Dan Lacey, Author at Cinema Eye Honors

13th

The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of […]

17 Blocks

In 1999, nine-year-old EMMANUEL SANFORD-DURANT and his Washington, D.C. family began to film their daily lives in America’s most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol building. They’ve been filming ever since. Made in a unique collaboration with filmmaker and journalist DAVY ROTHBART, the film focuses on four generations of the Sanford […]

1971: The Year that Music Changed Everything

In a tumultuous era, 1971 was a year of musical innovation and rebirth fueled by the political and cultural upheaval of the time.

2010 Cinema Eye Honorees Announced

“THE COVE” WINS 3 CINEMA EYE HONORS INCLUDING FEATURE PRIZE AGNES VARDA NAMED OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR 2 HONORS FOR “BURMA VJ” and “OCTOBER COUNTRY” “THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE” NAMED AUDIENCE CHOICE JANUARY 15, 2010 – (New York) The Cinema Eye Honors, celebrating artistic achievement in nonfiction film in 12 categories, were presented tonight at the Times Center […]

2010 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations to be Announced

Nominations for the Third Annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking to be announced Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Sheffield Doc/Fest in the United Kingdom. Voting has now closed and the nominations have been tallied. 98 Nonfiction Feature Films were eligible for this year’s awards. 78 of these films received votes from our Cinema Eye […]

2010? Here’s the Cinema Eye Eligible Films for 2011

As we prepare for the 2010 Cinema Eye Honors, a number of nonfiction films are already beginning to qualify for the 2011 Honors. Watch this space as films continue to be added to the eligible list of films in contention for Cinema Eye 2011. ACT OF GOD ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES CITY OF BORDERS COLLAPSE LA […]

2011 Cinema Eye Honors Photos

Photos from the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors are now online. Find photos from the nominees reception, pre-awards cocktails, awards ceremony, and post-awards reception at http://www.cinemaeyehonors.com/archive/2011-honors/2011-photos.

2012 Cinema Eye Nominees to be Announced October 26 in London

The Cinema Eye Honors will announce its 2012 nominees on October 26 in London at an event hosted by Sheffield Doc/Fest, a key partner of the Cinema Eye Honors. Sheffield Doc/Fest has been the home to the Cinema Eye Nominations Announcement for the past two years and we are excited to join with them once […]