This edition: Broken Whole
Episode Details
Original tape date: August 14, 2026. First aired: August 14, 2026.After her daughter dies by suicide, an emotionally distant mother returns to clean out her apartment, clinging to routine to avoid grief. But when she discovers a sacred drum on her daughter’s altar — an object passed down through generations — she’s forced to confront unspoken truths, inherited wounds, and the impact of her own mothering. Broken Whole is an experimental psychological drama exploring Black maternal lineage, memory, healing, and the cycles we carry — and the ones we break. (11 min, Narrative, Dir. Danielle S. Mooney)
Director Danielle S. Mooney joins us in the CUNY TV studio to discuss handling stories about sensitive topics like suicide and depicting difficult family relationships through film.
Watch the conversation now on CUNY TV. “Spells for Safety” airs as part of the Frame by Frame: Third World Newsreel Showcase. Stream this film and many more for a limited time on CUNY TV. Link in bio.
Guest List
Danielle S. Mooney Director, Broken Whole
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:00pm
- Mediha
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:30pm
- TWN Showcase Studio
- Friday, August 14 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:00pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:00pm
- En Común
- Friday, August 14 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:30pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:30pm
- Right to Exit
- Friday, August 14 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:50pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:50pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:50pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:50pm
- Reciprocity: Summer
- Friday, August 14 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:05pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:05pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:05pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:05pm
- Broken Whole
- Friday, August 14 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:20pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:20pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:20pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:20pm
- Who Told You...You Were Free?
- Friday, August 14 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:35pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:35pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:35pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:35pm
- Harlem. Love
- Friday, August 14 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:45pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:45pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:45pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:45pm
- Spells for Safety
- Friday, August 14 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:55pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:55pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:55pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:55pm
- Women's Village / Jinwar
- Friday, July 24 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 3:05pm
- The Address
- Friday, July 24 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:45pm
- Ezda
- Friday, July 24 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:30pm
- Mediha
- Friday, July 17 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 18 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 19 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 7 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:30pm
- The Hole in the Wall / Biraxane
- Friday, July 10 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:55pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:55pm
- Against Forgetting
- Friday, July 10 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:30pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:30pm
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Friday, July 10 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 17 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 18 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 19 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 24 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 7 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:00pm
