DOC NYC 2017

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44 Pages (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Tony Shaff)
A portrait of children's publication Highlights Magazine.
NYC premiere
Big Time (Country: Denmark; Year: 2017; Director: Kaspar Astrup Schröder), Official Site
Portrait of architect Bjarke Ingels.
NYC premiere
Five Seasons: The Gardens Of Piet Oudolf (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Thomas Piper), Official Site
Documentary about the life and work of the dutch landscape designer.
North American premiere
Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Tiffany Bartok; Stars: Christy Turlington, Brooke Shields, Cher, Isabella Rossellini, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Tori Amos, Isaac Mizrahi, Kevyn Aucoin, Jed Root, Linda Wells)
An intimate look at the make-up artist.
NYC premiere
Maddman: The Steve Madden Story (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Ben Patterson)
The rags to riches story of a man who built a footwear empire.
NYC premiere
More Art Upstairs (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Jody Hassett Sanchez; Stars: Nick Kline, Michael Townsend, Judith Braun, Lynn Cazabon, Marissa Voytenko, Leah Smith)
Story of ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
NYC premiere
Mr Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Pablo Bryant)
The plight of a political artist in a vanishing industry.
NYC premiere
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