https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTVdigitalseries/videos/735647583536314/ We dedicate this episode to highlight the work of Third World Newsreel(TWN). TWN is an alternative media arts organization that fosters the creation, appreciation, and dissemination of independent film and video by and about people of color and social justice issues. Since the first season, Short Docs has collaborated with TWN, streaming documentaries […]
In this short film, women of immigrant and first generation backgrounds came together for an intense one-day video production workshop. The piece details the cultural and emotional challenges they faced in becoming part of contemporary U.S. society. The film is part of The Multiplicity of Us, a workshop presented by New York Women in […]
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.
