DCTV presents the latest short documentaries from The Video Consortium's members in an evening of screenings highlighting the craft of visual journalism. From the open seas of the Mediterranean to New York’s public school system, these journalists examine the most contemporary and pressing issues of our time.
Join us to meet and mingle at 6:30pm, followed by the screening at 7:30pm, and a post-screening Q&A with select filmmakers.
UNSAFE PASSAGE
27 min. Director/Cinematographer: Ed Ou. Editor/Story Producer: Will Miller. Executive Producers: Ian Urbina, Raphaela Morais. Music: William Ryan Fritch, The Outlaw Ocean Music Project. Translation Coordinator: Sarah Sparkman. Finishing Editor / Additional Cinematography: Elise Coker
An overcrowded ship with asylum seekers leaves Libya bound for Europe – triggering a high-stakes showdown between a Doctors Without Borders vessel wanting to escort it to safety and the Libyan Coast Guard fighting to turn it back. As the Libyans issue armed threats, tension grows below deck. With European countries' responsibilities toward refugees once again in the spotlight, here is an inside view of the desperate hope that is the deadly race for Europe.
EMPTY CLASSROOMS, ABANDONED KIDS: INSIDE THE GREAT TEACHER RESIGNATION
7 min. Producer: Agnes Walton. Editor: Nic Pollock. Associate Producer: Emily Holzknecht. Field Producers: Nic Pollock, Sam Mirpoorian. Cinematography: Jonah M. Kessel, Brian Denton, Brenton Oechsle. Narration: Lulu Garcia-Navarro. Senior Producer: Jonah M. Kessel. Executive Producer: Adam B. Ellick
The crisis that America’s education system finds itself in must be stopped. Millions of public school students depend on it. But the current freefall will not end until politicians start listening to educators, paying them a living wage, and giving them a reason to stay in the classroom.
WHAT REMAINS
13 min. Director/Editor: Paavo Hanninen. Producer: Meghan Holmes. Director of. Photography: Alex Hennen Payne
A portrait of the people and places of south Louisiana as we follow the journey of oysters from the waters of the Gulf, to the plates of New Orleans and back again as part of an innovative effort to fight coastal land loss.
This screening is part of our Better Together series.