Seymour Bernstein is a hidden treasure of New York City. He gave up a promising career as a concert pianist to teach music, leaving an indelible influence on his students. Among his admirers is Ethan Hawke, the versatile actor/director/writer, who allows us to experience Seymour’s gift for storytelling as he circles the question of why […]
Oscar-winning director Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11) returns with his first film in six years. It won acclaim at the Toronto and New York film festivals as his “biggest crowd pleaser” (Variety) and “most far-reaching” (New York Times), and will open in theaters later this year. Moore travels abroad as a one-man army […]
NYC PREMIERE Gus is obsessed with wrestling, perhaps disturbingly so. Ebony is nervous about nailing her audition to a performing arts school. Matt, raised with religion, is flirting with atheism. Graham has to contend with his difficulties reading and a family move to Fiji. They’re all very different preteens, but they have one thing in […]
Against a backdrop of civil unrest and the radical transformation of American society in the mid-1960s, the black nationalist organization known as the Black Panthers emerged as leaders of the expected revolution. Interweaving fascinating archival material with gripping first-hand accounts from members of the group’s rank and file, director Stanley Nelson’s definitive history reveals the […]
The students selected for this prestigious program are trained to be independent film producers and directors. Under the direction of Professors June Cross and Betsy West, they undertake courses in journalism, documentary production, visual storytelling, camerawork and editing, and they receive one-on-one coaching from a faculty adviser. Students also learn the business side of documentaries—negotiating […]
New York Film Academy offers an array of programs designed to educate talented and committed documentary filmmakers in a hands-on, total immersion, professional and supportive environment. At The Academy, students learn to make documentaries by making documentaries. Named one of the 10 Best Documentary Programs by Independent magazine, New York Film Academy boasts a distinguished […]
New York University’s NewsDoc program prepares students to report and produce for traditional and non- traditional media. The program emphasizes not only the story, but the storytelling. The goal is to have a student skilled in both form and content, able to tell a story by effectively using all aspects of the medium. NYU’s showcase […]
The School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary Film program guides and supports emerging filmmakers to explore fully the social documentary film form and, in so doing, to find innovative ways to examine and communicate the core experiences and events that define us. SVA’s award-winning faculty is helmed by producer Maro Chermayeff (Half the Sky), […]
US PREMIERE Petr used to be an urbanite studying computer science, but when he met Simona, they set out for the Czech countryside to pursue dreams of a self-sufficient family outside mainstream society. After 25 years, settled in a caravan on a meadow with no running water or modern conveniences, their nine children struggle with […]
WORLD PREMIERE Attending NYC’s elite public schools – Stuyvesant, Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech – can set students up for future success, but first they have to beat the odds to claim a coveted spot. Each year, middle-school students pin all of their hopes on a single test: the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). […]