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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A Sentence Apart
NEW! A film by Theo Rigby
The United States imprisons more people, per capita, than any country in the world - A Sentence Apart follows three families as they cope with the infinite ripple effects of incarceration in the U.S.
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Bag it - 65 minute version
A film by Suzan Beraza
Is Your Life Too Plastic?
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Bag It - 78 minute version
A film by Suzan Beraza
Is Your Life Too Plastic?
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Barbie Nation
A film by Susan Stern
The new Barbie Nation Collector's Edition DVD plumbs the cult of the Barbie doll, revealing attitudes about sexuality, body image, gender roles and creativity. Starring Barbie creator Ruth Handler.
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Breaking Silence: The Story of the Sisters at Desales Heights
A film by Tommie Smith
An examination of social and cultural change, and the impact of such change upon individuals
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City of Borders
A film by Yun Suh
Israelis and Palestinians find an island of peace at Jerusalem's only gay bar.
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Code of the West
NEW! A film by Rebecca Richman Cohen
Medical marijuana and the political process
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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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Conversations with Willard Van Dyke
A film by Amalie R. Rothschild
A candid portrait of a filmmaker photographer who believed that film could change the world.
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Crossing Lines
A film by Indira Somani & Leena Jayaswal
"Crossing Lines" is about an Indian American woman's struggle to stay connected to India after the loss of her father. Like most second-generation ethnic Americans, Indira Somani has struggled with identity issues, since her parents migrated to the U.S.
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Deep Down: A story from the heart of coal country
A film by Jen Gilomen & Sally Rubin
Beverly and Terry grew up like kin on opposite sides of a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky. Now in their fifties, the two find themselves in the midst of a debate dividing their community and the world: who controls, consumes, and benefits from our planet’s shrinking supply of natural resources? While Beverly organizes her neighbors to stop Miller Brothers Coal from advancing into her hollow, Terry considers signing away the mining rights to his backyard—a decision that could destroy both of their homes. This tale of social change examines the environmental, human, and cultural impacts of our actions.
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Everyday Heroes
A film by Rick Goldsmith
Youth, race and national service: AmeriCorps behind-the-headlines
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Fallon NV: DEADLY OASIS
A film by Amie Williams
Sixteen children have been diagnosed with leukemia in Fallon, NV, and sadly three have died. While officials, scientists, and journalists descend, the film probes the loaded question of a "cancer cluster".
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Five Days to Change the World
A film by Robert Richter
Student activists at the largest world peace conference in history take charge of their own destiny.
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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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Hungry for Profit
A film by Robert Richter
Is Third World famine the price we're paying for our food?
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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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Kansas vs. Darwin
A film by Jeff Tamblyn
Darwin's theory of evolution is challenged by a Midwestern school board
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Land of Opportunity
NEW! A film by Luisa Dantas
The frontlines of the unprecedented rebuilding process in New Orleans.
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Let's Get Real
A film by Debra Chasnoff
An in-depth look at name-calling and bullying in middle schools today, told entirely from a youth perspective.
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Letters Not About Love
A film by Jacki Ochs
Based on letters exchanged between a Russian and American poet, a touching portrait of two countries and two people is revealed — a provocative exploration of language, culture and genuine communication.
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Liberty: 3 Stories about Life & Death
A film by Pam Walton
An extraordinary celebration of life & lesbian community.
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Mama C: Urban Warrior in the African Bush
NEW! A film by Joanne Hershfield
Born in Kansas City, living in Tanzania - artist, activist, citizen of the world.
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
A film by Rick Goldsmith
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world.
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