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Doc filmmaker. Commercial Director. Approaching the state of rigor mortis. filmsbyamy.com

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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bruce LaBruce at @ifccenter.bsky.social - restored first films! www.ifccenter.com/series/doubl...
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IFC Center - Double-Header: 2 by Bruce LaBruce
New Restorations! An evening with punk queer pioneer Bruce LaBruce and screenings of his debut NO SKIN OFF MY ASS and SUPER 8 1/2.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Indeed. Its always the money... Happy Friday, film peeps. www.indiewire.com/features/com...
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Tom Cruise and James Cameron Are Optimistic About the Paramount and Warner Bros. Merger Because They Can Afford to Be
Tom Cruise and James Cameron backed the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger. Their optimism reveals how your place in Hollywood shapes what you risk.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Head over to Ted Hope's substack for an interview with Ross McElwee on REMAKE - substack.com/inbox/post/2...
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Remake: “I hope that it provides—maybe some solace, but actually a better word is probably companionship—to people who’ve also experienced a loss akin to what I went through with the loss of a son.”
a vHopeful Conversation with legendary documentary film director Ross McElwee about Remake and Sherman’s March
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey! UNZIPPED has been held over at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social Can’t wait to see it in 4k!!
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Loving John Wilson’s Low Cinema www.indiewire.com/features/cra...
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How to Run a Microcinema with John Wilson
Filmmaker John Wilson tells IndieWire about helping to run the Low Cinema in Queens while working on "The History of Concrete."
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Huge congrats to the 2026 Chicken & Egg research grant recipients- great organization. t.e2ma.net/click/lnlx2b...
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Eye For Film @eyeforfilm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"It's a city and a country that is always fighting to exist in its own right, with peace and with harmony" - Tina Gharavi, Tala Calil and Assaad Bouab discuss Shadows Of Beirut www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... #filmsky 🎬
A still from the film Shadows Of Beirut. Seen from behind, a man and woman of Middle Eastern appearance, both wearing black, sit side by side on a yellow sandy beach, looking out to sea, while a bald white man in swimming trunks stands in the surf.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I personally do not think quotas are enough to save the film industry. Didn’t a bunch of mergers get us to this point? Read on via @indiewire.com www.indiewire.com/news/busines...
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Paramount Reaches Settlement to End States’ Lawsuit, Paving Way for Merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount agreed to a number of concessions, including an investment of $1.5 billion in production spending in California over the next five years.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Right now on @wnyc.org - John Wilson & THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE on Brian Lehrer
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nothing better than women cartoonists. Except a doc film featuring the best of the best! WOMEN LAUGHING at @dctvny.bsky.social this Friday. www.dctvny.org/s/firehouse-...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
funny wins every time
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nonfics.bsky.social @nonfics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'A Killer Story' is one of the more addictive true-crime miniseries we’ve seen in a while (too bad all episodes weren't released at once). Our review: www.nonfics.com/p/a-killer-s...
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filmlinc.bsky.social @filmlinc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tickets for the 64th New York Film Festival are now on sale! View what's available and secure your 🎟️ at filmlinc.org/nyff
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our Tuesday repost of the @docnycfest.bsky.social MONDAY MEMO. We once watched all 3 Godfathers in a row so we’re not scared of MUSK… Plus 10 great docs at @tiff us8.campaign-archive.com?e=ca5a61ba90...
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Monday Memo: Rise of the Butt-Numbingly Long Doc, A Tribute to Bill Jersey, 9/11: 25 Essential Docs
Your weekly rundown of all the latest documentary news from the festival circuit, awards season commentators, new releases and beyond.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
God Bless @mcsweeneys.net mcsweeneysinternettendency.substack.com/p/i-cant-bel...
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I Can't Believe Zohran Mamdani is Attending the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Memorial of 9/11, When He Did Nothing to Prevent the Attacks
by Carlos Greaves
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Wellllllll,could have predicted this…..
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Red alert if you have a doc short you are working on! b0s16.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/S...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Starting Saturday at @dctvny.bsky.social FIREHOUSE: shorts program THRESHHOLDS - “These short documentary films illuminate the acts of love, both quiet and profound, offered to the people we hold as family.” www.dctvny.org/s/firehouse-...
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 09/09/2026
Who Moves America and Union Town trace the struggles of delivery workers fighting for a better future. www.avclub.com/who-moves-am...
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The state of American labor is distilled in two documentaries and one UPS union fight
Two documentaries, Who Moves America and Union Town, trace the struggles of delivery workers fighting for a better future.
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FRANK'S FILM REVIEW @franksfilmreview.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
My exclusive interview with Kate Pierson franksfilmreview.com/2025/12/14/k... Some voices define a generation, while others create entire universes. Kate Pierson unquestionably belongs to the latter group. Her voice brings a lively, melodic energy to one of music’s most iconic party bands...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Herzog’s latest via @indiewire.com Because you can’t make documentaries ALL the time… www.indiewire.com/features/int...
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Werner Herzog on David Lynch, AI, and Why His Unhinged New Film ‘Bucking Fastard’ Skipped Cannes for Venice
Werner Herzog talks to IndieWire at the 2026 Venice Film Festival about his new film 'Bucking Fastard,' starring Kate and Rooney Mara.
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Mary Harron's feature debut I SHOT ANDY WARHOL screens Monday at Nitehawk Williamsburg in the conclusion of THE CLASS OF '96
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Absolutely loved this show! And now determined to see some of the architecture in person.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
THE most important part of making a documentary!!! @dctvny.bsky.social has a class on how to get access to participants and the moral obligations that come with capturing people’s lives on film. (There are many!) www.dctvny.org/s/workshop/a...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Saw this again last month and it's amazing in so many ways. Lili Taylor's performance + New York before the Bloomberg years "cleaned it up!!!"
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A doc about the Nan Goldin of the Czech Republic is leaving @metrographnyc.bsky.social tomorrow. Hurry! Libuše Jarcovjáková chronicled after-dark Prague in the 1970s + ’80s, giving a picture of communist-era Czechoslovakia very different from the official one. watch.metrograph.com/videos/im-no...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Two great new documentaries at @dctvny.bsky.social And the Firehouse is an amazing theatre w GREAT sound! mailchi.mp/dctvny.org/3...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
WILD INSIDE still at @ifccenter.bsky.social until the 30th! www.ifccenter.com/films/wild-i...
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IFC Center - Wild Inside
Sunday, August 30: Q&A with director Penny Lane after the 3:00 show! Saturday, August 22: Q&A with director Penny Lane moderated by filmmaker Matt Wolf after the 1:50 show! Sunday, August 23: Q&A with director Penny Lane moderated by filmmaker Judith Helfand after the 1:50 show! Join educator and wildlife rehabilitator Suzanne Highland for a [...]
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY is on @pbs.org POV tonight! www.pbs.org/pov/films/ho...
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How To Build a Library - POV
Two intrepid Nairobi women decide to transform what used to be a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We are currently on an extended time away in Nicaragua. But we’re paying attention. Sort of..
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Sundance Institute @sundance.org · 18/08/2026
Today we celebrate Robert Redford’s birthday and reflect on the remarkable legacy of an artist, advocate, and founder whose belief in independent voices changed cinema forever.
Photo credit: Brandon Joseph Baker
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Don’t miss the @docnycfest.bsky.social MONDAY MEMO if you know what’s good for you. @locarno.bsky.social winners, The Hot List and a mountain more: mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/m...
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Monday Memo: Paramount-WBD Merger Has Doc Filmmakers on Edge, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting's Role in Shaping Doc Filmmaking
Your weekly rundown of all the latest documentary news from the festival circuit, awards season commentators, new releases and beyond.
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Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Years ago, I was blown away by Robb Moss's documentary THE SAME RIVER TWICE, which followed a group of friends who'd been river guides in their youth and now were trying to contend with middle-age. Moss's follow-up, THE BEND IN THE RIVER, opens today at Film Forum. www.vulture.com/article/revi...
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The Bend in the River Is a Poignant, Profound Look at a Changing World
Director Robb Moss chronicles his friends’ lives from the glories of youth to the consolations of old age.
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Sundance Institute @sundance.org · 15/08/2026
“American Doctor,” directed by Poh Si Teng, follows three U.S. medical professionals who travel to Gaza to provide emergency care and later speak out about what they witnessed. Premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Now playing in NYC and opens in LA next Friday. sndnc.org/4gbF59s
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thanks to Field of Vision + the Freedom of Press Foundation, you can learn how to turn off AI functionality while creating documentaries. www.indiewire.com/news/busines... Check out the Digital Security for Filmmakers website: www.digitalsecurity.film
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A New Free Seminar Teaches Documentary Filmmakers When and How to Opt Out of AI
Field of Vision and Freedom of the Press are launching the sixth edition of their Digital Security Clinic, this time teaching filmmakers about AI.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Saw this at the fest - highly recommend!!
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Recently watched this for the millionth time. So many funny lines!!!!!
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We ❤️ @mcsweeneys.net
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IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The latest from acclaimed documentarian Penny Lane (NUTS!, HAIL SATAN?) follows the story of Flaco, the celebrity Eurasian Eagle-Owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo and captured the city’s heart. WILD INSIDE is now playing! www.ifccenter.com/films/wild-i...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Feast your eyes on this gorgeous footage!
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Congrats to these @theemmys.tv docs w multiple noms!
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nonfics.bsky.social @nonfics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
15 years ago today, Alison Ellwood & Alex Gibney's 'Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search For A Kool Place' was released in theaters. We just republished our review of the documentary, which is now available on Tubi, Kanopy, Fandango at Home, and YouTube: www.nonfics.com/p/magic-trip...
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We’ll be watching this on @pbs.org THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT www.pbs.org/pov/films/th...
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IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
WILD INSIDE is now playing, and birders are already flocking to the cinema to see the tale of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco who escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. www.ifccenter.com/films/wild-i...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tickets are now on sale for our screening of Steve Buscemi’s directorial debut TREES LOUNGE, part of our August series THE CLASS OF ’96! And following the movie, Steve Buscemi will be here for a Q&A! Thursday 8/20 at Nitehawk Prospect Park
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If he ever goes off the air, I'm throwing myself into the reflecting pool!!!!
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
. @filmforumnyc.bsky.social showing DREAD BEAT AN BLOOD - a 1979 documentary about Linton Kwesi Johnson.
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
BEND is having a pass sale. Having been a screener and judge in the past, I can vouch for what a GREAT festival it is!!!!
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Penny Lane is talking Flaco and her new film WILD INSIDE on @allofitwnyc.bsky.social @wnyc.org
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Huge congrats to these @womenmakemovies.bsky.social filmmakers for making it onto @pbs.org POV this season! Don't forget to watch!!!
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