Documentaries are in bloom this May at Firehouse Cinema, as we complete Debra Granik’s CONBODY VS EVERYBODY trilogy, host three NY theatrical premieres (Doug Pray’s LOUDER THAN GUNS, Felipe Bustos Sierra’s EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET, Ro Haber’s WE ARE PAT) and honor Kimi Takesue and AAPI heritage month for a special screening of 95 AND 6 TO GO.
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DCTV Workshops is in a moment of transition. As we close out the current workshop season, we’re focusing on the fundamentals, dialing in your camera skills from frame rates to composition, and breaking down what it actually takes to fund your work through documentary grant writing. At the same time, we’re also opening the door to what’s next: our Summer Season!
The new season kicks off May 30 with Lighting Fundamentals, bringing a refreshed lineup of workshops designed to go deeper, get more hands-on, and support you at every stage of the process. If you’ve been looking for a sign to start (or restart), Workshops is here for you!
Do you love documentaries? Then you’ll love our new and improved membership offer at DCTV.
Join a community today where stories come to life. With a DCTV membership, you’ll connect with fellow creatives, experience independent films up close, and be part of the conversations that keep documentary storytelling moving forward.
DCTV membership means being part of a community that shows up for storytelling, both on screen and in person.
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we’re bringing Pat to NEW YORK! 🥳
join the fun at @dctvny for an androgynous weekend of comics and Pats 📺 with three screenings each day, there’s more than enough Pat to go around 🤩
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Next in the Future of Film Series: Meet Becca!
Becca enjoys Youth Media because it teaches her the real world of filmmaking, giving her hands-on experience while helping her grow as a storyteller. Looking ahead, she hopes to study filmmaking in college and pursue a career as a cinematographer.
Becca started with us in Fall '25. Surrounded by friends, classmates, and family, she will be making her debut screening as a Filmmaker along with the rest of her cohort on June 6th at our very own Academy-Award qualifying Firehouse Cinema; one of the many unique opportunities given to our young creatives.
Since the war in Gaza and the expanding occupation of the West Bank, a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians feels more distant than ever. In this Emmy-nominated three-part series from The Guardian, reporter Matthew Cassel travels along the 1949 Armistice border, or ‘Green Line’, once seen as the best hope for a resolution. He meets Palestinians and Israelis living just kilometers apart, but shaped by vastly different realities.
Thu May 28, 7pm: Join us for this special one-night screening of ALONG THE GREEN LINE followed by a Q&A with reporter Matthew Cassel, cinematographer Ayman Abu Ramouz, and producer and editor Kyri Evangelou.
This summer, DCTV Workshops is turning up the heat. Ahead of the new Workshop season, we wanted to introduce you to:
➡️ @zoehuttonfilm | Interviewing for Impactful Documentaries + Developing Documentary Story Structure + Pitching your Documentary
➡️ @breancunningham Brean | Impact Producing
➡️ @jchancethecolorist | DaVinci Resolve Intro to Coloring + DaVinci Resolve Intermediate Color
➡️ @jordanlisi | Assistant Directing
Whether you’re stepping onto set for the first time or sharpening existing skills, this summer is all about learning by doing with educators who care deeply about the craft and the community behind it.
Hot Workshops. Cool Skills.
Summer at DCTV Workshops start May 30th
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EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET follows the events of a 2021 Home Office immigration raid on Kenmure Street in Glasgow's Pollokshields neighborhood at dawn on the day of Eid al-Fatir. Local residents gathered to prevent the detention of individuals, with hundreds surrounding the Home Office van. Through crowd-sourced footage, archival material, and dramatized scenes with Emma Thompson, the documentary presents a chronological account of the protest.
The film premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance. Screening Fri May 22 — Thu May 28 with Q&As at select showtimes. #DCTVFirehouse
In celebration of AAPI heritage month, and the complete filmography of Kimi Takesue now streaming on the Criterion Collection, we're excited to host a special one-night-only screening of 95 and 6 to Go followed by a Q&A with Director Kimi Takesue and acclaimed filmmaker Roddy Bogawa on Fri May 15. #DCTVFirehouse
LOUDER THAN GUNS, a new music documentary about humanity, conversation, and the search for common ground, opens tonight Fri May 8 and screens through Thu May 14. Q&As with journalist David Greene and more special guests at select showtimes. #DCTVFirehouse
Come to DCTV x Alex Alpert, a FREE members-only creative mixer this month supporting DCTV and celebrating the work of visual artist Alex Alpert.
The event takes place from 7pm on May 29th and will give you the chance to hang out with fellow filmmakers, as well as take in the work of a man named a “phenomenon” of the art world by Forbes. You may even win some of his work in our raffle. The event is just one of the many perks of being a DCTV member!
Even better, there'll be food and drinks on hand, as well as a live DJ. Link in bio.
“Music on Screen — Latvia / Ukraine / USA” thank you New York! 👀
What stayed with us after the evening was not only the films, but the conversations around them! How documentaries and music can shape memory, identity, and ultimately freedom itself.
A full house at DCTV, meaningful exchanges, and a beautiful mix of artists, filmmakers, institutions, journalists, diplomats, and members of the Baltic and Ukrainian communities in the United States, including @blackroosterfood who brought the rye bread 🍞
Huge thanks to DCTV for hosting us once again, and to everyone who helped make this evening possible: Avantis Latvia, Young Media House, Young Media Sharks, Ilona Bicevska, Jonny, Pedro, Jesse, Francesco, and our wonderful guests Uldis Cekulis (VFS Films) and Justīne Kulakova Sypniewski.
Grateful for all the amazing feedback and for everyone who joined us in New York!
Pictures by @pedrucer .
