This program presents two films appearing in our Short List: Shorts section recognizing some of the top documentary shorts films of the year. TAKE BACK THE HARBOR DIRS: Kristi Jacobson, Roger Ross Williams On Governor’s Island, an ambitious program works to restore once-bountiful oysters and the environmental benefits they bring to New York Harbor. Take […]
WORLD PREMIERE Just off of Washington Square, New York City’s Greenwich House Senior Center offers an inexpensive lunch and an invaluable space for the elderly. Artists, immigrants, the homeless and all kinds of retirees share stories and activities in a heartwarming portrait of this extraordinary hub for idiosyncratic New Yorkers. Through observational footage interspersed with […]
On Governor’s Island, an ambitious program works to restore once-bountiful oysters and the environmental benefits they bring to New York Harbor. Take Back the Harbor highlights students at a remarkable public high school where environmental stewardship is part of the curriculum. Courtesy of Discovery/Motto Pictures.
WORLD PREMIERE Vinod, Gurpreet and Akash, born and raised within a hundred miles of each other in Punjab (India), arrived in the United States of America a decade apart with no intentions of driving a cab. But in 2018, their lives converged at a taxi school in Jackson Heights. With the school serving as a […]
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 […]