Since 1972, DCTV has been a center for documentary production, education, and exhibition. Now home to Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film!

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Jun 15
🎥 Documentary Producer Michelle Budnick shares budgeting tips to set your story up for success. Register now: ow.ly/aM2M50ZbVnM 🔥 Hot Workshops. Cool Skills.
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Jun 15
One week on and we wanted to share a few images from Documixer with the fantastic @KarenSchmeerFEF at DCTV. The DocuMixer ran during the Tribeca Festival, with hundreds of documentarians taking advantage of the chance to network. Read more here: ow.ly/IywM50ZbSwM
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Jun 13
Elliot Page narrates this hilarious and heartening romp through the animal world, led by brave scientists fighting censorship as they reveal the truth about our nature. SECOND NATURE — everything you didn’t learn in high school biology. Screens 6/26–7/2 with Q&As at select showtimes. firehousecinema.dctvny.org/s… #DCTVFirehouse @AnnapurnaPics
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Jun 12

"A poignant, intimate tale."-@ThisWeekInNY's rave review of @KarlaMurthy's @GasStationDoc. Opens today @DCTVny with weekend Q&As. twi-ny.com/2026/06/11/the-ga…
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Jun 12
After eight months of writing, filming, editing, and discovering their voices, on Saturday our young Media Fellows premiered their original films at Framing Reality: DCTV's celebration of stories that challenge perspectives and explore identity. As part of our free Youth Media program, they had the unique opportunity to watch their work screened in our Academy Award-qualifying Firehouse Cinema with friends and family. But this screening wasn't the end of their journey; it's just the next step. From the classroom to the big screen, they're building the skills, confidence, and creative vision that will shape the future of nonfiction storytelling. As DCTV Managing Director Sade Falebita shared: "What I really appreciated about today's screening is just how raw and intimate and personal the stories were... It's very special, and it's very important, especially at a time like this in the world." Congratulations to all of our Media Fellows, and to our graduating seniors as they continue their filmmaking journeys at colleges including NYU, Purchase, Middlebury College, and beyond. We can't wait to see where your stories take you next. ❤️🎥 #DCTVYouthMedia #FramingReality #DocumentaryFilm #YouthVoices #FutureOfFilm #EmergingFilmmakers
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Jun 12
An intimate portrait of family, sacrifice & the immigrant dream. @GasStationDoc opens this Fri Jun 12 and screens through Thu Jun 18 with Q&As at select showtimes. firehousecinema.dctvny.org/g… #DCTVFirehouse
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join us for screenings of the 'The Gas Attendant' at DCTV, from 6/12-18. Directed by Karla Murthy, the award-winning documentary is an intimate portrait of family, the immigrant experience, and the dreams we carry with us. Tickets, dctvny.org/s/firehouse-film/…
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Jun 10
Renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason is chasing something elusive. From Oscar-nominated director @saradosa (FIRE OF LOVE) and @natgeodocs. firehousecinema.dctvny.org/t…
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Jun 9
A Different Kind of Selfie | June 16: Join Jane Brill's 8-week workshop to create your documentary self-portrait! 🔥 #DCTVWorkshops #HotWorkshopsCoolSkills #DocumentaryFilmmaking ow.ly/B4BH50Z9vFi
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Jun 9
A filmmaker returns to her childhood home to attempt to reconcile with her estranged evangelical father, decades after rejecting Christianity. She ends up capturing a pivotal moment for the whole family. What will it take – and is it possible – to reconnect? Come see the US Theatrical Premiere of Katy Scoggin's FLOOD, Fri Jun 19 – Thu Jun 25, featuring many post-screening Q&As after select showtimes with special guests. Tickets: firehousecinema.dctvny.org/f… #DCTVFirehouse
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Jun 8
Join award-winning Zoe Hutton starting June 15 for Pitching your Documentary! ow.ly/aZrL50Z8WmP #DCTVWorkshops #HotWorkshopsCoolSkills #DocumentaryFilmmaking
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Jun 8
We happen to agree... come see it at Firehouse Cinema, opening on Friday! firehousecinema.dctvny.org/g…

"[An] intensely honest, astute and affecting film." -@AWFJ on @KarlaMurthy's @GasStationDoc opening this Friday @DCTVny awfj.org/blog/2026/06/06/the…
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Jun 5
Come see this beautiful film at Firehouse Cinema from 6/12 - firehousecinema.dctvny.org/g…

"I wanted people to know this person so intimately that by the end they grieve for him" KARLA MURTHY discusses THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT, her moving and deeply personal reflection on the immigrant experience | Screening at @DCTVny from June 12 easternkicks.com/features/ka…
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Jun 3
Get ready to experience an evening of audio documentaries and sound art on the theme of Altered States. Featuring work by: Aaron Edwards, Suvi Tuuli Kataja, Nanna Hauge Kristensen, Larry Massett, Stephen Schwartz, Boen Wang more. firehousecinema.dctvny.org/l… #DCTVFirehouse
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Jun 3
Catch Knicks Game 2 at DCTV's Firehouse Cinema! Hosted by Oliver Antigua & Jon Alpert. Jerseys, prizes, and basketball! #Knickstape #GoKnicks Get your ticket to GAME TWO here: dctvny.org/s/firehouse-film/…
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Jun 2
A happy hour, audio docs, personal docs, and cinematic Pride celebrations – it’s June at Firehouse. Join us for a Tribeca Happy Hour with @karenSchmeerFEF, a Listening Party! showcase of audio documentaries and sound art, new nonfiction for Father’s Day with Karla Murty’s @gasstationdoc and Katy Scoggin’s FLOOD, and Pride celebrations on screen with Ro Haber’s WE ARE PAT and Drew Denny’s SECOND NATURE. Summer is around the corner, can you feel it?! 🎟️ dctvny.org/firehouse #DCTVFirehouse
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Jun 1
Doc filmmakers, share a Tribeca toast with us next week! ✿ Mon Jun 8, 5-7pm ✿ DCTV DocuMixer with @KarenSchmeerFEF Free but RSVP is required: firehousecinema.dctvny.org/d…
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Jun 1
☀️ DCTV Workshops in June cover interviewing, story structure, cinematography, AI filmmaking, budgeting, and more. Learn hands-on with pros! 🔥 Hot Workshops. Cool Skills. 🔥 Check the link in bio! dctvny.org/s/workshops/?cate…
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May 29
We've got an exclusive 2 for 1 deal on tickets right now - limited time only! firehousecinema.dctvny.org/w…

May 26
What was once a joke is now a battleground. WE ARE PAT reimagines the iconic SNL character It's Pat through camp, humor, and trans non-binary voices. Fri 5/30 at DCTV's Firehouse Cinema. Q&As with filmmaker @lennypane more. firehousecinema.dctvny.org/w… #DCTVFirehouse
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May 28
Karla Murthy's @GasStationDoc screens 6/12–18 followed by Q&As at select showtimes with special guests incl Mira Jacob, Jad Abumarad, DJ Rekha and Alissa Quart! firehousecinema.dctvny.org/g… #DCTVFirehouse
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