A teenage ritual takes on deeper significance as a setting where autistic young people can blossom — and exercise their social skills along the way. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Documentary Films and Programs”
A History of Doo-Wop Emerges From Sandy Wreckage
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2022
Kenny Vance’s home in the Rockaways was damaged by the hurricane 10 years ago. But he was able to save some precious footage. Source: New York Times
Animal Lovers, Rejoice: The NY Cat and Dog Film Festivals Return
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2022
The programs feature many surprises, including a cat that plays Wordle and a lone man’s odyssey to feed Turkish strays. Source: New York Times
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
The third round of funding for the year will support 226 projects across the country. Source: New York Times
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and the Perils of the Power Couple
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
A documentary about their movie-star marriage charts its electric beginnings at the Actors Studio and a half-century of fame’s infinite rewards and shortfalls. Source: New York Times
92NY’s New Season Includes Ian McEwan and Tom Stoppard
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The fall season also features Ralph Fiennes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Katie Couric and Ken Burns. Source: New York Times
Sixth Teenager Charged in Central Park Jogger Case to Be Exonerated
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
Steven Lopez is expected to have a robbery charge linked to the 1989 attack cleared from his record. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Pride Events 2022: Where to Celebrate
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
Pride is almost back to normal this year, with in-person festivals, a 100th birthday celebration for Judy Garland and a retrospective on the lesbian bar in cinema. Source: New York Times
The East Shaped Black Life in 1970s Brooklyn. A New Film Shows How.
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
A documentary premiering this month chronicles the history and impact of The East, an organization and meeting place that served as a “microcosm of Black nationhood” in Central Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
John Wilson Is Making the Least Predictable Show on TV
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
In the second season of “How To With John Wilson,” the documentary filmmaker shows off his penchant for mutating the mundane into the vivid and extraordinary. Source: New York Times
Who Are Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam?
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
In 1965, the two men were members of the Nation of Islam militia, working at the Harlem mosque that Malcolm X led before breaking with the group. Source: New York Times
The NY Cat and Dog Film Festivals Return After Pandemic Hiatus
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2021
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, these celebrations of human-animal bonds are screening in Manhattan and beyond. Source: New York Times
‘All the Streets Are Silent’ Review: Hip-Hop and Skateboarding Collide
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
This documentary is a portrait of downtown New York in the late 1980s and early ’90s that revels in nostalgia. Source: New York Times
Martina Batan, New York Art Dealer Consumed by a Cold Case, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
Finding answers to the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old brother became a lifelong quest, ultimately chronicled in a documentary film. Source: New York Times
Biggie Smalls, the Human Behind the Legend
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
The new Netflix documentary “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” captures the rapper before fame, and history, got hold of him. Source: New York Times