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Courtesy of I-20 Gallery, New York
Nov/Dec 2006

Docs for Art's Sake: Capturing the Creative Process

Plus: Florentine Films Turns 30
'NOVA scienceNOW'
Student Oscars

 

Features:
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From Carrie Lozano's 'Reporter Zero,' which earned a Gold Medal at the 2006 Student Academy Awards. Courtesy of San Francisco Chronicle
Oscar Plays Berkeley: UC Grad School Dominates Documentary Student Academy Awards--Again
By Mitchell Block

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From Edward Landler and Brad Byer's 'I Build the Tower: The Life and Work of Sam Rodia.' Courtesy of Brad Byer and Bench Movies
Oscar and Sam: Documentary Portraits of Two Creative Artists
By Christopher R. C. Bosen

On Edward Landler and Brad Byer's 'I Build the Tower: The Life and Work of Sam Rodia' and donnie l. betts' 'Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.'

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column
By Thomas White

On docs about art and the creative process.

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'At Warm Springs,' a photo by Sally Mann, subject of Steven Cantor's 'What Remains.' Courtesy of Stick Figure Productions/HBO
Still Lives: Capturing the Essence of Photographers Sally Mann and Robert Frank
By Danielle DiGiacomo

On Steven Cantor's 'What Remains," and Gerald Fox's 'Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank.

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From Ric Burns' 'Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film.' Photo: (c) The Andy Warhol Foundaiton for the Visual Arts, Inc. Courtesy of Thirteen/WNET New York
Fantasy Meets Reality: Explaining Experimental Artists
By Danielle DiGiacomo

Docs on Andy Warhol, Jack Smith and Matthew Barney

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Robert Wilson, subject of Katharina Otto-Bernstein's 'Absolute Wilson.' Courtesy of New Yorker Films
Backstage Pass: New Docs Profile a Pair of Theatrical Icons
By Tamara Krinsky

Katharina Otto-Bernstein's 'Absolute Wilson' and Frieda Lee Mock's Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner'

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Ken Burns (left) and Buddy Squires filming 'Baseball.' Photo: Jerome Liebling. Courtesy of Florentine Films
The Florentine Four: Ken Burns and Partners Look Back on 30 Years of Documentary Production
By Jim Romeo

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From Cassian Harrison's 'Discovery Atlas: China Revealed.' Courtesy of Discovery Communications, Inc.
What in the World...? 'Discovery Atlas' Serves up a Global Culture
By Tamara Krinsky

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Art curator Henry Geldzahler, subject of Peter Rosen's 'Who Gets to Call It Art?' Photo: John F. Waggaman. Courtesy of Peter Rosen
Pop Czar: New York's Post-War Art Movement Through One of Its Essential Champions
By Bob Fisher

Peter Rosen's 'Who Gets to Call It Art?'

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A Spencer Tunick installation in Barcelona. From 'Naked World' (Dir./Prod.: Arlene Nelson; Exec. Prod.: David Nelson; Prod.: Helen Hood Scheer). Courtesy of Arlene Nelson
Brave Nude World: Documenting a Photographer's Eye for the Naked Truth
By Shelley Gabert

Arlene and David Nelson's trilogy on Spencer Tunick's installations.

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Filmmaker Al Maysles (center) with BritDoc Chief Executive Jess Search (right) and Festival Director Beadie Finzie.
Festival Focus: BritDoc
By Carol Nahra

A new doc fest in the UK

Tags: documentary magazine