Aubin Pictures 30th Anniversary: Screening + Conversation

NewFest celebrates the 30th anniversary of Aubin Pictures, a production company committed to creating cultural awareness through social justice-driven storytelling.

Join us as we preserve our community’s history, screening two retrospective shorts from the Aubin catalogue alongside the New York Premiere of AND AGAIN I DREAM, co-directed by Mariah Norman and Aubin Pictures founder Catherine Gund. This program is rooted in intergenerational collaboration, the legacy and future of activism, and the ongoing fight for visibility and equity.


When Democracy Works
Dir. Catherine (Saalfied) Gund with Scot Nakagawa, 31 min, USA, 1989
The first educational media project to examine radical right-wing policies looks at case studies in Louisiana, Colorado, and California and how progressive organizers make democracy work.

Cuz It’s Boy
Dir. Catherine (Saalfied) Gund, 14 min, USA, 1994
Have you ever wanted to be a boy? Would that be different from being a lesbian or a passing woman? What does the story of Brandon Teena have to offer lesbians? Shot on a PXL2000 camera.

And Again I Dream
Dirs. Catherine Gund & Mariah Norman, 39 min, New York Premiere, USA, 2026
Journalist and organizer Ivy Young knows society won’t preserve her story, so she rallies her niece Jade, history student Mariah, and lifelong friend Catherine to explore her archive of experience.

This screening will be followed by an extended Q&A conversation.

Part of the 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival