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THE FOURTH KINGDOM: the kingdom of plasticsAmerican Studies Alcohol & Drug Abuse Chicano Studies Cinema Studies Environmental Studies Immigration Labor Studies Latino Studies New York City Urban Studies 2020
The Fourth Kingdom: The Kingdom of Plastics is a compassionate through-the-seasons study of a non-profit recycling and redemption center in New York.
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I'M LEAVING NOW (YA ME VOY)2019 American Studies Chicano Studies Latino Studies New York City Urban Studies Cinema Studies Immigration Felipe, an undocumented Mexican immigrant in Brooklyn, struggles with whether to return home to Mexico, to the wife and children he no longer really knows. |
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EN EL SEPTIMO DIA (On The Seventh Day)2018 Immigration New York City Latino Studies Cinema Studies American Studies Chicano Studies Labor Studies Narrative Films
A fiction feature about a group of undocumented immigrants from Puebla, Mexico who live in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. En el Séptimo Día (On the Seventh Day) is both timely for our current immigration debate and an exciting enjoyable film to watch.
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BRILLO BOX (3¢ OFF)Family Relations Art History American Studies Media Studies New York City Directed by Women Economics 2017
Brillo Box (3¢ off) follows a beloved Andy Warhol Brillo Box sculpture as it makes its way from a family's living room to a record-breaking Christie's auction, blending a humourous family narrative with Pop Art history, and exploring how we navigate the ephemeral nature of art and value.
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JOE'S VIOLINAcademy Award Winners & Nominees Music New York City Performing Arts Jewish Studies 2017 Education Directed by Women
2017 ACADEMY AWARD® Nominee for Documentary Short Subject In Joe’s Violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship between a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor and 12-year-old Bronx school girl, showing how the power of music to bring light in the darkest of times and how a small act can have a profound impact.
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CINEMANIACinema Studies New York City Psychology & Psychiatry Disabilities Directed by Women 2017
A documentary cult classic, Cinemania is an affectionate portrait of five obsessive filmgoers whose voracious appetite for film has consumed everything else in their lives. A fascinating look at the roots of film-addiction, Cinemania is an irresistible and hilarious ode to cinephilia for the ages
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MIRIAM: HOME DELIVERYNew York City Jewish Studies Family Relations Labor Studies Children & Young Adult Medicine Directed by Women Human Sexuality Health Women's Studies 2016
An intimate observation of the complete process of home birthing - a trend on the rise in many communities, including Jewish communities practicing Orthodoxy - Miriam: Home Delivery follows a charismatic, Brooklyn-based, home birth midwife who has helped mothers giving birth at home for more than two decades, as she’s on call, and provides care to mothers in various stages of their pregnancies.
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COUNTING2015 Cinema Studies New York City Russia Urban Studies
In fifteen linked chapters shot in locations ranging from Moscow to New York to
Istanbul, Counting merges city symphony, diary film, and personal/political essay to create
a vivid portrait of contemporary life.
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DRESSING AMERICA: tales from the garment centerAmerican Studies Art History Jewish Studies New York City 2015 Business Pacific Street Films
A captivating documentary that depicts the history of New York’s garment center, Dressing America explores how this business grew from humble beginnings into an industry that’s dressed America.
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LUCKY2015 Puerto Rican Studies New York City Women's Studies Urban Studies Latino Studies LGBTQ Directed by Women Immigration
Executive produced by Steve James (The Interrupters, Life Itself), Lucky is an unforgettable portrait of a young Puerto Rican woman, a single mother, homeless, and struggling to find work, yet still passionately dreaming of true love and success. Filmed over six years, the film powerfully brings to light a myriad of social issues such as the flaws of foster care and social services, systemic poverty, urban blight, homelessness and LGBT discrimination.
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YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHTAsian-American Studies Asian Studies American Studies Urban Studies Women's Studies New York City 2014 Directed by Women Immigration
Blending autobiographical monologues, intimate conversations, and staged performances, Lynne Sachs' Your Day Is My Night documents the lives of Chinese immigrants sharing a "shift-bed" apartment in the heart of New York City's Chinatown, offering a deeply felt portrait of the Asian-American immigrant experience.
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BAM150Performing Arts Art History New York City Dance Music American History 2013
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the staging of a major operatic production, Verdi's masterpiece, "La Traviata," starring world-famous French coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay and directed by the celebrated Jean-Francois Sivardier.
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