor from True/False
DCTV & Filmwax present this block of short documentaries devoted to labor issues around the world. Curated by True/False, the event will be moderated by Paul Sturtz.
Find out more »A TEACHER Screening & After Party
Part psychological thriller and part provocative character study, "A Teacher" explores the unraveling of a young high school teacher, Diana (Lindsay Burdge), after she begins an affair with one of her teenage students, Eric (Will Brittain). What starts as a seemingly innocent fling becomes increasingly complex and dangerous as the beautiful and confident Diana gets fully consumed by her emotions, crossing boundaries and acting out in progressively startling ways. Lindsay Burdge delivers a deeply compelling and seamlessly naturalistic performance that brings…
Find out more »WALK AWAY RENÉE (DVD Release Party)
Please join Filmwax, Sundance Selects & filmmaker in celebrating the release of the festival hit documentary, WALK AWAY RENEE and filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's belated 40th birthday.
Find out more »KUMARÉ
Filmwax's hit series, DOCULARIOUS! is back at the Maysles Cinema with another funny documentary: KUMARÉ, Vikram Gandhi's unbelievable film.
Find out more »IFP, Slamdance & FIlmwax present STRANGER THINGS
"Stranger Things" – the debut feature by Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal – will have its theatrical debut in New York City, April 5-11 at reRun Theater, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) and the Slamdance Film Festival. Weekday screenings at 7:30pm & 9:45pm Saturday April 6 early morning "Wake Up Dumbo" screening Sunday April 7 evening screening at 7:30pm
Find out more »THE NEVER BELL (Fundraiser)
"Ever since she killed her family, Nell has not been a happy girl..." So opens the dark-fantastical tale of Nell and her bell. Nell & The Bell is a short film which tells the story of what happens when Nell mischievous imagination hijacks her reason Written and Directed by Emily Lobsenz Puppet design by Jessica Scott Cinematography Marcus Lehmann Original story by Jason Ross Associate Producer Isis-Maya Nissman Come out to our favorite Brooklyn watering hole to support the Nell…
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