NYU News Doc
Film Festival 2026

February 6th – 7th, 2026

Join us to see the thesis documentaries from the class of ’25.  We take you around the world for unique insights into human rights to refugee issues, from the threat of extreme heat to training a wild mustang, as well as emotionally moving personal explorations.

Cantor Film Center (CANT), Room 200

36 East 8th Street, New York, NY 10003

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Celebrating the thesis documentaries produced by the NYU Journalism NewsDoc grad students.

Screening Schedule

Day 1

February 6th, 6:00 pm EST – Untamed Bond – by Sophia Francesca Stern

February 6th, 6:37 pm EST – Fahrenheit Phoenix – by Stine Andersen

February 6th, 7:12 pm EST – Other Mountains – by Yitian Tang

Day 2

February 7th, 12:35 pm EST – يا بلادي قد رجعنا O homeland we are back – by Aljawhara AlHedfa

February 7th, 1:05 pm EST – Ik kom uit Chili – by Elliot Zepeda Kim

February 7th, 1:40 pm EST – čagʷəb—to be out at sea – by Carrie Johnson

February 7th, 2:15 pm EST – Taste of Home – by Nacha Li

February 7th, 2:50 pm EST – Hold On – by Will Fitzpatrick

February 7th, 3:35 pm EST – The Last People of Petra – by Lara Dihmis

February 7th, 4:20 pm EST – The Country Cries Wolf – by Assaf Yona Olshansky-Gefen

February 7th, 5:00 pm EST – Yuturi – by Gabriela Pinasco

February 7th, 5:45 pm EST – Goodbye, Yiwu – by Elena Lecun Xiang

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A Sincere Thank You to our Faculty and Staff:

Marcia Rock | Jason Samuels | Jane Stone | Jason Maloney

Ross Barkan | Nanfu Wang | Shimon Dotan | Adrian Mihai

 Joe Peyronin | James Berry | Yunbo Wu