An Evening of Original Documentary Shorts
The Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media Studies is proud to present Truth be Told, its eighteenth annual festival of original short films made by students in the class of 2026.
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Each work is the result of a year of intensive study in documentary cinema production, history, theory, and aesthetics.
Hosted by Amir Husak, Director of the Documentary Media Studies Graduate Certificate Program at The New School. Co-produced with Documentary Program Associates Arushi Kalia (Media Studies ’26) and Guili Mikovicious (Media Management ’26).
The screenings will be followed by a faculty-led Q & A with the filmmakers and a light reception. Admission is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
Truth Be Told 2026 Screening Program
Alexa Bakony – The Upthrown Stone
Shenghan Gao – Invasive Kin 同在异乡为异客
Mia Gleklen – Just Judy
Mariana Giacobbe Goldberg – To Bury a River
Batho Makhene – PHL Loves You Back
For information about the Doc Studies program, please visit the Doc Studies website.
Presented by the Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media Studies at the Parsons School of Art, Media, and Technology.
The New School Doc Studies 