The Tribeca Film Institute and co-sponsor Gucci announced a two-day series on Jan. 8 and Jan. 10, entitled Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund presents: Docs on the Shortlist.
The series brings together filmmakers who have been part of past Tribeca Film Festivals to screen their new documentary films, which are currently being recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Six of the 15 documentaries under consideration for nomination will be screened. The films in the series are At the Death House Door, The Garden, I.O.U.S.A., Man on Wire, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, and They Killed Sister Dorothy.
All of the screenings will feature special appearances by the filmmakers and will be followed by Q & A’s moderated by three Oscar-nominated documentary filmmakers and Tribeca alumni.
Two of the selections received an award and critical praise at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival—James Marsh’s Man on Wire had its New York premiere and Gini Reticker’s Pray the Devil Back to Hell held its world premiere and took home the Best Documentary Award.
The new series offers filmgoers the opportunity to see a selection of the documentary contenders short listed for the nomination for Best Feature Documentary for the 81st Academy Awards.
“This series emphasizes our commitment to supporting filmmakers in every stage of the filmmaking process,” said Brian Newman, CEO of Tribeca Film Institute. “We are happy to provide this opportunity for audiences who are interested in quality documentary films, as well as for those that may have missed these movies the first time around or can’t wait to see them again.”
Tickets for each film screening is $8.00 and can be pre-purchased online at: http://www.tribecacinemas.com/calendar/docs_on_the_shortlist.html. To read synopsis of each documentary, visit the Tribeca Cinemas Web site.
All screenings will be held at Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street (corner of Laight), New York, NY 10013.
