New Day Films is a U.S. film distribution company based in

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that serves the non-theatrical market (colleges and universities, libraries, high schools, and community groups).

History

Founded in 1971 by

Julia Reichert Julia Bell Reichert (June 16, 1946 – December 1, 2022) was an American Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and feminist. She was a co-founder of New Day Films. Reichert's filmmaking career spanned over 50 years as a direct ...

and James Klein, New Day operates as a cooperative, consisting of more than 100 filmmaker members and a management team elected from the membership.

Films

New Day's titles fall into such categories as Multiculturalism and Diversity; Social and Political History; Gender and Socialization; Media, Art, and Culture; Physical and Mental Health; Parenting and Family; and Global Concerns. The company's titles include the

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

-winning documentary

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'' Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements.'' It has also distributed nine Academy Award-nominated films including ''

The Collector of Bedford Street ''The Collector of Bedford Street'' is a 2002 documentary film about director Alice Elliott's neighbor, Larry Selman, a community activist and fundraiser who had an intellectual disability. Film content When Larry's primary caregiver becomes una ...

'', '' With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade'', and four

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-winning titles, as well as films that have been broadcast on

P.O.V. ''POV'' (also written ''P.O.V.'') is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television series which features independent nonfiction films. ''POV'' is an initialism for ''point of view''. ''POV'' is the longest-running showcase on television ...

Independent Lens ''Independent Lens'' is a weekly television series airing on PBS featuring documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of ''Independent Lens'' were hosted by Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Ho ...

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and other national programs. The company distributes the films of academic filmmakers such as

Joanne Hershfield Joanne Hershfield is an author, filmmaker, and professor. Her expertise includes gender, feminism, and film in the United States and Mexico. Biography Hershfield was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1950. She received her MA in documentary fi ...

References

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External links

New Day Films
Film distributors of the United States Artist cooperatives in the United States Documentary film organizations Filmmaker cooperatives