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Screenings This Week: DOC NYC

Over the last couple weeks we’ve shared some of the highlights from the Red Hook Film Festival and the Architecture & Design Film Festival. Continuing on with a look at architectural-, urbanistical- or design-oriented cinematic events happening around New …

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The Omnibus Roundup — No Bins, CityBench, Secaucus 7, Parking Reform, The Civilians on OWS and Urbanized at IFC

MTA NO-BIN EXPERIMENT
New York City residents are deeply skeptical of a new pilot program designed to reduce litter in subway stations. Garbage cans have been completely removed from two stations, the 8th Street N station in Manhattan and the …

Cinebeasts’ Gowanderlust

On Saturday, October 8, Cinebeasts presented Gowanderlust!, an event combining a neighborhood walking tour with quick, guerilla-style film installations. Just after dusk, a group gathered at the Bell House, a bar in Gowanus, Brooklyn, where we met Nathan Kensinger, photographer, documentary filmmaker, festival programmer and

Screenings: The Architecture & Design Film Festival

Last week, we shared some highlights from the recent Red Hook Film Festival, one of many cinematic events taking place in New York this month and next. Next up, running from this Wednesday the 19th through Sunday the 23rd, …

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This Weekend: Red Hook Film Festival

For architecture-, design- and urbanism-themed cinema fans in New York, the next few weeks are a treasure trove of festivals, screenings and panel discussions. This weekend, from October 15-16, is the Red Hook International FIlm and Video Festival. The Architecture

Gary Hustwit’s Urbanized

Gary Hustwit, director of design documentaries Helvetica and Objectified, talks about his latest film, a global exploration of the individuals, projects and forces that shape our cities.

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The City Dark

Documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney talks to us about light pollution, the disappearance of the night sky and what we can do to reconnect our city to the stars.

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Portfolio: Decade of Fire

Gretchen Hildebran is a filmmaker with a passion for social justice, often distilling the effects of public policy through the lens of human experience. Her documentaries include the internationally screened “Carve” (2003), “Worth Saving” (2004), which was presented in HBO’s

Brooklyn Film Festival

Now that summer heat has descended upon the city, you might be looking for an air conditioned spot to take respite — a movie theater, for example. This Friday kicks off the Brooklyn Film Festival, a week of independent …

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The Omnibus Roundup – Election Day, Death of a Tunnel, the Subway Issue, Shattered Idyll, UnionDocs and CineBeasts

VOTE!
Tuesday, November 2nd is Election Day — don’t forget to vote! For the procrastinators among us, Gotham Gazette has an election guide, with who’s running, ballot questions, and when and where to show up.
DEATH OF A TUNNEL
It’s final – the ARC tunnel project is…

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