NYC PREMIERE Executive produced by Jesse Eisenberg and directed by DOC NYC alumnus Jeremy Workman (Magical Universe), The World Before Your Feet is at once a love letter to New York City and a reminder of the joy and wonder of discovery, as experienced by a man on a personal, if inexplicable, mission. For more than six […]
New York, NY. It’s a helluva town. The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi uses humor to tackle anti-Muslim sentiment in The Accidental Activist (USA, 7 min., Samia Khan). Footprint (USA, 18 min., Sara Newens) turns a contemplative lens on the World Trade Center memorial. Bob, The Sheriff of Goodtimes (USA, 13 min., Brad Hinkle) journeys through […]
On artists, performers and designers. Painting the Town (USA, 17 min., William Higbie) profiles the street art of Detroit, MI. In Barbara Kruger: Part of the Discourse (USA, 7 min., Ian Forster), the artist share her earliest influences and explains the origins of her 2017 Lower East Side public art project, Untitled (Skate). In Perspective. […]
Over 30 years in the garbage business, Nick has become a bonafide trash connoisseur. (Screening with Rodents of Unusual Size)
A celebration of summertime in NYC. (Screening with Miracle on 42nd Street)
Students learn to make films by making films. Intensive hands-on Conservatory and MFA programs in Documentary Filmmaking, as well as short-term workshops, pair rigorous instruction with mentoring in order to support students as they work on a series of their own documentary films. Under the guidance of a world-class faculty, this approach has earned NYFA […]
The New School’s Documentary Media Studies program provides an opportunity to study documentary filmmaking 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 holders […]
Students in The Documentary Project at Columbia Journalism School learn to write, film and narrate the stories of our time, from deadline reporting to profile writing and documentary features. Successful candidates have leveraged their work to include magazine features, NPR radio stories and newspaper articles. Columbia’s showcase includes: Born to Stay (USA, 24 min., Daniela […]
The ups and downs of city living. Dig It If You Can (USA, 18 min., Kyle Bell) creates a dialogue around Native American visibility, while Jordan Castell Paints Her Community (USA, 10 min., Orian Barki), showing an underrepresented side of black men. An after school improv class gives two teens Extra Credit (USA, 17 min., […]
Inspirational everyday women and girls who inspire. Aura is an immigrant, housekeeper, domestic violence survivor and real estate entrepreneur in De Colores (USA, 17 min., Luz Marina Zamora), while Ana is Surviving New York (USA, 20 min., Megan Miller), fighting for children?s rights. Quadruple amputee Beatrice (USA, 9 min., Lorena Alvarado) defies all odds as […]