The White House Effect with Bonni Cohen (Director), Jon Shenk (Director) 🎟️ The White House Effect Friday, September 26 DCTV Firehouse Cinema In Person: Bonni Cohen (Director), Jon Shenk (Director) DCTV filmspotlight.org/event/2324

Trains Friday, October 3 DCTV Firehouse Cinema In Person: Maciej Drygas (Director), Vita Zelakeviciute (Producer), Bill Morrison (Moderator) DCTV filmspotlight.org/event/2326

There Was, There Was Not with Emily Mkrtichian (Director), Siddhant Adlakha 🎟️ There Was, There Was Not Friday, October 10 DCTV Firehouse Cinema In Person: Emily Mkrtichian (Director), Siddhant Adlakha DCTV filmspotlight.org/event/2325

📅 This week in DCTV Workshops: Thu 10/2 – The Documentary Lens: Documentary Photography (6 sessions) Sat 10/4 – Camera Fundamentals (2 sessions) Full calendar: dctvny.org/s/dctv-calendar #learnatdctv

As featured in Slant: firehousecinema.dctvny.org/trains

📷 Make your photos pop: in this short how-to, photographer + DCTV instructor Peter Afriyie shows how to use natural frames for stronger shots. Want more? Peter leads The Documentary Lens: Documentary Photography workshop (6 sessions) starting Thu 10/2. Register →

“A chef, curmudgeon, philosopher—this restored doc captures a true Village legend.” – Gothamist Screening this week at #DCTVFirehouse. 🎟 dctvny.org/s/firehousecin… Here's the full review: gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

"A bold act of narrative resistance." – The Moveable Fest. THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT screens Oct 10–16. Q&As with special guests after select showtimes. 🎟️ firehousecinema.dctvny.org/therewastherew… #DCTVFirehouse

Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film has a packed October lineup, including several theatrical premieres, a restored classic about an NYC institution, a one-of-a-kind audio showcase, and a festival of science cinema. With Q&As, receptions and more! Check it out + get

How did Leni Riefenstahl become the Nazi regime’s go-to filmmaker? Andres Veiel’s RIEFENSTAHL is “a masterful documentary about political evasion, self-preservation and the limits of denial” (The Times). Screens with us Oct 10–16. firehousecinema.dctvny.org/riefenstahl Kino Lorber

New York: come watch the gently defiant Nagorno-Karabakh portrait "There Was, There Was No" this Friday 10/10 at 7:00pm at DCTV, followed by my Q&A with director Emily Mkrtichian dctvny.org/s/firehouse-fi…

Amid Omaha’s social and political divides, filmmaker Nick Beaulieu returns home to confront both a changing city and his own family. For IRL Movie Club on 10/12, MY OMAHA is a personal journey that reveals how dialogue—however difficult—can open paths toward common ground.

I was deeply moved by Emily Mkrtichian's THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT True/False Film Fest a few years ago. The film opens in this weekend DCTV. Here's my review hyperallergic. Siranush Sargsyan Watermelon Pictures hyperallergic.com/930382/the-wom… #ArtsakhWar

10/15 • Listening Party! • an evening showcasing innovative audio documentaries and sound art on the theme of Long Distance, curated and hosted by Sarah Kate Kramer and Mitra Kaboli. Only a few tickets left! firehousecinema.dctvny.org/listeningparty #DCTVFirehouse

River of Grass Directed by Sasha Wortzel An ode to the Florida Everglades, told through the prescient writings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and those who today call the region home.

“A deeply felt and beautifully made film.” - Atom Egoyan on THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT Now playing at DCTV: mailchi.mp/docnyc.net/wee…

Get ready for an annual celebration of science cinema. #ScienceNewWave Festival XVIII, presented by Labocine and taking place at #DCTVFirehouse, is next weekend Oct 17-19. firehousecinema.dctvny.org/sciencenewwave…

SANDCASTLES Directed by Carin Leong As Singapore reclaims land to intensify urban development, a town bearing its name lies buried under sand on the other side of the world. (New York Premiere – Short Film Program: Substrata)

Our screening + discussion on 10/23 opens with the US Premiere of WHAT IS OWED: TAKING THE CLIMATE CRISIS TO THE WORLD'S COURT, created in response to the recent ICJ case on states’ legal obligations to address climate change, and brings together key voices, including: Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change's

🎥 This Saturday Tatiana Stolpovskaya leads Digital Cinematography: Lighting at DCTV, a hands-on workshop on using light, shadow and color to shape emotion and tell visual stories. First session: Sat 10/18, 6:30–9:30pm. 🔗 ow.ly/zTq350XbrrI #learnatdctv