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 Hard Straight
NEW! A film by Goto Toshima
A gang member, a mother, and a small-time dealer. They served their sentences, they're on parole. Now they're about to discover that walking out the prison gates is just the beginning.
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Bachelorette, 34
A film by Kara Herold
Bachelorette, 34 examines the pressure society puts on women to find Mr. Right.
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Children in No Man's Land
NEW! A film by Anayansi Prado
A documentary that uncovers the plight of unaccompanied immigrant minors entering the United States.
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Daddy & Papa
A film by Johnny Symons
A story of gay fathers in America
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Domestic Violence and Health Care
A film by Peter Cohn
Going above and beyond to stop family violence.
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The Double Burden
A film by Marlene Booth
What is it like to grow up in a family where mothers have always worked outside the home?
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Every Mother's Son
A film by Kelly Anderson & Tami Gold
Three women - Kadiatou Diallo, Iris Baez and Doris Busch Boskey - lose sons to police brutality and unite to fight for reform and accountability in law enforcement.
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First Person Plural
A film by Deann Borshay Liem
A Korean adoptee bravely unites her biological and adoptive families.
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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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Girl Trouble
A film by Lexi Leban & Lidia Szajko
The compelling stories of three girls entangled in San Francisco's juvenile justice system. The film documents the girls' successes and setbacks and exposes a failing juvenile justice system.
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Home Economics: A Documentary of Suburbia
A film by Jenny Cool
As mortgage market "meltdowns" and the environmental crisis bespeak its wider consequences, HOME ECONOMICS bursts the bubble of the American Dream of homeownership and reveals the deep human costs of suburbanization and automobilization. |
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Hopi: Song of the Fourth World
A film by Pat Ferrero
Living life in balance with nature
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If the Mango Tree Could Speak
A film by Patricia Goudvis
Ten children ages 12 to 15 share their experiences growing up in the midst of war in Guatemala and El Salvador.
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Immigrant Nation!: The Battle for the Dream
NEW! A film by Esau Melendez
The story of the immigrant rights movement and the story of single mother and activist Elvira Arellano who is fighting against her deportation.
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In the Name of Love
A film by Shannon ORourke
What motivates the thousands of Russian women who sign up with agencies to meet and marry American men?
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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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The Key Of G
A film by Robert Arnold
An award-winning doc about disability, caregiving and interdependence.
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Leona's Sister Gerri
A film by Jane Gillooly
A provocative film about abortion
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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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Maybe Baby
A film by Shannon ORourke
A ground- breaking film and one of the first of its kind to deal with brand new technologies and ideas of family and birth.
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Nana, Mom and Me
A film by Amalie R. Rothschild
An absorbing portrait of three generations of women in one family
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Pidgin: the Voice of Hawai'i
A film by Marlene Booth
The impact of "English only" policies on students' learning and self esteem
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Power and Control
A film by Peter Cohn
"Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America" is a comprehensive and timely exploration of the shocking persistence of domestic violence in our society.
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Saving Jackie
A film by Selena Burks-Rentschler
A recovering drug addict struggles to develop healthy relationships with her adult daughters.
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Silences
A film by Octavio Warnock-Graham
What happens when an interracial person's identity is completely ignored by his white family and friends? |