The New School Documentary Media Studies program provides an opportunity to study documentary filmmaking—production and theory—in a small, tightly focused program. The program culminates in a student documentary festival, Truth Be Told, at the end of each school year, at which certificate students’ films are publicly screened and discussed by the filmmakers and faculty. Certificate […]
An examination of five men who resurrect the homestead ritual of hog processing in the Deep South.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Charming and engaging, with a youthful curiosity well into his 80s, Elliott Erwitt has always let his photos speak for themselves. His iconic black-and-white shots of presidents, popes, celebrities and everyday folks span over six decades and multiple countries. Narrated by his assistant, this film takes us inside his extensive photo archives and […]
NYC PREMIERE In confrontations between law enforcement and the mentally ill, the consequences are often traumatic, if not deadly. Recognizing that police officers are frequently the first responders to incidents involving people with mental illness, the San Antonio Police Department has developed an innovative mental health unit to divert the mentally ill away from jail and […]
The story of how the Berkeley police, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, and Mr. Spock are all connected by the educational film, “Sudden Birth.”
The autobiographical journey of Ricardo Castro and his family of 17, who built their home in a secret forest.
Follow the return of the Blackfoot bareback horse racing tradition in a new form: the Indian Relay.
On the morning of November 8, 2018, a seemingly small fire broke out in Butte County, California near the town of Paradise. Over the course of a few short hours, it grew into the country’s deadliest wildfire in over a century, killing 85 people and destroying Paradise. Courtesy of Netflix.
A profile of Japanese artist Azuma Makoto, who has sent his floral sculptures into space and sunk them to the bottom of the ocean.
In this Cannes and SXSW Film Festival winner, filmmaker Waad al-Kateab—working with director Edward Watts—courageously captures life in Syria through five years of civil war, bearing witness to the brutal conflict. During this time, she falls in love with a young doctor, marries and has a daughter, Sama. Once a mother, al-Kateab must decide between […]