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
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