New Day Films
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New Day Films is a U.S. film distribution company that serves the non-theatrical market (colleges and universities, libraries, high schools, and community groups). Founded in 1971 and operating as a cooperative, New Day Films consists of more than 100 filmmaker members, with a management team is elected from the membership.
New Day's titles fall into such categories of Multiculturalism and Diversity; Social and Political History; Gender and Socialization; Media, Art and Culture; Physical and Mental Health; Parenting and Family; and Global Concerns.
The company's titles include the Academy Award-winning documentary
short subject
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
. Its has also distributed nine Academy Award nominated films including The Collector of Bedford Street
, and four Emmy Award
-winning titles, as well as films that have been broadcast on P.O.V.
, Independent Lens
, HBO and other national programs.
New Day's titles fall into such categories of Multiculturalism and Diversity; Social and Political History; Gender and Socialization; Media, Art and Culture; Physical and Mental Health; Parenting and Family; and Global Concerns.
The company's titles include the Academy Award-winning documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
short subject
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements is a 1985 short documentary film directed by Deborah Shaffer. It won an Academy Award in 1986 for Documentary Short Subject.-Cast:* Charlie Clements - Himself...
. Its has also distributed nine Academy Award nominated films including The Collector of Bedford Street
The Collector of Bedford Street
The Collector of Bedford Street is a 2002 documentary film about director Alice Elliott's neighbor, Larry Selman, a community activist and fundraiser who has an intellectual disability.-Film content:...
, and four Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning titles, as well as films that have been broadcast on P.O.V.
P.O.V.
POV is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is a cinema term for "point of view"....
, Independent Lens
Independent Lens
Airing weekly on PBS through ITVS, the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens introduces new drama and documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by hosts Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie...
, HBO and other national programs.