The Documentary Forum is housed on the campus of CCNY in Shepard Hall at 259 Convent Avenue in Manhattan. Its Mission states, “The Documentary Forum at CCNY is a new center dedicated to supporting and encouraging the creation, exhibition, and study of documentary film, journalism, and non-fiction visual story-telling through multi-platform media. The Forum aims to build a bridge between the college’s media-making community, the Harlem community in which it resides, and a growing international online audience. The Documentary Forum exists to foster, produce and study media-making that incorporates students, faculty, alumni and the Harlem community into the global documentary conversation.”
I attended a screening and director’s talk for Resistance at Tule Lake, a film about the incarceration of Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II. The event included pizza, salad, beverages, and cookies; a screening of the film; and a discussion with the director. Coincidentally, a woman who was born in Tule Lake while her family was interned happened to be in the audience.
Free events listed on the website, which include screenings and film workshops, are held seasonally and RSVPs are requested.
Director, Resistance at Tule Lake
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