documentary film programs dedicated to critical thinking, community, and nurturing emerging storytellers from Harlem, Upper Manhattan and the Bronx Maysles Education is the award-winning production and learning hub of the Maysles Documentary Center, a Harlem-based non-profit organization. Maysles Documentary Center (MDC) is a Harlem-based nonprofit organization committed to community, education, and documentary film. We use filmmaking to amplify and expand under-represented artists and narratives, while empowering young filmmakers in creative self-expression, communicating ideas, and advocating needs.