Class of 2007 Documentary Studies alumni Dana Bartle, Ted Fisher, Linda Goldman, Maya Mumma, Laura Van Schendel, and Anthony Weeks were accepted as finalists in the 2008 International Documentary Challenge. The team will travel to Toronto to screen their film, Bend & Bow, at the 2008 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival. The collective - known as Profluence Productions - made the finals for the 2007 event, and were awarded Best Soundtrack for, Blind Faith: A Film About Seeing, which also went on to screen at the 2008 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

One hundred and twenty two filmmaking teams participated in the 2008 Challenge, with 14 films making the final round. The New School team will blog about the experience and announce future screenings of the film.