March 09, 2010 02:00PM EST
TFF Alum Fixer Gets Theater Run in NYC
The Tribeca Film Festival 2009's Best New Documentary Filmmaker Award (sponsored by American Express®) went to Ian Olds, the director of Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi. Olds followed Naqshbandi, who arranges the meetings between Taliban leaders and journalists; however, the documentary took a surprise turn when Naqshbandi was captured by the Taliban along with journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo.
Previously only available on HBO and DVD, this fascinating documentary is getting a well-deserved theater run in Harlem at the The Maysles Cinema from March 9 to March 16, for a suggested donation of $10. The screenings are part of the "Documentaries in Bloom: New Films Presented by Livia Bloom" series. After screenings on Friday, March 12, and Saturday, March 13, producer and featured reporter Christian Parenti will be onhand for a Q&A and discussion moderated by Livia Bloom.
Famous documentary director Albert Maysles founded this unique venue specifically for showing documentaries, and it is funded by the New York State Council for the Arts.
Take a look at Joel Hoglund's write-up of a Tribeca Film Festival panel with the director, Christian Parenti, former "fixer" Naqeeb Sherzad, and George Packer from The New Yorker. You can also tead more about the documentary and watch the trailer on the official website.
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