THE NEW SCHOOL PRESENTS TRUTH BE TOLD

Annual Festival to Premiere 14 New York City Themed Documentary Shorts

Scene from M.E. Mackenzie's The Best Thing I Ever Done

NEW YORK, May 28, 2010— The New School presents Truth Be Told, a film festival premiering 14 documentary shorts that examine New York City, directed by recent graduates of its Documentary Media Studies program. Screenings will be held from Tuesday, June 1 through Thursday, June 3 from 7-9 p.m. in the university’s historic Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street. They are free and open to the public.

The films were produced by a global roster of filmmakers and celebrate the diversity, emerging talent, and love for New York City that distinguish The New School’s Documentary Media Studies program. A one-year, intensive graduate level certificate program, Documentary Media Studies takes engaged storytellers from all walks of life and transforms them into professional documentarians.

Each evening of the festival will include a screening of four to five films grouped around a common theme. Tuesday’s Five Portraits program introduces viewers to the outsized and understated personalities of the city, including a legendary Brooklyn pizzaiolo and a reclusive vet trying to rebuild the ruins of his past. Wednesday’s For Love explores the nature of our relationships, with films highlighting the devotion of nannies and the aftermath of loss. On Thursday, The City examines New York from above and below ground—as a race-course for daredevil cyclists and a battleground of the sexes.

The screenings will be hosted by distinguished members of the New School community, including Deanna Kamiel, Emmy-award-winning documentary producer; Vladan Nikolic, award-winning filmmaker; and Deirdre Boyle, documentary critic and historian and director of the graduate certificate. A short Q&A with the filmmakers and their subjects will conclude each screening. A public reception with all the filmmakers will follow the Tuesday program.

For a full schedule, please see below or visit www.newschool.edu/events/

About Documentary Media Studies at The New School
Launched in fall 2008, The New School’s Certificate in Documentary Media Studies is a one-year, full-time, graduate-level program that immerses students in the study of documentary history, theory, and practice in a small, intensive program situated in the world’s documentary capital, New York City. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/docstudies/.

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TRUTH BE TOLD SCHEDULE

Five Portraits, Tuesday, June 1, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
M.E. Mackenzie, The Best Thing I Ever Done
For Domenico DeMarco, making pizza is more than a profession—it’s a way of life.

Babette Wielenga, This Is Grace
Music is everything to her, but will it be enough?

Lea Mathiesen, The Renovation
An abandoned house yields hidden stories of a patriot with a past.

Stephane Goldsand, Leap Before You Look
What happens when your spouse is ready to have kids but you are not?

Maartje Wegdam, Jackie
A story of success and determination and a glimpse into the heart of a real artist.

For Love, Wednesday, June 2, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Jenile Brooks, This American Wife
One American wife challenges conventional notions of love, sexuality, and marriage.

Selena Rhine, In Our Care
Nannies reveal what it means to be part of the invisible workforce that cares for other people’s children.

Carolina Zuniga, Impermanence
When her roommate dies suddenly, the filmmaker witnesses the bittersweet process of letting go.

Jeremy Scott Cohan, After
A young filmmaker takes his life and grief reverberates long after for his family and friends.

The City, Thursday, June 3, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Jon Vatne, Personal Velocity
City cyclists experience the highs and lows of New York’s frantic and unforgiving traffic.

Lauren Belfer, Façade
A contemplative study of memory and place amid a city in flux.

Sarah Hoida, Grow
An urban farmer is transforming Brooklyn’s foodscape, one patch of land at a time.

Catherine Stratton Chiarello, City Symphony Underground
A day-in-the-life of the New York City subway yesterday and today.

Maureen K. Doll, The Last Word
Women speak out about the only crime they are told to ignore because they ought to enjoy it.

*Schedule is subject to change. Please visit www.newschool.edu/docstudies for updates*