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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34x25x36
A film by Jesse Epstein
Part 3) BODY TYPED: 34 x 25 x 36 is the third installment in a trilogy of films (including "The Guarantee" and the Sundance award-winning "Wet Dreams and False Images") examining issues of body image from quirky and revealing angles. This time, we are t
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Ask Not
A film by Johnny Symons
They went into the closet to serve their country. Now they're coming out to change it.
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Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy
A film by Alice Elliott
Two remarkable advocates for people with disabilities - Diana Braun, who has Down Syndrome, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy - met four decades ago and vowed to fight for independent lives.
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The Collector of Bedford Street
A film by Alice Elliott
An Academy Award nominated short documentary that follows Larry Selman, an intellectually disabled community activist and fundraiser who collects thousands of dollars for charities while living at the poverty line.
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Concrete, Steel, & Paint
A film by Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza
Men in prison. Victims of crime. A daring idea...
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Deadly Deception - General Electric, Nuclear Weapons, and Our Environment
A film by Debra Chasnoff
Grassroots activists successfully expose a corporate giant's environmental record and push GE out of the deadliest business of all.
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Foo Foo Dust
A film by Gina Levy
The award-winning "Foo-Foo Dust" explores the relationship between a crack-addicted prostitute and her junkie son living together in one room in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.
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Freedom Machines
A film by Richard Cox, Janet Cole, and Jamie Stobie
This award- winning PBS special dramatically redefines "disability" through personal stories of technology. A riveting reflection on America's largest minority: 55 million people with disabilities.
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Gaining Ground: Building Community on Dudley Street
NEW! A film by Mark Lipman and Leah Mahan
An inside view of community organizing at its best.
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Gay Youth
A film by Pam Walton
Breaking the silence surrounding gay and lesbian teens.
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In Whose Honor?
A film by Jay Rosenstein
An award- winning and compelling documentary that takes a critical look at the long running practice of using American Indians as sports mascots.
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It's Elementary—Talking About Gay Issues In School
A film by Debra Chasnoff
The ground- breaking documentary that has inspired thousands of schools to pro-actively address anti-gay prejudice by by incorporating age-appropriate lessons into K-12 curricula.
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Jamsie King of Scratch
A film by Andrea Leland
A spirited musical journey from the U. S. Virgin Islands. 79-year old James Brewster is an uncompromising, humorous, and provocative musician known for his playful compositions and lively performances. |
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The Key Of G
A film by Robert Arnold
An award-winning doc about disability, caregiving and interdependence.
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Kicking High in the Golden Years
A film by Grania Brolin
Managing the changes of advancing years
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The Last to Know
A film by Bonnie Friedman
The ground breaking film on alcoholism, prescription drug abuse and women.
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Los Trabajadores/ The Workers
NEW! A film by Heather Courtney
The American paradox of immigrant labor
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Maid in America
NEW! A film by Anayansi Prado
Award-winning PBS documentary about the Latinas who clean your homes and help raise your children.
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No Dinosaurs in Heaven
NEW! A film by Greta Schiller
A film about Noah's Flood, the Grand Canyon, and why we need to keep science in and religion out of our public schools. Featuring Dr Eugenie Scott and NYC public school teachers.
Recommended by AAAScience, Video Librarian, Booklist, Library Journal and American Biology Teacher
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The Self-Made Man
A film by Susan Stern
Nominated for two national Emmy Awards, The Self-Made Man explores issues of aging, the right to die, and family dynamics through the story of a sane "self-made man" who takes his own life.
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She's Just Growing Up, Dear
NEW! A film by Julia Tell
Coping with incest and abuse
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The Smith Family
A film by Tasha Oldham
"The Smith Family" is a riveting accountof one family's uncommon struggle to keep faith and family |
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Special Circumstances in English and Spanish with subtitles in English
A film by Marianne Teleki
This award- winning film follows ex-political prisoner, Hector Salgado to Chile 30 years later to confront those responsible for his own torture and the death of his friends.
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Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
A film by Rick Goldsmith
Narrated by Susan Sarandon. Seldes's written words read by Edward Asner. The Academy-Award-nominated Tell The Truth and Run, is the dramatic story of muckraking journalist George Seldes, and a piercing look and censorship and suppression in the media.
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The Lord Is Not On Trial Here Today
NEW! A film by Jay Rosenstein
The Peabody Award-winning story of how separation of church and state began in American public schools, and the courageous woman who made it happen.
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