DCTV Presents is our exclusive screening and event series that highlights significant and innovative work from the independent filmmaking community. From screenings with filmmaker Q&As to parties and seminars, each event offers the audience opportunities to meet, mingle, network, share and grow as part of New York City’s independent filmmaking community. DCTV Members receive advance invitations and reduced rates to all events in the series.


2009 Series

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Friday, July 17th, 10:30am
Shaking the Money Tree with Morrie Warshawski:
How to get Grants and Donations for your Film Project
Looking for funding can be a competitive, elusive and overwhelming proposition.  So here’s your chance to spend one full-day with nationally recognized consultant Morrie Warshawski, making this a must-have for the emerging or experienced filmmaker who has any qualms about fundraising. 

Monday, July 13th, 7:30pm
Intifada NYC
The US' first Arabic language public school opened in NYC to a firestorm of controversy. As critics and the mainstream media stoked flames in the climate of post-9/11 America, the fallout brought consequences for the school’s founding principal. Screening followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers & community leaders.

Thursday, June 25th, 7:30pm
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the extraordinary award-winning documentary about a small band of Liberian women who – armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions - came together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the warlords, and brought peace to their shattered country. Screening followed by a Q&A with the film’s Producer, Abigail E. Disney.

Friday, April 17th, 7:30pm
Miranda July Shorts & Sweets
We devote a night to screening Miranda July's short films, with Sweet Tooth of the Tiger, a renegade bakery project on hand to add in the fun. Short films and cupcakes both made with the finest DIY ingredients... Yum.

Tuesday, April 14th, 7:30pm
How to Direct Your Own Damn Movie with Renegade Troma Director Lloyd Kaufman
Join us, as legendary director Lloyd Kaufman, creator of The Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick iconic cinematic know-how from his brand new book, Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Monday, March 30th, 7:30pm
How Not to Make a Short Film with Roberta Munroe
Join us, as Roberta Munroe, author of How Not to Make a Short Film: Secrets from a Sundance Programmer, dispels the mystery of making short films and guides us through the madness of production for both narrative and documentary, from funding and casting to festival and distribution strategy.

Friday, January 23rd, 7:30pm
Made@DCTV: A Woman Among Boys
A Woman Among Boys is a riveting new feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill. It chronicles the experiences of Ruth Lovelace, the only woman coach of a boys team in New York City’s toughest basketball division, at Boys and Girls High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.