Albert Maysles, known for such doc's as 'Gimme Shelter' and 'Grey Gardens' opened a Documentary Center in Harlem in 2005 where he shares his love of film in a packed calendar of screenings, educational programs, workshops and internships.
PBS will air the documentary "The Rise and Fall of Penn Station" on the grandeur of the once glorious Penn Station. Here's an exclusive clip of the film.
One PM Central Standard Time, a documentary about the newscast announcing JFK's assassination, transformed a classroom in the General Society into the CBS Newsroom.
Inside Out: The People’s Art Project, a documentary about French artist JR and his participatory art project, is set to
Rising From Ashes is a documentary chronicles the founding, building of Team Rwanda and the fight to qualify for the Olympics. The film shows in NYC Aug. 2nd.
https://vimeo.com/59918869 Dîner en Blanc: the World’s Largest Dinner Party will be screened today at 6pm at the Maysles Cinema in Harlem.
The Moso people of the remote province of Yunnan, China, are one of the last true practicing matrilineal societies of the 21st century. Living along the shores of the majestic Lake Lugu and its surrounding mountainous areas, they have been relatively sealed off from the rest of civilization--until now.
This ancient art form has made its way to San Francisco. Now American students travel to Mongolia to trace the origins of Mongolian contortionism.
An intimate portrait of an iconic New York landmark in transition, Last Summer at Coney Island takes the vibrant elements of the history of Coney Island and sets them against the backdrop of a community searching for a rebirth.