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Congrats to Karla Murthy on yet another successful screening of her documentary ‘The Gas Station Attendant,’ hosted by Third World Newsreel and Doc Forum at CCNY, and co-sponsored by AAARI. Attendees included AAARI’s board vice chair Chaumtoli Huq, and CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor R. Benedito Ferrão. The film will screen at the NY Kurdish Film Festival 10/3. Tix, https://nykcc.org/gas-station-attendant/

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Director of the documentary ‘The Gas Station Attendant’ Karla Murthy doing post-screening Q&A with attendees. Watch the film on PBS, https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/the-gas-station-attendant/

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THEY CALLED US TRUJILLO’S JEWS
Directed by Michael Puro
They Called Us Trujillo’s Jews tells the remarkable story of Sosúa, the settlement established in the Dominican Republic for European Jews fleeing Nazi persecution at a time when few countries would accept them. Through survivor testimony, archival materials, and the contemporary community, the documentary examines both the sanctuary Sosúa provided and the contradictions of its creation under Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship, considering survival, refuge, memory, and the complex legacy this history has left across generations.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 | RACE, REFUGE & THE STORIES WE INHERIT
The City College of New York
Join us for Toda La Verdad and They Called Us Trujillo’s Jews—two films exploring race, identity, refuge, family history, and the complicated stories we inherit.

From a Dominican American discovering African ancestry through DNA to the history of Jewish refugees who found sanctuary in Sosúa during the Trujillo dictatorship, the films ask what happens when we uncover histories that have been hidden, forgotten, or left unresolved.
6:00 PM | Reception
Generously sponsored by the Jewish Studies Department at The City College of New York
7:00 PM | Screening
Q&A with Directors Alex Vasquez Escano & Michael Puro
Moderated by Marlin Hernandez, Adjunct Professor, Division of Humanities and the Arts

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Congrats and thanks to Tinx Chan, from a 2005 CUNY Asian Film Festival runner-up, to successful cinematographer, sharing their insights with attendees at City College tonight.

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DP Tinx Chan, College of Staten Island alum, discussing how he got into cinematography, first starting out as a PA. Advice he got from the legendary Christopher Doyle, “go out and shoot.”

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Join us 9/30 for screening and Q&A for ‘The Gas Station Attendant’ with director Karla Murthy. Hosted by Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum, Murthy will share the making of the film and discuss her media career. RSVP, https://aaari.info/26-09-30murthy/

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Join us 9/23 for co-sponsored event hosted by Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY. Tinx Chan, named an American Society of Cinematographers “Rising Star,” and past CUNY Asian American Film Festival participant, will discuss their work in cinematography. RSVP, https://aaari.info/26-09-23chan/

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WE’RE BACK. JOIN US FOR NOU 2026!

The 4th Annual Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival returns October 7–14, 2026, bringing a week of films, conversations, workshops, and community gatherings across New York City.

From Haiti and the Dominican Republic to New York, Canada, Jamaica, Finland, the Gambia, and across the diaspora, this year’s films explore migration, memory, race, labor, resistance, identity, home, and belonging.

NOU means “we.” This festival is an invitation to gather—to witness one another’s stories, encounter histories we may not know, and imagine what becomes possible when we come together through film.

📅 October 7–14, 2026
📍 City College • Flatbush Library • Maysles Documentary Center • Medgar Evers College + more

Come for a film. Stay for a conversation. Be part of NOU.

🎟️ Reserve your space + explore the full festival:
https://dominicanslovehaitians.com/2026-festival/

#NOUFilmFestival #HaitianCinema #DominicanCinema #CaribbeanCinema #blackcinema

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Congrats to our MFA film faculty, staff, and students who've made the program what it is today!

The Hollywood Reporter named the program as one of eight under-the-radar film programs in LA and NY, writing:

"The Harlem-based school’s affordable MFA program (tuition is $305 per credit for residents and $602 for nonresidents) covers both fiction and nonfiction filmmaking, for which the free biweekly Documentary Forum brings in film screenings and panel discussions that augment coursework."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-film-schools-2026-u-s/8-under-the-radar-film-programs-in-los-angeles-and-new-york/

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Our EVC Summer Youth Documentary Premiere is tomorrow!

Join us at City College for two powerful new documentaries:
🚨 911 Has An Emergency — an inside look at NYC’s 911 emergency system, its history of discrimination, and the fight for better service in working-class and BIPOC communities.

🤖 False Reality — exploring how AI is reshaping tech, media, and our environment, told through the voices of the generations living it.

Tomorrow, 2-4 pm
City College
RSVP & Directions: info@evc.org

This event is possible thanks to our co-sponsors, the @docforumccny and @thirdworldnewsreel, for making this premiere possible.

See you there!

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Post-screening guest speakers Prof. Ethan K. Balk (NYU) and food blogger Vinny Sanchez (“Vinny Eat World”) - featured in Ep. 5 of ‘The Grocery List.’

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Emily Strong, director of the cooking documentary series ‘The Grocery List,’ discussing how her project came about, funding, and how she got chef Chrissy Camba to be the host.

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