CUNY TV producer and Filmmaker Eddie Bailey introduces his documentary ‘Memphis Majic.’ 40 Years Of Hip-Hop
40 Years Of Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop culture has now been around for more than 40 years, and it all started right here in New York City. With the help of archival footage, Hip-Hop pioneer Grandmaster Caz and other cultural historians, documentary filmmaker and CUNY TV producer Eddie Bailey looks back at what has quickly become a global phenomenon. […]
Seth Fein Interview
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 […]
Between Neighborhoods
Seth Fein’s split-screen, trans-historical documentary ‘Between Neighborhoods’ (81 mins) explores the inter-borough and international present and past of imperialism and immigration that orbit the Unisphere in Queens. This edited 11-minute excerpt connects the neoliberal/nationalist age of Donald Trump to the authoritarian liberal legacy of Robert Moses, who constructed the Unisphere as the central theme of […]
Darrell Brown
‘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
Francis Adjei
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
Undocumented Immigrants Interviews
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 […]
Still Living Undocumented: Five Years Later
Still Living Undocumented: Five Years Later is the sequel to the 2012 documentary Living Undocumented: High School, College and Beyond. The first film captured the realities of undocumented youth in New York City. At the same time, the DACA program was announced and drastically changed the lives of some of the people in the film. […]
Robert Exley Interview
Journalist and filmmaker Robert Exley Jr. talks about the difficulties in covering one’s own personal history. Exley reflects on the challenges producing his award-winning doc, ‘Prodigal Father’, a film exploring the aftermath of his father’s decades-long heroin addiction and violent past. The interview streams alongside the short film ‘Prodigal Father’ and was produced in collaboration […]
Prodigal Father
“Prodigal Father” follows a filmmaker as he explores the aftermath of his father’s decades-long heroin addiction and violent past. How do a mother and her eight children survive with a father in-and-out of prison? Taking place over 20 years after his father’s last arrest, the filmmaker learns that change is possible, but redemption is […]
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