NYFF Documentary Talk

Part of

57th New York Film Festival

September 27 - October 13, 2019

Lesli Klainberg once again sits down for a conversation with the directors of some of the documentaries screening at this year’s festival. Participants include Ric Burns (Oliver Sacks: His Own Life), Tania Cypriano (Born to Be), Ivy Meeropol (Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn), and Lynn Novick (College Behind Bars). 

RUNTIME
60 minutes

Lesli Klainberg, Film at Lincoln Center’s Executive Director, as well as a documentary filmmaker and producer, once again sits down for a conversation with the directors of some of the documentaries screening at this year’s festival. Participants include Ric Burns (Oliver Sacks: His Own Life), Tania Cypriano (Born to Be), Ivy Meeropol (Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn), and Lynn Novick (College Behind Bars). 


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