DCTV

DCTV For more than 50 years, DCTV has been New York’s nonprofit home for documentary film and media arts.

We show documentaries in our world-class Firehouse cinema, provide high-quality workshops + equip young people with media and storytelling skills. Founded in 1972, DCTV is one of the nation’s oldest and most honored media arts centers. It is located in a landmarked firehouse in Chinatown, New York City where community screenings and discussions, youth media and continuing education programs, and

affordable filmmaking resources all exist side by side with DCTV’s own, award-winning documentary productions.

As part of Sarah Kate Kramer and Mitra Kaboli's Listening Party!, get ready to experience an evening of audio documentar...
06/03/2026

As part of Sarah Kate Kramer and Mitra Kaboli's Listening Party!, get ready to experience an evening of audio documentaries and sound art on the theme of Altered States. Expect hallucinations, insomnia, and journeys into the surreal.

Featuring work by: Aaron Edwards, Suvi Tuuli Kataja, Nanna Hauge Kristensen, Larry Massett, Stephen Schwartz, Boen Wang + more.
https://firehousecinema.dctvny.org/listeningpartyalteredstates

Catch the Knicks crossover the big screen at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema for Game 2 of the Finals against San Antonio. Come ...
06/03/2026

Catch the Knicks crossover the big screen at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema for Game 2 of the Finals against San Antonio. Come get a cinematic experience as our squad fights to bring the chip back to the city for the first time since '73—literally a year after DCTV opened its doors.

Local hoops legend Oliver Antigua and our own documentary icon Jon Alpert are hosting, so expect trivia, prizes, and serious NY native energy. Plus, the money goes straight back into the community to fund our free Youth Media programs.

Throw on your best jersey, grab a free drink on us, and let’s get it. No better game winner than this event.

Get your ticket to GAME TWO here: https://www.dctvny.org/s/firehouse-film/knicks-vs-spurs-watch-party-MCHPT5Z3O2HFCKTDLYMGBNFT4AAY

A happy hour, audio docs, personal docs, and cinematic Pride celebrations – it’s June at Firehouse. Join us for a Tribec...
06/02/2026

A happy hour, audio docs, personal docs, and cinematic Pride celebrations – it’s June at Firehouse. Join us for a Tribeca Happy Hour with the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, a Listening Party! showcase of audio documentaries and sound art, new nonfiction for Father’s Day with Karla Murty’s The Gas Station Attendant and Katy Scoggin’s FLOOD, and Pride celebrations on screen with Ro Haber’s WE ARE PAT and Drew Denny’s SECOND NATURE. Summer is around the corner, can you feel it?! 🎟️ dctvny.org/firehouse

☀️ DCTV Workshops kicks off June with a lineup covering documentary interviewing, story structure, cinematography, assis...
06/01/2026

☀️ DCTV Workshops kicks off June with a lineup covering documentary interviewing, story structure, cinematography, assistant directing, impact producing, AI filmmaking, budgeting, and Adobe Premiere fundamentals. This month’s workshops are designed for hands-on learning and real-world application.

🔥 Hot Workshops. Cool Skills. 🔥

Whether you’re refining your practice, pivoting into a new area of filmmaking, or finally making time to invest in your creative goals, DCTV Workshops offers space to learn alongside industry professionals. Check out our workshops --> https://www.dctvny.org/s/workshops/?category=all

A daughter reflects on her father’s life – weaving the story of his miraculous journey from the streets of India with th...
05/28/2026

A daughter reflects on her father’s life – weaving the story of his miraculous journey from the streets of India with the realities of life in America. Using recorded phone calls with her dad while he worked nights at a gas station along with home movies past and present, this intimate film is a meditation on family, the immigrant experience, and the dreams we carry with us. Karla Murthy's The Gas Station Attendant screens Fri Jun 12 – Thu Jun 18 followed by Q&As at select showtimes with special guests including Mira Jacob, Jad Abumrad, DJ Rekha and Alissa Quart!
ITVS, Firelight Media
https://firehousecinema.dctvny.org/gasstationattendant

05/26/2026

WE ARE PAT (Fri May 29 – Thu Jun 4) explores the evolution of gender identity and comedy from the 90s to now through the lens of the iconic SNL sketch, It’s Pat. The film examines Pat’s origins as a joke rooted in cultural anxiety of the 90s around gender while drawing striking parallels to today’s culture wars around transness and queerness.
Trans and non-binary comedians and culture-makers reimagine and rewrite the original Pat sketches, using camp and humor to reclaim and re-envision an iconic character in American comedy.

Want to bring a friend? For a limited time only it's 2 for 1 on tickets!

Q&As at select showtimes with director Rowan Haber, producer Caryn Capotosto, writer Linden Crawford, musician/professor JD Samson, filmmaker Penny Lane, and more!
https://firehousecinema.dctvny.org/wearepat


05/25/2026

We've got something new to share as time runs out to RSVP for our DCTV x Alex Alpert event on Friday!

Members and a +1 can join us on May 29 @7 pm for this FREE creative mixer, featuring fantastic art from Alex Alpert, celebrating DCTV and much, much more.

Fans of Alex's work can win a pair of GREATS shoes custom-designed by the artist. Crafted from Italian leather and finished with original oil paint ink, these sneakers will be made in the winner’s exact size.

We're also delighted to reveal that among the raffle prizes there's something very special - the chance to win a feedback session with our co-founder and legendary documentarian Jon Alpert! Winner of 18 Emmys, his films have reached hundreds of millions over a 50-year filmmaking career. This man knows what he is talking about!

There'll also be music, food, drinks, and fellow filmmakers - what's not to like? It's just one of the many perks of being a DCTV member.

Members RSVP Here: https://www.dctvny.org/s/events/dctv-x-alex-alpert
Become a Member Here: https://www.dctvny.org/s/support-dctv/membership

A tale of obsession, transness and how art ages over time told though the thick spectacles of the 1990s cult character P...
05/23/2026

A tale of obsession, transness and how art ages over time told though the thick spectacles of the 1990s cult character Pat from SNL: WE ARE PAT opens Fri May 29. Can we reclaim narratives that once mocked us, transforming pain into laughter, visibility, and ultimately, our own creations?
Q&As at select showtimes with director Rowan Haber, producer Caryn Capotosto, writer Linden Crawford, musician/professor JD Samson, filmmaker Penny Lane, and more!
https://firehousecinema.dctvny.org/wearepat

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