Documentaries

HBO's In Tahrir Square documents Egypt's uprising through the reporting of Sharif Abdel Kouddous, a Democracy Now! correspondent. In this segment of Democracy Now!, Jon Alpert and Matt O'Neill of DCTV and Jacquie Soohen of Big Noise Films discuss the film, the current state of Egypt, and are reunited with Sharif who is currently reporting from Cairo.

For more coverage of the film go here.

Katrina Sisters, a DCTV documentary, captures the intimate behind-the-scenes story of four youth filmmakers. With cameras following them, the girls set out to investigate post-Katrina New Orleans searching for stories with the hope of making their own video project, and exploring resilience, community, and the power of the individual to make a difference after a natural disaster.

Over the course of their project, the girls learn the power ­– to understand, to be heard, and to heal ­– of expression through art. More info >

The Latin Kings are New York's largest, most dangerous street gang. For decades they were synonymous with drugs, guns and murder. In 1995 Antonio Fernandez (King Tone) became the leader of the Latin Kings. He vowed to lead the Kings away from violence and crime. The cops said it was a smoke screen. This is his story.

If you’re arrested in New York City and you can’t make bail…welcome to Riker’s Island. Most young men in NYC have a better chance of doing time in Riker’s than of getting into college.

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