Month: October 2018

Prof. Gary Griffin’s films at DOC NYC

Prof. Gary Griffin’s two films will be at DOC NYC at IFC! He is the Director of Photography on New Homeland : Tues., Nov. 13th at 7:15PM
Prof. Griffin is also Cinematographer on the documentary Bei Bei :
Mon., Nov. 12th at 5:00PM
Tues., Nov. 13th at 10:15AM

Crime + Punishment screening with director Stephen Maing

crime punishment sliderThe Department of Film & Media is delighted to welcome filmmaker Stephen Maing to Hunter College, to screen his extraordinary new documentary Crime + Punishment.

WHERE: Lang Auditorium, Hunter College North 4th Fl. 
(entrance at 69th Street between Park & Lexington)
WHEN: Weds., Nov. 7 | 6-9PM
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The film follows the NYPD12, a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops, as they break the silence and speak out against an illegal “quota system” that continues to dictate policy in their precincts. The film exposes the harmful policing practices that have plagued precincts and disproportionately affected poor communities of color in New York City for decades. Stephen Maing is an Emmy-nominated Brooklyn-based filmmaker. Read More