New Day film makers shoot fearless, relentlessly independent documentaries. They win awards, play in major film festivals and have wide influence through US and international broadcast. Below you will find a selection of our titles, listed alphabetically, for your immediate screening pleasure.
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A Village Called Versailles
A film by Leo Chiang
One community's political awakening in the aftermath of tragedy.
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Vietnam: The Secret Agent
A film by Jacki Ochs
As soldiers return from new wars plagued by illness and disabilities; as ecological catastrophes evoke debate about accountability; this history of the global development and use of Agent Orange sheds a critical light on problems being faced today.
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View from a Grain of Sand
A film by Meena Nanji
Three Afghan women tell how international interventions, war, and the rise of political Islam has stripped Afghan women of rights and freedom over the last 30 years.
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Voices in Exile: Immigrants and the First Amendment
A film by Joan Mandell
Arab Americans bring civil liberties to the Supreme Court.... Since the passage of the USA Patriot Act, immigrants' rights to civil liberties have been profoundly diminished under the rubric of "national security". VOICES IN EXILE gives historical context to these contemporary issues, by drawing connections between recent campaigns against Muslims and Arab Americans, the anti-communism of the McCarthy era and the post-WWI Palmer raids. VOICES IN EXILE succinctly documents the beginnings of the longest running deportation case in US history: the 20 year trial of the "LA 8". This riveting video examines plans for rounding up Arab Americans, reminiscent of the WWII internment of Japanese Americans, and foreshadowing Guantanamo. The ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights take on the FBI, INS and Justice Department (now Homeland Security) in a courtroom battle over First Amendment rights for all non-citizen residents.
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