The Paley Center For Media, an incredible resource here in New York City, is celebrating the art of documentary with their annual Doc Fest.   The festival takes place October 16 through October 27 and features some great screenings with introductions from the directors.   Still to come next weekend are the following films:

10/24 : Running the Sahara:

Running the Sahara is the true story of three men who embark on a mind-boggling pursuit: running across all 4,300 miles of the Sahara Desert. They average fifty miles per day for nearly four months without a single day off, facing down dehydration, dust storms, and blisters the size of baseballs. The journey takes a physical and emotional toll on the team and although the oppressive conditions inspire moments of doubt, each man remains determined to make it to the end on foot. Director James Moll will be on hand to discuss his astonishing film, and runner Ray Zahab will field questions about the transformative experience.

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1) Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) PSA (I’m not sure why but every time I watch this PSA I tear up..)

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Really, everyone is standing up to cancer:

The Big Three television networks NBC, CBS and ABC have never done anything like it before. On Friday, Sept. 5, their news anchors Brian Williams, Katie Couric and Charles Gibson, respectively will sit on one set for a commercial-free, prime-time simulcast entitled Stand Up to Cancer. [MSNBC]

Major League Baseball is teaming up with entertainers, foundations, businesses and three of the top four television networks — ABC, CBS and NBC — in the quest to find a cure for cancer.

The new initiative, called “Stand Up To Cancer,” was introduced on Wednesday morning on all three networks and at press conferences at the Paley Center for Media in New York. It will also be introduced in Beverley Hills later today.

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