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"A Heart of Our Own", a documentary Gabrielle Ewing tells the story of undocumented Irish immigrants.

Alum’s Documentary Highlights Immigration Issue

Daria Butler, Staff Writer March 23, 2016
2015 Tisch graduate Gabrielle Ewing has made the documentary "A Hearth of Our Own" about undocumented Irish immigrants in the U.S.
"Gored: A Love Story" is a documentary about the world's most gored bullfighter, Antonio Barrera.

‘Gored: A Love Story’ Proselytizes Allure of Bullfighting

Bradley Alsop, Staff Writer March 9, 2016
"Gored: A Love Story" is an intriguing documentary about Antonio Barrera, a bullfighter who has been gored 23 times.
NYU’s Stern Tisch Business Association recently hosted a VICE screening in collaboration with HBO.

‘VICE’ Screening at NYU Tackles Emotional Journeys

Adrienne Messina, Contributing Writer March 7, 2016
Vice screened two episodes of the fourth season of their HBO documentary series followed by a Q&A with Vice correspondent Isobel Yeung.
Aileen Wuornos is one of the serial killers featured on the SundanceNow Doc Club’s collection of documentary films titled “True Crime”.

TV True Crime is All the Rage

Bradley Alsop, Staff Writer February 17, 2016
True crime films and shows like "The Jinx" and "Making a Murderer" are growing in popularity but the ethics of their creation are in dispute.
The films of NYU’s talented Tisch sophomores are screened each semester to showcase their prowess.

Tisch Creativity Shines at Sight and Sound

Andrea Aniceto-Chavez, Contributing Writer February 8, 2016
Tisch sophomores demonstrated their filmmaking talent in the Sight & Sound Showcase.
Doc makes cartoons ‘Very Semi-Serious’

Doc makes cartoons ‘Very Semi-Serious’

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer December 7, 2015
"Very Semi-Serious" takes audiences through the process of how a cartoon goes from pen to The New Yorker.
Frederick Wiseman's latest film, “In Jackson Heights,” explores the diversity of the Queens neighborhood.

‘In Jackson Heights’ director Frederick Wiseman talks gentrification

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer November 3, 2015
Frederick Wiseman's "In Jackson Heights" explores the intense cultural diversity of the Queens neighborhood. WSN spoke with Wiseman about gentrification robbing neighborhoods of local personality and his documentary style.
Documentary on Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai who has become the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

‘He Named Me Malala’ celebrates the girl behind the iconic name

Daria Butler, Contributing Writer October 8, 2015
"He Named Me Malala" paints a powerful portrait of the young activist Malala Yousafzai and the Afghani folk hero after whom she was named, Malalai of Maiwand.
Two men go to court over one of their legs in the documentary "Finders Keepers".

Two guys, half a leg in ‘Finders Keepers’

Michelle Martin, Contributing writer September 28, 2015
A man found another man's leg in his grill and now wants to keep it. What unfolds is a portrait of a small town in North Carolina involving the man who lost his leg and the man who who found it.
 “Becoming Bulletproof” is a documentary showing the making of an original Western film called, Bulletproof.

‘Becoming Bulletproof’ addresses lack of disabled actors in film

Michael Dellapi, Contributing Writer September 21, 2015
Michael Barnett’s documentary “Becoming Bulletproof” draws attention to the problem regarding the representation of disabled actors in film.
 Kyra Darton, Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, Mariana Keller, Lauren Cynamon and Emma Dessau, left to right.

Panelists look at video journalism

Justine Morris, Staff Writer April 28, 2015
A panel hosted by NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute will explore the medium of the documentary.
A volunteer from the audience tries on filmmaker Carol Cassidy's bulletproof vest and flak helmet, two relics of working on conflict zones.

Female journalists discuss crisis reporting

Justine Morris, Contributing Writer March 25, 2015
Panelists discussed the dangers that filmmakers face when documenting events from the front lines of danger zones.