Drawing from global injustices or pure love, these artists share what inspires them. (Total Running Time: 86 MIN) Chants of Freedom | Director/Producer: Moksh Krishnan, The New SchoolMir Suhail, an exiled Kashmiri artist living in New York, draws cartoons to further the endeavors for freedom of his homeland. As he learns the pulse of his […]
These films share difficult stories where state sanctioned violence goes unsolved and untried across the globe. (Total Running Time: 95 MIN) In Between | Director/Producer: Andrea Acosta, New York UniversityTwo citizens in Colombia step in to help care for Venezuelan migrants streaming into the country. As they struggle to get support for their efforts, they […]
Documentaries about the shared bonds that bring us closer as humans. (Total Running Time: 93 MIN) Seasons | Directors/Producers: Gabriella Canal, Michael Fearon, Columbia UniversityA mother and daughter come together on a farm during the pandemic to nurture plants and harvest food. (USA, 21 MIN) Birthing Without Fear | Director/Producer: Jessica Brown, CUNYOne woman’s journey […]
The three-semester News and Documentary Graduate Program at NYU Journalism prepares students to be independent in the field and to shoot and edit a documentary on their own. We are a blend of rigorous journalism and film aesthetic. These three documentaries represent the variety of topics, approaches, and styles we encourage. The stories were shot […]
New York Film Academy Documentary Department students learn to make films by making films. Hands-on Conservatory and bicoastal MFA programs pair rigorous instruction with close mentoring by a distinguished faculty including Bob Eisenhardt (Free Solo), Claudia Raschke (RBG), and Randy Dottin (the Chicago TV franchise), who support both beginners and professionals from around the globe […]
The New School Documentary Media Studies program provides an opportunity to study the theory and practice of documentary filmmaking in a small, tightly focused program. The program culminates in an end-of-the year film festival, Truth Be Told, which is open to the public and features Q&As with student filmmakers and faculty. Graduates earn a certificate […]
SVA’s MFA Social Documentary Film program seeks curious, passionate storytellers to share diverse experiences and explore the world through documentary filmmaking. An active part of the most thriving documentary film community in the world, SocDoc students work directly with accomplished filmmakers — who are faculty, mentors, collaborators and guests — and benefit from their expertise. […]
Hunter’s MFA Program in Integrated Media Arts (IMA) offers advanced studies in nonfiction media making. The IMA Program educates multidisciplinary, socially engaged media makers in a diverse range of skills across the media landscape. Working with faculty from film, video, emerging media and journalism backgrounds, students learn to conceptualize, create and distribute innovative, politically and […]
Students in the one-year Documentary Specialization program at Columbia learn to write, film, and narrate the stories of our time, from deadline reporting to profile writing and audio stories. The films completed during the 2020 academic year faced unparalleled obstacles, as students were forbidden from shooting in person, and had to edit remotely. Nevertheless, two […]
Brooklyn College is proud to showcase student documentaries from the FILM Department and TREM (Television, Radio, and Emerging Media). The Brooklyn College Film Department was founded in 1974 and provides students with a rigorous, hands-on production curriculum. The Department of Television, Radio and Emerging Media’s slate includes “Self-Portrait” projects illustrating explorations and visions. Between Me […]