https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTVdigitalseries/videos/430341530848666/?v=430341530848666 Roselly Torres, Distribution Manager at Third World Newsreel (TWN), discusses her organization’s commitment to making films available to underserved audiences. She describes TWN’s work training filmmakers to tell stories relevant to their communities. Third World Newsreel – Briefly
https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTVdigitalseries/videos/419919315456775/ Through collaborative documentary, CCNY Film alumni and Award-winning filmmaker Alex Lora dedicates himself to socially sensitive issues: “Parivara” (A family) is a short film about an orphanage for blind children in Nepal; “The Fourth Kingdom,” is a documentary about building a community in a can redemption center, and “Thy Fathers Chair,” is a film […]
Filmmaker Robert Tutak discusses immigration, labor exploitation and human rights abuses.
Hunter College documentary filmmaker David Pavlosky reflects on his dedication to subjects like LGBTQ rights, religion, homophobia, and politics. His first documentary “Don’t Bring Scott,” describes the challenge of his religious parents accepting his male partner as a family member. “PUZZLES: When Hate Came to Town” explores the damaging effects of a Neo-Nazi hate crime […]
Tami Gold, Hunter College professor and filmmaker, shares her life-long journey uniting film and activism. We learn about her initial work documenting the U.S. destabilization of democracy in Central America. She also revisits the killing of Amadou Diallo by NYC police officers, the subject of her documentary, “Every Mother’s Son,” already a classic in […]
CUNY TV producer and Filmmaker Eddie Bailey introduces his documentary ‘Memphis Majic.’ 40 Years Of Hip-Hop
Filmmaker and Brooklyn College film professor Seth Fein talks about his documentary ‘Between Neighborhoods,’ which explores the inter-borough and international present and past of imperialism and immigration that orbit the Unisphere in Queens. Fein illustrates the connections between the neoliberal/nationalist age of Donald Trump and the authoritarian liberal legacy of Robert Moses. Seth also […]
‘Short Docs’ sits down with producer/videographer, Darrell Brown, to discuss his very personal motivations behind his ground-breaking new series on race and identity. “Shades of U.S.” debuts this Fall on CUNY TV Broadcast. Tim Okamura’s Journey
Producer Francis Adjei became his three siblings’ primary caregiver after his mother’s imprisonment. Forced to drop out of college, he provides an intimate account of the serious challenges faced by children of incarcerated parents. Xavier Phifer – Resilience Story
The ‘Living Undocumented Series’ team talks about immigration and their own challenges living in the U.S. CUNY professor and producer of the Living Undocumented short films, Tatyana Kleyn describes the goal of her series showcasing the realities of undocumented youth in New York City. Isabel Mendoza, Co-Founder of CCNY’s Dream Team, talks about the […]
Produced by CUNY TV, Short Docs Web Series showcases short documentaries about NYC’s minority communities and examines issues including immigration, human rights, education, diaspora, multiculturalism, environmental issues and criminal justice. Short Docs creates a fresh multi-cultural dialogue and amplifies the film’s issues through social media. The documentaries, produced by Third World Newsreel, stream along with interviews with the filmmakers and subjects related to the pieces.
