THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY NEW YORK, June 18, 2014 - The New York Times's Op-Docs returns to IFC Center in New York for an evening of screenings and a live panel with emerging and celebrated short-documentary filmmakers Monday, June 23 , at 7 p.m. ET . Four weeks later, Op-Docs will make its return to Los Angeles for an evening of Op-Docs screenings and a live filmmaker panel discussion at Film Independent at LACMA, co-presented by The New York Times Film Club, on Tuesday, July 22 , at 7:30 p.m. PT .
Op-Docs screenings provide live audiences with the unique opportunities to experience Op-Docs on the big screen, and to hear from and interact directly with their creators.
Op-Docs at IFC Center in New York - Monday, June 23
Op-Docs at IFC Center will include special appearances by Alan Berliner, director of "56 Ways of Saying I Don't Remember," Judith Helfand, director of "Love and Stuff,"Flora Lichtman, co-director of "The Animated Life of A.R. Wallace," Daniel McCabe, director of "Congo: The Road to Ruin," and Paula Schargorodsky, director of "35 and Single."
Following the screenings of their documentaries, these directors will join a live discussion with New York Times commissioning editor for Opinion video and Op-Docs series producer and curator Jason Spingarn-Koff.
Op-Docs at IFC Center in New York takes place Monday, June 23 , beginning at 7 p.m. ET .
Ticket and event information, including all of the Op-Docs that will be screened this evening at IFC Center, is available at www.IFCCenter.com.
Op-Docs at LACMA in Los Angeles - Tuesday, July 22
Op-Docs at LACMA will feature several of The Times's most acclaimed Op-Docs, including those created by the following directors, who will also participate in an on-stage panel discussion following the screenings: Joshua Izenberg, director of "Slomo," Paula Schargorodsky, director of "35 and Single," Lucy Walker, director of "Daredevil on a Snowmobile" and Brett Weiner, director of "Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier?" They will be joined by Jason Spingarn-Koff, New York Times commissioning editor for Opinion video and Op-Docs series producer and curator. Elvis Mitchell, film curator at Film Independent at LACMA, and film critic, will moderate the discussion.
A reception for New York Times Film Club members and the Op-Docs filmmakers will follow the screenings and live panel at the Pavilion for Japanese Art at LACMA.
Op-Docs at LACMA takes place Tuesday, July 22 , at the Bing Theater at LACMA in Los Angeles from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. PT . The evening is presented by Film Independent at LACMA and The New York Times Film Club.
More information about the Op-Docs screenings and panel at LACMA is available at www.NYTFilmClub.com.
To be considered for a press pass, please email Stephanie Yera at stephanie.yera@nytimes.com.
About Op-Docs
Launched in the fall of 2011, Op-Docs is The New York Times's editorial department's award-winning section for short, opinionated documentaries, produced by both renowned and emerging filmmakers with wide creative latitude and a range of artistic styles, covering current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects. More than 115 Op-Docs can be seen at NYTimes.com/OpDocs.
Accolades for Op-Docs include a 2014 Peabody Award, the 2014 World Press Photo prize for interactive documentary, a 2013 Emmy nomination, official selections in the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW and the New York Film Festival, and theatrical exhibition at the IFC Center in Manhattan.
The New York Times Company
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Source: The New York Times Company
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Stephanie Yera, 212-556-1957
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