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DCTV’s 50th anniversary coincides with the first birthday of our new Firehouse Cinema. To celebrate these twin milestones, we are thrilled to present “DCTV @ 50,” which unearths our archives to connect past and present. Spanning five decades and traversing landscapes from Canal Street to Cuba, this series spotlights the work of DCTV’s co-founders: the pioneering video journalist Keiko Tsuno and Academy Award-nominee Jon Alpert. Together and independently they have documented everything from addiction struggles to the casualties of war to the triumphs and tribulations of college basketball. DCTV has produced countless award-winning documentaries and hosted community screenings that have brought about both local change here in New York and awareness of global issues. A lot has changed in 50 years, as Alpert remembers: “We used to show our documentaries on the corner of Canal Street from an oíd mail truck we bought for $5. It took 50 years to build the DCTV Firehouse Cinema, this beautiful palace for documentary films."
Join us for screenings and conversations with special guests that honor our storied history within the documentary film community and the extended family who have made our work possible. Highlights include: screenings of Emmy-winners THIRD AVENUE: ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE and LIFE OF CRIME, an evening celebrating James Gandolfini’s documentary collaborations with DCTV, and a video installation with never-before-seen footage of the Nicaraguan and Salvadoran revolutions and casual banter with Fidel Castro.