January 31, 2009
NewDocs 2009 Film Festival
Documentaries by the NYU News and Documentary Graduate Students
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- WHAT: NewDocs 2009 Film Festival
- WHEN: Saturday, January 31, 12 p.m to 6 p.m.
- WHERE: 19 University Place, at University and 8th St.
Click here to view the film festival flyer.
Films
| GO NORTH | Producer: Lam Ngo |
| Forty years ago, thousands of American men fled to Canada to avoid fighting in the Vietnam War. Two generations later they find themselves reliving their experiences through a new group of American war deserters. TRT: 30 minutes | |
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| Lache Pas la Patate [Don't Give Up] | Producer: Mariah Craven |
| In Louisiana, the Cajun phrase lache pas la patate means "don't give up" - words that New Orleans residents hit by the hurricane are struggling to live by. Many women in the region have organized - coming up with creative solutions to fix problems in spite of dwindling funds and people. TRT: 29 minutes | |
| India Calling | Producer: Sonal Chawla |
| The story of the outsourcing industry and how it holds a mirror to a changing India and its 20's generation. TRT: 23 minutes | |
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| London Is Bleeding | Producer: Yemisi Adegoke |
| Teenage stabbings have dominated the UK headlines. Take a glimpse into this frightening new reality by going back home with me to my streets of London. TRT: 18 minutess | |
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| The Distance | Producer: Renee Dittrich |
| A 100 mile race in 24 hours over some of the toughest terrain in the country is run by some of the toughest athletes you'll ever meet. TRT: 30 minutes | |
| Stained-Glass Ceiling | Producer: Amanda Cochran |
| Gay leadership and marriage threaten to break apart one of the world's largest Christian bodies: The Anglican Communion. Watch this story unfold in the unlikely backdrop of New York City -- as ardent traditionalists break away from the church, and gay members fight for their rights within it. TRT: 30 minutes | |
| Classical Music Now | Producer: Lora Painter |
| A younger generation of musicians is taking the reigns to keep the classical music they love alive TRT: 19 minutes | |
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| When the Water Rises | Producer: Merritt Gurley |
| While the tsunami devastated Thailand, it also forced some of Thailand's longest standing problems into the fore-front, issues of child abuse and abandonment. TRT: 20 minutes | |
| Dumping Billy: The Story of the Crow Lane Landfill | Producer: Mary Godfrey |
| Idyllic seacoast city of Newburyport, Massachusetts was a dream come true for many residents until they found out what was buried behind their own backyard. TRT: 25 minutes | |
| 20 30 40 | Producer: Mei-Yu Lee |
| The trend of foreign brides marrying Taiwanese men shows no sign of slowing down. Some of these women are happily married, but others struggle with the stigma of being different and the difficulty in gaining citizenship. TRT: 28 minutes | |
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| Sea Women | Producer: Elly Park |
| Professional diving is an age-old profession in Jeju province, South Korea. It is done solely by women, but in a rapidly modernizing country, it is a profession likely to die out. TRT: 29 minutes | |
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