Name: Fictional Realities: Bringing the Imagination to the Practice of Documentary- A workshop by Lynne Sachs
Start: 2011-05-07T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2011-05-08T17:00:00-04:00

May 2011

Saturday, May 7 - 1:00pm Fictional Realities: Bringing the Imagination to the Practice of Documentary- A workshop by Lynne Sachs w/ Lynne Sachs Through a series of writing prompts that will evoke a multitude of responses, each participant will write a brief diary of things he or she has experienced in the neighborhood around UnionDocs or elsewhere in NYC

May 7, 2011 at 1:00 pm – May 8, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Fictional Realities: Bringing the Imagination to the Practice of Documentary- A workshop by Lynne Sachs

w/ Lynne Sachs Through a series of writing prompts that will evoke a multitude of responses, each participant will write a brief diary of things he or she has experienced in the neighborhood around UnionDocs or elsewhere in NYC

Sunday, May 1 - 8:30pm I’m not a documentary but I play one on the internet: a panel on interactive documentary w/Florian Thalhofer, Fred Ritchin, Jonathan Harris, Hanne-Lovise Skartveit and André Valentim Almeida. three of the most exciting experts on the subject who have cultivated and perfected the interactive, digital form as their primary way of representing reality

May 1, 2011 at 8:30 pm

I’m not a documentary but I play one on the internet: a panel on interactive documentary

w/Florian Thalhofer, Fred Ritchin, Jonathan Harris, Hanne-Lovise Skartveit and André Valentim Almeida. three of the most exciting experts on the subject who have cultivated and perfected the interactive, digital form as their primary way of representing reality

April 2011

Saturday, Apr 30 - 7:30pm 1 Hour – 99 Years & Eve and Adam with Negin Kianfar w/ Negin Kianfar, Parvez Sharma, and Rahul Hamid we follow two young people who have entered into a temporary marriage. Both Sahab and Maryam are surprisingly open and honest about the topic and show us the pros and cons.

Apr 30, 2011 at 7:30 pm

1 Hour – 99 Years & Eve and Adam with Negin Kianfar

w/ Negin Kianfar, Parvez Sharma, and Rahul Hamid we follow two young people who have entered into a temporary marriage. Both Sahab and Maryam are surprisingly open and honest about the topic and show us the pros and cons.

Saturday, Apr 23 - 7:30pm The Film-Makers’ Coop: Chick Docs- I Hate You w/ M.M. Serra, Michelle Handelman, Lotta Tausin, Anne Hanavan, Jasmine Hirst, and Katherine Bauer a biography of the shadowlands of the female psyche, with no cause or apology

Apr 23, 2011 at 7:30 pm

The Film-Makers’ Coop: Chick Docs- I Hate You

w/ M.M. Serra, Michelle Handelman, Lotta Tausin, Anne Hanavan, Jasmine Hirst, and Katherine Bauer a biography of the shadowlands of the female psyche, with no cause or apology

Monday, Apr 18 - 7:30pm Get What You Want: Laurel Nakadate presents with Ruwen Ogien W/ Laurel Nakadate and Ruwen Ogien Laurel Nakadate will present selections from her recent work in an open dialogue with philosopher Ruwen Ogien

Apr 18, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Get What You Want: Laurel Nakadate presents with Ruwen Ogien

W/ Laurel Nakadate and Ruwen Ogien Laurel Nakadate will present selections from her recent work in an open dialogue with philosopher Ruwen Ogien

Sunday, Apr 17 - 7:30pm The Changing World of Long-Form Journalism w/ Paul Kiel (ProPublica), Max Linsky, Aaron Lammer (Longform.org), Thessaly La Force (The Paris Review), and Evan Ratliff (the Atavist) present for discussion. a conversation on the changing landscape of long-form journalism

Apr 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm

The Changing World of Long-Form Journalism

w/ Paul Kiel (ProPublica), Max Linsky, Aaron Lammer (Longform.org), Thessaly La Force (The Paris Review), and Evan Ratliff (the Atavist) present for discussion. a conversation on the changing landscape of long-form journalism

Sunday, Apr 10 - 7:30pm Vanessa Renwick: The Oregon Department of Kick Ass w/ Vanessa Renwick and Penny Lane an eclectic sampling of her very best work, spanning over twenty years and in almost every moving image medium there is.

Apr 10, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Vanessa Renwick: The Oregon Department of Kick Ass

w/ Vanessa Renwick and Penny Lane an eclectic sampling of her very best work, spanning over twenty years and in almost every moving image medium there is.

Sunday, Apr 3 - 7:30pm Down the Road: Modern New York Street Photography w/ Jake Dobkin, Clayton Patterson, Matt Weber, and Nathan Kensinger. conversation with several practicing New York street photographers will discuss the current state of street photography, and consider what may lie ahead

Apr 3, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Down the Road: Modern New York Street Photography

w/ Jake Dobkin, Clayton Patterson, Matt Weber, and Nathan Kensinger. conversation with several practicing New York street photographers will discuss the current state of street photography, and consider what may lie ahead

Apr 1, 2011 at 9:00 pm

The Surprise Tour, featuring The Best Thing Ever

w/ Band The Best Thing Ever, Ben Safdie, Eric Williams an underground musical/comedy/performance art group known for holding free public performances in non-traditional venues.

March 2011

Sunday, Mar 27 - 10:30pm Joe Richman presents Radio Diaries: 15 Years of Stories w/ Joe Richman For 15 years, Radio Diaries has been giving people tape recorders and working with them to report on their own lives and histories for NPR.

Mar 27, 2011 at 10:30 pm

Joe Richman presents Radio Diaries: 15 Years of Stories

w/ Joe Richman For 15 years, Radio Diaries has been giving people tape recorders and working with them to report on their own lives and histories for NPR.

Saturday, Mar 26 - 7:30pm Varieties of Documentary With Fred Camper w/ Fred Camper The thesis behind this program is the absence of any single thesis. Superb films come in all varieties, and the best ways to see any film are not through the grid of any particular theory.

Mar 26, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Varieties of Documentary With Fred Camper

w/ Fred Camper The thesis behind this program is the absence of any single thesis. Superb films come in all varieties, and the best ways to see any film are not through the grid of any particular theory.

Mar 25, 2011 at 7:30 pm

The Indian Boundary Line and The Mountain State

w/ Thomas Comerford, Paul Lloyd Sargent and Colin Beckett. With film cameras and sound recorders, Comerford and Brown give quiet attention to our everyday surroundings, offering glimpses into histories of North America, those commemorated as well as those long-forgotten.

Sunday, Mar 20 - 7:30pm Documentary Poetry Cinema by Stephen Connolly w/ Stephen Connolly and Richard Birkett This work explores the fertile territory between documentary and poetic modes of moving image.

Mar 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Documentary Poetry Cinema by Stephen Connolly

w/ Stephen Connolly and Richard Birkett This work explores the fertile territory between documentary and poetic modes of moving image.

Mar 19, 2011 at 7:30 pm

The Suburban Trilogy with Abigail Child

w/ Abigail Child and Melissa Ragona A feature-length project about girlhood and the immigrant dream, focusing on post World War II North American suburbs and between the war Europe, critically seen through the lens of gender, property and myths of nation

Wednesday, Mar 16 - 7:00pm 99 Minute Film School Raindance New York w/ Elliot Grove This evening workshop will run through the basic essentials you will need to create a film and to create a plan to launch your career.

Mar 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm

99 Minute Film School Raindance New York

w/ Elliot Grove This evening workshop will run through the basic essentials you will need to create a film and to create a plan to launch your career.

Mar 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Evidence of Things Partially True: A Photography Panel

with Jane D. Marsching, Corinne May Botz, William Lamson, and Mark Alice Durant. This panel discussion will explore how photography is inextricably bound with what we consider to be true.

Mar 5, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Duke and Battersby: The Beauty is Relentless

w/ Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby Duke and Battersby do not shy away from dirty stuff. Or creepy stuff. Or stuff that makes people uncomfortable.

January 2011

Sunday, Jan 30 - 7:30pm Coup Pour Coup with Marin Karmitz With Marin Karmitz From union speech to the final sequestration they are going to manage a terrible fight.

Jan 30, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Coup Pour Coup with Marin Karmitz

With Marin Karmitz From union speech to the final sequestration they are going to manage a terrible fight.

Sunday, Jan 23 - 7:30pm Listening session with Ernst Karel With Ernst Karel Ernst Karel will present recent and in-progress work made from location recordings, in stereo, quadraphonic, and 5-channel configurations.

Jan 23, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Listening session with Ernst Karel

With Ernst Karel Ernst Karel will present recent and in-progress work made from location recordings, in stereo, quadraphonic, and 5-channel configurations.

Saturday, Jan 22 - 7:30pm The Heretics with Joan Braderman With Joan Braderman, K8 Hardy and members from the Heresies Collective. The Heretics uncovers the inside story of the Second Wave of the Women’s Movement for the first time in a feature film or video.

Jan 22, 2011 at 7:30 pm

The Heretics with Joan Braderman

With Joan Braderman, K8 Hardy and members from the Heresies Collective. The Heretics uncovers the inside story of the Second Wave of the Women’s Movement for the first time in a feature film or video.

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Fictional Realities: Bringing the Imagination to the Practice of Documentary- A workshop by Lynne Sachs

I’m not a documentary but I play one on the internet: a panel on interactive documentary

1 Hour – 99 Years & Eve and Adam with Negin Kianfar

The Film-Makers’ Coop: Chick Docs- I Hate You

Get What You Want: Laurel Nakadate presents with Ruwen Ogien

The Changing World of Long-Form Journalism

Vanessa Renwick: The Oregon Department of Kick Ass

Down the Road: Modern New York Street Photography

The Surprise Tour, featuring The Best Thing Ever

Joe Richman presents Radio Diaries: 15 Years of Stories

Varieties of Documentary With Fred Camper

The Indian Boundary Line and The Mountain State

Documentary Poetry Cinema by Stephen Connolly

The Suburban Trilogy with Abigail Child

99 Minute Film School Raindance New York

Evidence of Things Partially True: A Photography Panel

Duke and Battersby: The Beauty is Relentless

Coup Pour Coup with Marin Karmitz

Listening session with Ernst Karel

The Heretics with Joan Braderman

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