Join us for a live conversation on Substack with Kathleen Lingo and Lingo on Docs and Thom Powers of
on Tuesday February 18 at 12pm PST/3 pm EST!Kathleen Lingo is an independent documentary producer and former Editorial Director for Film and Television at The New York Times where she spearheaded 250+ of Op-Docs, five feature films, and two television series over 11 years. Her Substack Lingo on Docs shares interviews with film teams and case studies on new documentaries as a space to think about how to keep making documentaries during these complex times.
In this live and exclusive discussion, Lingo will interview Thom Powers, drawing upon his varied experience as a documentary curator over the past twenty years to better understand the current moment.
Powers is the documentary programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival, the founding artistic director of DOC NYC and the host of Pure Nonfiction. He created the influential screening series Stranger Than Fiction that ran for 15 years at IFC Center in addition to his work as a filmmaker, teacher, and entrepreneur.
Don’t miss this insider’s look at the past, present, and future of documentary film!