CUNY TV Presents: NYC Film Festivals

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And the award goes to... 🏆Anemoia, winner of the New York Emmy Award for Best Film in the Entertainment – Long Form Con...
10/13/2025

And the award goes to... 🏆

Anemoia, winner of the New York Emmy Award for Best Film in the Entertainment – Long Form Content category! Congratulations to Zach Karem (Producer/Director) and Penelope Eaton (Executive Producer) and their team on this remarkable achievement.

CUNY TV is honored to provide a platform where new filmmakers can share their work and gain visibility in the broader film community. This milestone is a shared celebration — for Zach, Penelope, their team, and everyone at CUNY TV who contributes to making CUNY TV Presents possible.

This recognition also reflects the strength of our collaborations with local festivals and CUNY campuses — and the incredible dedication of our CUNY TV Presents team: Mendy Cohen, Hafeezat Azeez, Denise Green, and Audra D. West, along with our talented interns and fellows who help amplify these emerging voices.

🎬 And congratulations to our other nominees: Implosions – Lisa Sherman, (Brooklyn College Film Festival) and Söledad – Jon Navarro (CUNY Film Festival at Macaulay Honors College)

Our deepest thanks to our festival partners: Ingrid Jean-Baptiste (Chelsea Film Festival), Robert Tutak (Brooklyn College Film Festival), and Robert Small (CUNY Film Festival at Macaulay Honors College) for their continued support.

10/10/2025

ENCORE ENCORE!! Step behind the scenes of our on-set shoot for the Queens World Film Festival encore on CUNY TV, where lights, cameras, and collaboration brought to life a powerful lineup of films that speak to our shared humanity.

🎬 This encore explores themes of connection, identity, survival, and belonging—told through an inspiring mix of documentaries, narratives, dance films, and animation. From personal moments to global reflections, these stories reveal the resilience of the human spirit and the threads that tie us all together. A tapestry of lives bound by resilience and longing—portraits of the human spirit enduring through chaos and connection.

09/30/2025

On-set fun with a few of CCNY MFA Crew! Its the last week of the CCNY MFA showcase be sure to check out some of these great projects on our YouTube page.

09/12/2025

A failed actor in his 70s is offered a second shot at stardom: a lead role on Broadway. With help from his wife and a few brutally honest old theatre friends, he might make it back to the spotlight — or will it just remain a distant dream? A love letter to the stage and a haunting look at aging, ambition, and the thin line between dreams and reality

15 min, Narrative, Director: Nyeem Greenwood

📺 OFF BOOK on CUNY TV Sept 12-14, 26-28 at 3:50 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

Director Nyeem Greenwood appeared in the CCNY MFA Studio Show which you can watch right now on YouTube and hear more about the creative process and inspiration of “Off Book”

09/12/2025

In the forests of Underhill, Vermont, 17-year-old Mateo embarks on a two-week Rite of Passage retreat. Immersed in trance dance, breathwork, and deep solitude, he is forced to confront the emotional wounds of a painful year. As he journeys inward, the question remains: will Mateo find the strength to face his past and move forward, or will he remain trapped in it?

15 min, Documentary, Director: Joseph Shawyer

📺THE SALTIEST CHIPS on CUNY TV Sept 12-14, 26-28 at 3:35 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

"The Saltiest Chips” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: CCNY MFA Showcase, a collaboration with the City College of New York’s MFA Film Program, featuring films by program alumni.

09/12/2025

The Monk and The Rebel, set in rural Nepal during the Nepalese Civil War, tells the story of a Buddhist monk who survives a deadly shootout that destroys his temple. As he journeys to find another monastery, his morality is tested when he comes across an injured Maoist rebel.

14 min, Narrative, Director: Prabhat Gurung

📺THE MONK AND THE REBEL on CUNY TV Sept 12-14, 26-28 at 3:20 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

"The Monk And The Rebel” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: CCNY MFA Showcase, a collaboration with the City College of New York’s MFA Film Program, featuring films by program alumni.

09/12/2025

Feeling disconnected from her family and cultural roots, filmmaker Samantha Alvarez turns to her favorite art forms, cooking and painting, as a means of expression.

11 min, Documentary, Director: Samantha Alvarez

📺FIND ME AT THE DINNER TABLE on CUNY TV Sept 12-14, 26-28 at 3:05 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

"Find Me At The Dinner Table” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: CCNY MFA Showcase, a collaboration with the City College of New York’s MFA Film Program, featuring films by program alumni.

09/12/2025

Photographs of asylum inmates come alive, dancing with the ghosts of doctors and speaking with the spirits of plants in this hybrid documentary that explores the mind’s power to heal. It asks us to reflect: What do we lose when we pathologize emotion but still fail to ease suffering? Who defines sanity, crazy, reality?

14 min, Documentary, Director: Kjerstin Rossi

📺SINGING WAS THE ONLY WAY THROUGH on CUNY TV Sept 12-14, 26-28 at 2:50 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

"Singing Was The Only Way Through” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: CCNY MFA Showcase, a collaboration with the City College of New York’s MFA Film Program, featuring films by program alumni.

09/12/2025

Cassie is a small-town dreamer new to New York, desperate to make it as an actress. One night, she meets a mysterious Shakespeare-quoting stranger claiming to be a Hollywood producer who invites her to audition for a role. Set over a single night, the film blurs the line between reality and fantasy as Cassie falls deeper into a surreal world where nothing is quite what it seems.

16 min, Narrative, Director: Melisande Bliss

📺 EIGHT OF SPADES on CUNY TV Sept 12-14, 26-28 at 2:30 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

Director Melisande Bliss appeared in the CCNY MFA Studio Show which you can watch right now on YouTube and hear more about the creative process and inspiration of “Eight of Spades”

09/05/2025

In the early ’90s, Zee taught poetry in East Harlem, helping students who struggled with reading discover their voices through writing. Now retired, decades later, she reflects on the lives she touched and wonders what lasting mark she’s left behind. Ebb Tide is a quiet story about the power of education and the lasting impact of a teacher.

15 min, Documentary, Director: Vivian Rivas

📺EBB TIDE on CUNY TV Sept 5-7, 19-21 at 4:00 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

Director Vivian Rivas appeared in the CCNY MFA Studio Show which you can watch right now on YouTube and hear more about the creative process and inspiration of “Ebb Tide”

09/05/2025

In a heartfelt conversation with their mother, Ley explores the search for common ground with their family around their gender identity. A personal story about love, identity, and the long path to being understood.

15 min, Documentary, Director: Ley Comas

📺NI AQUÍ/NI ALLÁ on CUNY TV Sept 5-7, 19-21 at 3:40 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

"Ni Aquí/Ni Allá” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: CCNY MFA Showcase, a collaboration with the City College of New York’s MFA Film Program, featuring films by program alumni.

09/05/2025

Exiled from her homeland of Myanmar, revolutionary artist Chaw Ei Thein uses performance art and artwork to raise awareness about political repression, manifest her dissent, and express her fears and inner struggles.

13 min, Experimental, Director: Min Min Hein

📺LISTEN on CUNY TV Sept 5-7, 19-21 at 3:25 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio

"Listen” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: CCNY MFA Showcase, a collaboration with the City College of New York’s MFA Film Program, featuring films by program alumni.

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