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  • “Meeting Resistance” with Filmmakers Molly Bingham and Steve Connors

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Meeting Resistance (2007) is set in the streets, alleyways and ubiquitous teashops of the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad.  It enters the physical and psychological heart of the "insurgency" against the […]

  • Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Sisters in Law (Kim Longinotto & Florence Ayisi, 2005, Cameroon). "Men are going to get the message now."  The lawyers and judges in one small courthouse in Kumba, Cameroon are […]

  • The Thirteenth Assembly

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    The Thirteenth Assembly is a touring collective made up of four musicians (Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone, Taylor Ho Bynum and Tomas Fujiwara) organized into four different and musically distinct small […]

  • Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Flock of Dodos (Randy Olson, 2006). Who are the dodos in the current debate over evolution versus intelligent design?  With a Super Size Me - style good spirit, marine biologist […]

  • “The Business of Being Born” Screening

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Birth: it’s a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience […]

  • “What Would Jesus Buy?” Screening

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end […]

  • Trio Tarana

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Trio Tarana is led by percussionist/composer Ravish Momin, who currently resides in New York City but was born in India and has lived in the Middle-East and England.  Therefore, the […]

  • Brian De Palma’s “Redacted”

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    The exclusive Capital Region release of Brian De Palma’s fictional documentary, Redacted (2007). De Palma (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, The Untouchables, Mission Impossible) won the Silver Lion for Best Director […]

  • “King Corn” Screening with Panel

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Director Aaron Woolf’s entertaining feature-length documentary about the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation raises troubling questions about how we eat and how we farm. Complimentary organic popcorn and […]

  • Be The Media! Workshop with Elizabeth Press: Citizen Journal Primer

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Digital media tools are more accessible to amateur journalists and community organizers than ever before. In this workshop, participants will examine a variety of examples of citizen journalism, and learn […]

  • Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Octet Performance

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    This group’s collective background spans a wide range of musical experiences, including performances with world music ensembles, 20th century chamber groups and leading artists in the jazz and rhythm & […]

  • People to People in Iran, Dinner and Talk

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Cultural travelers Priscilla Fairbank, Jonathan Hill, and Barbara Spring share visuals and experiences from their December 2007 tour of Iran with Fellowship of Reconciliation. You are invited to join the […]

  • The Great “Virtual Jihad” Controversy with Wafaa Bilal

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    The Sanctuary gives refuge to artist Wafaa Bilal after he is banned from the RPI Campus. On Monday, March 10, Iraq-born video artist Wafaa Bilal will be on hand for a reception […]

  • Wafaa Bilal’s “Virtual Jihadi”

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Wafaa Bilal was on hand for a reception at 6 PM followed at 7 PM by a presentation about his installation Virtual Jihadi which was to have been displayed at […]