Thirty-Four Short Films About Nine Things: Personal Documentaries from the New School

Thirty-Four Short Films About Nine Things: Personal Documentaries from the New School

Saturday, May 15 at 7:30pm

Caveh Zahedi will introduce this program. Filmmakers will be present for discussion following shorts.

This event is free and open to the public.

Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, best known for his autobiographical films (I Am A Sex Addict, Tripping With Caveh, In the Bathtub of the World), also teaches a personal documentary class at the New School in which students are asked to make a film every week on a given topic. “The Personal Documentary” showcases the work of his students.  All of the films are approximately 3 minutes long, and all of them were made in 2010.

  • Self-Portraits – Nina Bowers, Stephanie Wowk
  • Films About Something Embarrassing – John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Stephanie Wowk
  • Films About a Family Member – Terese Classen, Anna Robilotta, Zuzu Snyder
  • Films About Your Love Life – Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Vanessa Rose
  • Films About Your Job and/or Finances: Nancy Moore, Anne Sullivan, Pablo Zequiera
  • Films About Where You Grew Up: Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Nancy Moore, Anna Robilotta, Anne Sullivan
  • Films About Something You Love: Nancy Moore, Kamala Randjelovic, Zuzu Snyder, Stephanie Wowk, Pablo Zequiera
  • Films About Something You Hate: Pablo Zequiera
  • Films About A Challenge in Your Life: Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Anna Robilotta, John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Zuzu Snyder, Anne Sullivan

Estimated Program Run-Time: 90 minutes

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