Documentary Filmmaking

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary MFA Alum Sasha-Gay Lewis Screens At Filmwochenende Würzburg
January 30, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary MFA Alum Sasha-Gay Lewis Screens At Filmwochenende Würzburg

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary MFA Alum Sasha-Gay Lewis was honored when her MFA Thesis film was included on the program of the International Film Weekend, held annually in…

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Short Film Associate Produced by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student Aya Hamdan Competes at Sundance
January 23, 2019

Short Film Associate Produced by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student Aya Hamdan Competes at Sundance

Dunya’s Day, a satirical short film tackling class privilege and associate produced by current New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary student Aya Hamdan, is premiering at this year’s Sundance Film…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students Attend ‘The Price of Free’ Screening
January 3, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students Attend ‘The Price of Free’ Screening

A select group of New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary and Filmmaking students were invited to attend The Price of Free, a feature-length documentary which screened on November 10, 2018…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) and GreenLight Women Q&A with the Filmmakers of “Stuntwomen”
November 19, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) and GreenLight Women Q&A with the Filmmakers of “Stuntwomen”

On Saturday, November 10, New York Film Academy and GreenLight Women hosted a screening of the documentary, Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, followed by a Q&A with director, April Wright;…

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Forbes Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Alum Alana Blaylock
November 13, 2018

Forbes Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Alum Alana Blaylock

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Alana Blaylock has had a productive career since finishing the 8-week Broadcast Journalism workshop at NYFA’s New York City campus in the summer of…

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November 8, 2018

New York Film Academy Instructor Edits Record-Breaking “Free Solo” Documentary

The Year of the Documentary strikes again with the arrival of National Geographic’s Free Solo. The 2018 documentary, edited by New York Film Academy (NYFA) instructor Bob Eisenhardt, focuses on…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Kendall Ciesemier Talks Activism, Social Causes
November 7, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Kendall Ciesemier Talks Activism, Social Causes

Chicago native, New York-based producer, writer, and social entrepreneur Kendall Ciesemier has been making waves with breaking news stories and interviews about social causes ever since she was 11 years…

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“Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began” Previews at New York Film Academy (NYFA)
November 6, 2018

“Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began” Previews at New York Film Academy (NYFA)

This is a big week for me, and for a group of instructors, here at the New York Film Academy (NYFA). On Wednesday, my latest documentary will make it’s US…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Mira Hamour
November 5, 2018

Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Mira Hamour

The award-winning documentary short Syria’s Tent Cities first found life as an MFA graduation project for New York Film Academy MFA Documentary alum Mira Hamour. It quickly took a life…

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