If you’re in New York this Summer and love documentaries, like I do, then you should head down to the IFC Center starting August 12th. The people at documentary.org are holding their 15th annual documentary festival called DOCU Weeks. By attending you’re not only discovering the latest in documentary filmmaking but you’re also supporting a noble cause: here’s an excerpt from their ‘About Us’ page: “we help advocate for […] the rights of documentary filmmakers […] a long history of making the case for documentary filmmaking as a vital art form, and we continue to seek ways to ensure that the artists who make documentaries receive the funding that they deserve […]

Visit their site for information on individual screenings, etc. (click here)