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Didn't get enough at our last DocuClub session? Was there something you forgot to say? Just thought of it this morning? Or, maybe you couldn't attend our past screening. "Talk Back" is for you. In this section, we'll briefly recap the session and explore in-depth the issues and themes that were raised. Continue your participation in our feedback sessions by leaving your comments here.

Talk Back #15: Ultimate Christian Wrestling

With the intriguing title of Ultimate Christian Wrestling, the doc we screened last night at DocuClub more than lived up to expectations. The film follows three former wrestlers, who disillusioned with the secular amateur wrestling circuit, become fighters in the…

Talk Back #14: Parting the Waters

What an amazing DocuClub we had last night! It was our first screening at the new 92YTribeca’s wonderful theater facilities, and we filled every one of its 72 seats. Of course, it helped matters to feature such a great project…

Talk Back #13: Lil Poison

A pleasant New York City night brought documentary fans once again to multimedia venue The Tank, to watch a rough cut of Lil Poison, Beth Earl’s portrait of the title character. A.M. Peters was our savvy guide. We were enthralled…

Talk Back # 12: Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter

Once again, a dedicated crowd of documentary enthusiasts gathered at The Tank, to preview Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter. Present were filmmakers Barbara Attie (representing Attie and Goldwater Productions) and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, producer and editor of the film. As moderated by…

Talk Back # 11: Our House

An intimate crowd gathered last night to watch Our House at The Tank. The documentary depicts the various members living in an alternative housing community in the midst of gentrified Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Among its many residents are Dan, a fifty-something…

Talk Back #10: The Hand of Fatima

Not even the bad weather in New York could deter our loyal audiences from showing up in support of our January screening of Augusta Palmer’s The Hand of Fatima. We were hosted by multimedia performance space The Tank and Pamela…

Talk Back # 9: Third World Newsreel Production Workshop

Anthology Film Archives was the site of last night’s DocuClub screening. We partnered with film distributor Third World Newsreel to present the work of the participants in its Production Workshop. Three short docs were screened: Beyond the Music by Lottie…

Talk Back # 8: Off and Running

Moderator Fernanda Rossi and production team for Off and Running. Much like the title of our film last night, the November edition of DocuClub was Off and Running from the beginning of the evening. We partnered with Tribeca All Access…

Talk Back # 7: Disturbing the Universe: Radical Lawyer William Kunstler

Feedback session after screening of Disturbing the Universe. Last night, audiences responded passionately to DocuClub’s screening of Disturbing the Universe: Radical Lawyer William Kunstler. Sarah and Emily Kunstler’s portrait of their father William Kunstler elicited praise for its honest depiction…

Talk Back # 6: Committed

DocuClub audiences were present and “committed” for Jon Cofinas’ feedback session last night. The doc—which depicted his childhood friend’s coming-of-age process via marriage to a young woman from China—was well received. The filmmaker had shot 250 hours of footage over…

Talk Back # 5 - Good Fortune

Wow, what a great screening we had last night at DocuClub! It was nice to see that even in the dog days of Summer, documentary aficionados will come out in droves to support one of their own. In this case,…

Talk Back # 4 - Partly Private

Last night’s screening of Danae Elon’s rough cut of Partly Private was a resounding success! Playing to a packed room, the film’s humor and complexity amounted to a crowd-pleaser. Milton Tabbot, Senior Director of Programming at IFP, was our expert…