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    Thursday, Feb 5 - 7:30pm

    Aleph

    With Iva Radivojevic & Andrea Sisson

    A Borgesian and labyrinthine travelogue across language, geography, and time.

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    Sunday, Feb 8 - 7:00pm

    Sounds Gay:
    Gaylors

    With Sarah Esocoff and Jazmine (JT) Green (CMD+JAZMINE)

    Sounds Gay tells stories of queer people whose lives have been transformed by music.

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    Thursday, Mar 5 - 7:30pm

    Shot the Voice of Freedom

    With Zainab Entezar & Yama Rahimi

    Sisters living a life of fortitude, refusing to have their rights be stripped away.

    Workshops & Labs

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    Friday, Feb 6 - Sunday, Feb 8

    It’s all Rhythm:
    Finding Poetry in the Edit

    With Iva Radivojević, Deborah Stratman, Corina Copp and Jay Rabinowitz

    How do different rhythms impact a film's style and meaning?

    Productions

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    Artistic Differences

    A new Break ꩜ut that asks how we can generate a public space for a better conversation around documentary film.

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    Break Out 2022

    A symposium of sorts exploring the research of the UNDO fellows

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    Carceral Screens and the Abolitionist Imagination

    The UnionDocs Collaborative examines, contextualizes and dismantles scripts of the carceral state from the archives of popular culture.

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    Feral Domesticity

    an exploration by the 2021 Collaborative Studio

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    Break Out 2021

    a symposium (of sorts)

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    COLAB 2020: Unmute Please

    Six Short films made by the 2020 Collaborative Studio.

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    COLAB 2019: Take The L

    Short Docs Lost on NYC Transit

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    Sanctuary City

    8 SHORT FILMS MADE BY THE 2018 COLLABORATIVE STUDIO

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    Say Something Bunny!

    An immersive performance based on an unforgettable amateur audio recording made over 60 years ago.

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    COLAB 2016: Just To Get By

    Short films made by the 2016 Collaborative Studio.

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    Living Los Sures

    An expansive documentary project about the Southside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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    Documenting Mythologies

    A simple escape from the city becomes the frame for a series of collaborative video essays.

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    Inductive Thread

    An investigation of myth in contemporary society

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    The Commons Berlin

    The Commons describes the space where private spheres intersect - where the relationship of the one to the many, the individual to the collective, is negotiated.

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    The Commons Radio

    A monthly series broadcast on WKCR 89.9 fm in 2005.

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    Films

    Tune into films from visionary artists pushing nonfiction forward

    Browse our collection of films from adventurous artists who redefine the real.

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    Workshops

    Hands-on skills and fresh approaches to spark your next project

    In depth sessions with artists pushing the boundaries of documentary practice

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    Conversations & Events

    Inspiring encounters and fresh perspectives, straight from UNDO HQ

    Highlights from our in person events, tune into fascinating conversations around nonfiction work.

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    Practice Thing

    A generative ritual to help you get unstuck in your creative practice

    A few tips and tricks from those who are inspiring us at UnionDocs!

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    Help celebrate our 20th Anniversary! Shop our Gift Registry and name an item to be honored as a part of UNDO history.

    EXPLORE OUR REGISTRY

    Learn more about this ambitious renovation of our new permanent headquarters and artist residency in Ridgewood, Queens!

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    News
    • Wendy's Subway is hosting After Hours Film School, an online workshop with Basma al-Sharif this Sunday, January 25!
    • The Points North Fellowship is accepting applications 'til March 23!
    • The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art is accepting applications 'til April 1!
    • The Rockaway Film Festival is accepting submissions 'til March 27!
    • Third World Newsreel's Production Workshop is accepting applications 'til January 23!
    • Prismatic Ground Film Festival is accepting submissions 'til March 1!
    • Baltic Analog Lab is accepting applications for its 2026 Artist Residency 'til November 27 / Dec 11!
    • The 15th Taiwan International Documentary Festival is accepting submissions 'til December 4!
    • The 2025 Un/Fund International Award is accepting applications 'til November 25!
    • The Stowe Story Labs $50,000 Curated Short Film Production Grant Program is accepting applications 'til December 16!
    • Applications for the Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant for Student Filmmakers are open 'til November 30!
    • Submissions for the 2026 MeTeORiC Public Arts Festival are open 'til December 15!
    • From the Heart Productions is accepting applications for the Roy W. Dean Grant 'til October 31!
    • Anthology Film Archives has an upcoming series on the leftist documentary collective Newsreel!

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