TRUTH BE TOLD: DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

The Department of Media Studies and Film presents three nights of final work by the Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media Studies class of 2008 Tuesday-Thursday, May 27-29.

The films, which the students recently finished producing, directing, and editing, are the product of a year of intensive work in documentary production, history, and theory. This year’s class explores religious, gender, and racial identities and the people and places of New York City—from an octogenarian activist to a 17-year-old trapeze artist to Staten Island pigeon racers.

The New School’s program in Documentary Media Studies is a one-year, full-time graduate-level certificate. The program offers students the unique opportunity to study documentary history, theory, and practice in a small, intensive program in New York City, the documentary capital of the world.

Screenings will take place 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. Admission is free, and no tickets or reservations are required. Seating is first come, first served. A reception will follow the screening on May 29.

Visit the Documentary Media Studies website for a complete list of films in the festival.