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In solidarity with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and the students who were arrested by the NYPD, Truth Be Told Festival is being held off-campus. We hope you will be able to join us at Anthology Film Archives.*
An Evening of Original Documentary Shorts
The Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media Studies is proud to present Truth Be Told, its seventeenth annual festival of original short films made by students in the class of 2024.
Each work is the result of a year of intensive study in documentary cinema production, history, theory, and aesthetics. Hosted by Lana Lin, Director of the Documentary Media Studies Graduate Certificate Program at The New School. Co-produced with Documentary Program Associates Adriana de Lucio (Media Studies '24) and Johann Yamin (Media Studies '24).
Truth Be Told 2024 Screening Program
Lananh Chu - The Melting
Jordan Salyers - Dark Chambers
Zara Franke - Chaos is the Method
Samuel Döring - Orgy Every Other Day
Bernhard Weber - Untold Concerts
BA Williams - If I'm Being Honest
You can view a reel with teasers from each film here.
The screenings will be followed by a faculty-led Q & A with the filmmakers and a light reception. Admission is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
*Please note: there is no elevator to the 2nd fl theater.
For information about the Doc Studies program, please visit the Doc Studies blog.
Presented by the Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media Studies at the School of Media Studies at the Schools of Public Engagement.
Effective February 23, 2023, event guests and/or visitors to the New School are no longer required to provide proof of up-to-date vaccination or negative result from a PCR test and do not need to use the CLEAR app to present their vaccination status.
Wearing a mask is recommended but not required on campus.
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