THE COVE and STARTUP.COM come to STF

• by Thom Powers, February 16, 2010

Last week, STF audiences enjoyed great docs from both ends of the decade. On Monday, director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens (pictured here) presented their Oscar-nominee THE COVE that plays like a thriller. The pair received a rare standing ovation from the sold out audience. During the Q&A, they announced that they had just fulfilled a long held ambition to have the film distributed theatrically in Japan where it takes place. The New York Times Carpetbagger has a report on the Japan deal and Film Panel Notetaker offers a report on the Q&A. Afterwards, the crowd moved to The Dove lounge on Thompson Street (a one night departure from our usual hangout at the Alibi Lounge) to keep the conversation going.

On Tuesday, the STF screening of STARTUP.COM took us back to the start of the decade when New York City was undergoing the boom and bust of the dotcom economy. In her Q&A, co-director Chris Hegedus recalled how she had researched several Internet companies - including Prodigy featured in the recent film WE LIVE IN PUBLIC – before joining forces with collaborator Jehane Noujaim to focus on GovWorks.com.

See below for photos from both nights:

Photos from THE COVE reception

Director of THE COVE Louie Psihoyos with filmmaker (and STF passholder) Jasmine Dellal.

Charles Musser in the center, with friends on both sides.

Editor (and STF passholder) Cheree Dillon with Film Panel Notetaker Brian Geldin.

Photos courtesy of Joshua Weinstein

Photos from STARTUP.COM

The Q&A with Thom Powers and co-director Chris Hegedus.

Co-director of STARTUP.COM Chris Hegedus.

Chris Hegedus with husband - documentary legend D.A. Pennebaker (DONT LOOK BACK, JANE and many more)

Photos courtesy of EJ

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isn’t “The Cove” amazing? get involved and help save the dolphins!!! http://www.takepart.com/thecove

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