Columbia Journalism School Movies

  • 2023
    Sparni

    Sparni

    Sparni

    102023HD

    It’s the second semester of junior year for Pierce “Sparni” Sparnroft, a gifted jazz vibraphonist studying at Montclair State...

    Sparni
  • 2020
    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    02020HD

    Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dream of escaping the violence that marred their...

    It Takes a Circus
  • 2021
    The Militiaman

    The Militiaman

    The Militiaman

    02021HD

    In the hills of rural Pennsylvania, the leader of a local militia must prepare his men for the turbulent political landscape of 2020 while at war...

    The Militiaman
  • 2019
    Something to Say

    Something to Say

    Something to Say

    02019HD

    Bryan Charles Kimes has a lot to say, but the power of language escapes him. Lost in a public-school system that does not suit his needs, his parents...

    Something to Say
  • 2018
    She's Not a Boy

    She's Not a Boy

    She's Not a Boy

    12018HD

    Tatenda Ngwaru left Zimbabwe with sixty dollars and the hope that she would finally find a place she belonged. But for an asylum-seeking intersex...

    She's Not a Boy
  • 2023
    After Landing

    After Landing

    After Landing

    02023HD

    Jorge and Jeczebel left their four children behind in Venezuela, for what they hoped would be a better life in America. They didn’t expect a...

    After Landing
  • 2019
    Holding Fire

    Holding Fire

    Holding Fire

    02019HD

    Holding Fire is a short documentary that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work of a grassroots Muslim activist in South Brooklyn during a time...

    Holding Fire