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Created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas, the landmark series Documentary Now! premiered on IFC in 2015. Introduced by Helen Mirren and winkingly posing as a long-running program that stretches back decades, the show has been lovingly paying tribute to documentary classics for three hilarious seasons.
To celebrate Documentary Now!’s newest season (officially known as its 53rd), coming this fall, IFC Center revisits the show’s most ingenious homages, paired with the films that inspired them, in the week-long cinematic celebration “Documentary Now…and Forever!,” with nine programs presented Wednesday, September 14-Tuesday, September 20.
Created by and for documentary lovers, the series’ meticulously crafted, tone-perfect episodes finally get their chance to shine on the big screen, alongside the original films that inspired them.
The program includes the first public screening ever of the new season’s premiere, ‘Soldier of Illusion,’ which pays tribute to intrepid nonfiction filmmakers like Werner Herzog, and the US premiere of ‘Trouver Frisson,’ an homage to the inimitable Agnès Varda.
Chris Hegedus, director of the documentary The War Room and other special guests will join us for select screenings.