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Student filmmakers discuss multilingual documentary 'New York or Nowhere' on Ivey Film Show
Summary
Members of CEG Productions described choices behind their short documentary New York or Nowhere, including using mixed cameras, keeping interview language untranslated, and framing interviewees in medium close-ups to highlight cultural diversity.
Student filmmakers from CEG Productions discussed their new short documentary New York or Nowhere on the Ivey Film Show, explaining why they chose a documentary format and how they captured multilingual, on‑the‑street interviews in New York City.
The film’s director, Emily Friction, told host Mister Shotwell the team planned an interview‑based project and, once in the city, “it just felt really, like, real and authentic,” which led them to shape the piece as a day‑in‑the‑city documentary rather than a scripted narrative.
Why it matters: the filmmakers said the project aims to represent city diversity directly on screen,…
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