New Day Films

☀️ Taking a break from summer vacation to share our exciting slate of new releases! ☀️

These powerful films cover topics such as immigration, the world of martial arts, public education, criminal-justice reform, and the power of protest.
🏊 Dive into these compelling stories and stay inspired this summer.

Learn more and watch trailers on our blog: https://shorturl.at/lVYVj

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Applications for the AXS Film Fund’s 2024 Cycle opened on June 1st!

Underrepresented creators in documentary filmmaking or nonfiction new media who identify as living with a disability are encouraged to apply. Creators will be awarded a one-time grant to assist in advancing their projects in any stage of production. For more information go to www.axsfilmfund.org

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🇺🇸 Memorial Day festivities announce summer’s imminent arrival, but more importantly, the holiday honors the million-plus American soldiers who have died in war. This month’s list includes films that remind us of combat’s many casualties.

🇺🇸 Watch the trailers and learn more on our blog: https://www.newday.com/news/2024-05-14-marching-towards-dignity-for-all

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New Day Films' "At Home in Utopia" will be screened at 2pm on Friday, May 31st at the NYPL The New York Public Library Allerton Branch!

Our film "At Home in Utopia" will be screened Friday, May 31rst at NYPL The New York Public Library Allerton Branch at 2 pm! Co-producer Ellen Brodsky will be there for Q&A. Event presented by The Bronx County Historical Society .Also available on New Day Films and Kanopy.

👋 Meet Julie Mallozzi, director of two New Day titles that capture the depth and breadth of the Asian American experience. “Once Removed” follows Julie as she navigates a quagmire of history and memory during her trip to China to meet her mother’s family after 50-years of separation. “Monkey Dance” is a coming-of-age story of three Cambodia-American teens as they emerge from the shadows of their parents’ Khmer Rouge nightmares.

👀 Watch the trailers and learn more about Julie and her work in our latest blog post: https://www.newday.com/news/2024-05-07-meet-new-day-julie-mallozzi

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🌺 Spring has sprung, and we're celebrating with a sale!
🌷 Enjoy 50% off any DVD purchases on our website with code MAYDVD50 at checkout.
🌸 Browse NewDay.com or search by subject area: www.NewDay.com/Subject-Areas

Pass this along to friends and colleagues and don't miss out on this opportunity to add to your media collection. Code expires May 31.

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Save yourself a spot!
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/Reframe425

NEW PANELIST ADDED! Join us online this Thu 4/25-2p ET for a discussion "New Perspectives on Asian & Muslim Identity in America" with:
🎬Sofian Khan, Producer, An Act of Worship
🎬Julie Mallozzi, Filmmaker, Monkey Dance + Once Removed
🎬Lailanie Gadia, A-Doc Visual Communications
🎬Larissa Lam, Director, Far East Deep South
We'll hear from the panelists on different facets of Asian American and Muslim American experiences. We'll also discuss the dangers of seeing groups as monoliths and the importance of recognizing diversity within groups. Auto-captions will be available.
RSVP https://tinyurl.com/Reframe425

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Happy ! Here's 7 Films to Help Save the Planet
https://www.newday.com/news/2024-04-22-7-films-to-help-save-the-planet

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7 Films To Help Save the Planet | New Day Films On Monday, April 8, 2024 the moon shielded a swath of North America from the sun’s light. During the four minutes of totality in the middle of the afternoon, the natural world instinctively began its nighttime routine: crickets chirped, chickens entered the coop, and some felt the cosmic call to m...

NEW PANELIST ADDED! Join us online this Thu 4/25-2p ET for a discussion "New Perspectives on Asian & Muslim Identity in America" with:
🎬Sofian Khan, Producer, An Act of Worship
🎬Julie Mallozzi, Filmmaker, Monkey Dance + Once Removed
🎬Lailanie Gadia, A-Doc Visual Communications
🎬Larissa Lam, Director, Far East Deep South
We'll hear from the panelists on different facets of Asian American and Muslim American experiences. We'll also discuss the dangers of seeing groups as monoliths and the importance of recognizing diversity within groups. Auto-captions will be available.
RSVP https://tinyurl.com/Reframe425

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New Day members assembled during Getting Real. In this amazing group, we have 🏆 Oscar nominees, Emmy winners and even a marathon runner! 🏃‍♂️
Our unique filmmaker run co-op is not just an education distributor but a family. ❤️
If you’re interested in joining our family of filmmakers, attend one of our monthly info sessions on becoming a New Day member and how tor submit your film.

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📣 Join us Thur 4/25 at 2pm ET for “New Perspectives on Asian and Muslim Identity in America.”

Sofian Khan, producer of "An Act of Worship" and Julie Mallozzi, director of "Monkey Dance" and "Once Removed," will explore how their work examines different facets of Asian American and Muslim American identity.

🎟️ RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/Reframe425

[Image description: Graphic with orange background and purple gradient half circles on corners. New Day Films Logo in top right corner, text reads Reframe and Refresh: New Perspectives on Asian and Muslim Identity in America 04/25 2pm ET. Four photos of people in circles Larissa Lam , filmmaker, Far East, Deep South, Julie Mallozzi, filmmaker, Monkey Dance and Once Removed, Sofian Khan, filmmaker, An Act of Worship.]

🌸🌱🌷 Spring is here! The growing season brings seven new additions to our New Day Films collection. All titles are available for educational licensing through our website and many are available via Kanopy.

Learn more about these new additions: https://www.newday.com/news/2024-04-07-new-releases-from-new-day-2024-spring-edition

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Calling all Vermonters! RSVP for this FREE screening of Serán las dueñas de la tierra - Stewards of the Land.

Vermont! Free and open to the public. Come watch Serán las dueñas de la tierra - Stewards of the Land. Virtual screening possibility available to Vermont residents only.

Registration:
https://www.uvm.edu/instituteforagroecology/film-screening-stewards-land-seran-las-duenas-de-la-tierra

UVM Institute for Agroecology Proyecto Agroecológico El Josco Bravo New Day Films Humanidades Puerto Rico

📺 Don't miss the premiere of WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD April 11 at 8/7c on America ReFramed on WORLD Channel! https://loom.ly/MCm5MrE

Explore life behind and beyond prison walls in What These Walls Won’t Hold, a compelling blend of archival footage and intimate interviews. Delve into the realities of San Quentin State Prison amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Don't miss the premiere on April 11 at 8/7c on America ReFramed on WORLD Channel. https://loom.ly/MCm5MrE

📣 Join us Thur, 3/28 at 2pm ET for “The Power of Advocacy in Film.”
🎬 We'll hear from Melody Miller, director of California’s Forgotten Children, and Maggie Burnette Stogner, director of Upstream, Downriver, about how their films have been used as tools for advocacy and change.

🎟️ RSVP here: https://TinyURL.com/Reframe328

[Image description: Graphic with orange background and purple gradient half circles on corners. New Day Films Logo in top right corner, text reads Reframe and Refresh: The Power of Advocacy in Film Thurs 03/28/24 2pm ET. ET. our photos of people in circles Chithra Jeyaram, filmmaker Foreign Puzzle, Maggie Burnette Stogner, Filmmaker, Upstream, Downriver, Angela J. Aguayo, Associate Professor of Media & Cinema Studies, Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,Melody C. Miller, filmmaker, California’s Forgotten Children ]

👋 Meet Brad Heck (and 🐶 Ruben!)

Brad and Willow O'Feral are co-directors of “Artifacts of the Present,” a poignant portrait of an artist facing mortality. More than a study of printmaking and an artist, this documentary is a meditation on control and acceptance of the uncontrollable.

🎞️ Watch the trailer, learn more about Brad and his work: https://www.newday.com/news/2024-03-11-meet-new-day-brad-heck

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Can we hear a little noise for the Short Film?! 👏👏👏
On our blog this week, enjoy a history lesson on the under appreciated Short Film. Peruse our curated list of shorts for Black History month (February) and Women’s History month (March).

🎬 Read our blog: https://shorturl.at/dorxA

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👋 Meet Sofian Khan, producer of 'An Act of Worship.' This documentary captures an emotional essence of being Muslim in America.
🎞️ 'An Act of Worship' provides a vital counter narrative to prevailing media representations and explores the profound impact of anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies on a generation that came of age post-9/11.

Learn more about Sofian and his films in our latest blog: https://www.newday.com/news/2024-02-19-meet-new-day-sofian-khan

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First To Go: Story of the Kataoka Family Told through her grandson, First to Go: Story of the Kataoka Family captures the personal, raw, and inspiring story as a grandmother recounts her family legacy of having to endure the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

For those in Nebraska, check out this special screening on Feb 22 of the award-winning Trust Me Documentary and discussion with New Day Member Rosemary E. Smith.

Media literacy: Join us for ‘Trust Me’ screening, Q+A The Sheldon Museum of Art will screen the award-winning documentary “Trust Me,” which explores how media technology influences society and what we can do about it.

Join us online Thu 2/22-2p ET for our Reframe and Refresh panel "Hidden Legacies in Black History" w/ speakers
🎞️Rodney Evans, director BROTHER TO BROTHER about the Harlem Renaissance (Sundance Film Festival winner starring Anthony Mackie )
🎞️Dyana Winkler, director & Tiffany Fisher-Love, impact producer, United Skates Documentary about Black roller skating subculture (Tribeca winner executive produced by John Legend)
🎓Dr. Denize Frazier, MLK Fellow at MIT
🎙️Anike Tourse, director of America; I Too
RSVP at http://Reframe222.Eventbrite.com

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👋 Meet Adrian Prawica, director of "Haymarket: The Bomb, The Anarchist, The Labor Struggle", a rare documentary about the Haymarket Tragedy. Amid the panic and violence following the Haymarket Bombing, this film explores the pivotal labor struggles and movements of working people during America’s Gilded Age in a way that still resonates today.

🧡 Watch the trailer and learn more about Adrian in our latest blog. https://www.newday.com/news/2024-01-30-meet-new-day-adrian-prawica
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🧡 Congratulations to New Day filmmakers Leo Chiang and Daryl B. Jones for being recipients of Firelight Media's William Greaves Research & Development Fund! Wooho! ⭐️

We are pleased to announce the 2023–2024 recipients of the William Greaves Research & Development Fund: https://firelightmedia.medium.com/firelight-media-announces-recipients-for-the-2023-2024-william-greaves-research-development-fund-d82236c62017

The Greaves R&D Fund supports mid-career documentary filmmakers from racially and ethnically underrepresented communities in the U.S. and Latin America, with a particular emphasis on filmmakers of African descent and/or from Indigenous communities, and comprises grants of $25,000 each to support research and development on a feature-length nonfiction film.

The 2023–2024 grantees include filmmakers from across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. Their film projects engage with urgent topics, including the climate crisis, the evolving understanding of gender identity, and the impact of modernization and Western influence on Indigenous communities.

👋 Meet Emmy-award winning filmmaker Melody C. Miller, director of California’s Forgotten Children, an impactful documentary about the scourge of child trafficking and the resilient survivors who have dedicated themselves to ensuring that no child is forgotten.

🧡 Watch the trailer, learn more about Melody and her work on our blog: https://www.newday.com/news/2024-01-29-meet-new-day-melody-c-miller

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🎉 New year, new releases! 🎉
Check out the freshest titles from our New Day collection, ranging from films about food sovereignty in Puerto Rico, discrimination of immigrants within Mexico, the effects of war on those who fought in World War II Europe, and the complex history of repressive regimes in Twentieth-Century China and Cambodia.

You can watch their trailers and learn more in our blog post:
https://www.newday.com/news/2024-01-15-new-releases-from-new-day-2024-winter-edition

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