People to People in Iran, Dinner and Talk
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 […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn: Media Literacy for Educators
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesWe live in the most media-saturated time in history, with messages aimed at youths beginning at a very early age. As educators, we have a responsibility to help our students […]
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The Great “Virtual Jihad” Controversy with Wafaa Bilal
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Wafaa Bilal’s “Virtual Jihadi”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesWafaa 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 […]
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The Yes Men Live!
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAnti-corporate pranksters give the inside scoop on their latest impersonations, from representing Halliburton at a Gulf Coast reconstruction conference to being Exxon at Canada’s largest petroleum industry gathering. The Yes […]
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“State of Fear” with Filmmaker Pamela Yates
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesFilmmaker Pamela Yates presents a screening of her award-winning film, State of Fear, bringing a new level of documentary storytelling to an epic tale of one nation’s journey through a […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Penny Lane: Editing Basics Workshop, Part One
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesHave great footage, but need to put it all together? This basic editing class is for you. Participants work individually and in groups over two lab sessions to learn the […]
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“Strange Culture” Screening with Steve Kurtz
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesLynn Hershman Leeson’s Strange Culture (2007) is a brilliantly conceived documentary that breaks conventional rules to tell a story of post-9/11 paranoia and the risks artists face when their work […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Leonard Helmrich: Single-Shot Cinema
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn the afternoon workshop Leonard Helmrich will be explaining his “single-shot cinema” theory, a way of filming using one fluid shot with multiple angles.
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“Promised Paradise: How Can One Believe That Terrorism Leads To Heaven?” with Filmmaker Leonard Helmrich
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesLeonard Retel Helmrich is an internationally recognized Indonesian filmmaker. His featured documentary The Eye of the Day (2001) made him famous in the documentary film world. The follow-up, Shape of […]
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African Film Festival Featuring “Bling, A Planet Rock,” with Filmmaker Raquel Cepeda and “Growing Stronger”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesFilmmaker Raquel Cepeda presents Bling A Planet Rock (2007), a feature documentary by Raquel Cepeda, takes a hard-hitting look at how “blinging” in the flashy world of commercial hip-hop played […]
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African Film Festival Featuring “Clouds Over Conakry,” plus “Mama Put”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesPart of the African Film Festival, a screening of Clouds Over Conakry (2007) by Cheick Fantamady Camara. At the age of 25, the artist-caricaturist BB finds himself faced with an […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Penny Lane: Editing Basics, Part Two
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA continuation of the editing workshop. Have great footage, but need to put it all together? This basic editing class is for you. Participants work individually and in groups over […]
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African Film Festival Presents Mamadou Diabate Ensemble
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAs part of the African Film Festival, we present a live performance by Grammy-nominated kora master Mamadou Diabate from the West African country of Mali with his ensemble as part […]
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African Film Festival featuring “Juju Factory,” plus “Menged”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAs part of the African Film Festival, we present a screening of Balfua Bakupu-Kanyinda’s film Juju Factory (2007). Kongo Congo lives in Brussels, in the Matange district on which he […]
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African Film Festival Featuring “Les Saignantes,” Plus “Meokgo and the Stick Fighter”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJean-Pierre Bekolo’s Les Saignantes (2005) is a superbly photographed, stylishly edited, and tastefully scored film about two young femmes fatales who set out to rid a futuristic country of its […]
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Free Jazz at the Sanctuary presents Fay Victor Ensemble
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Fay Victor Ensemble uses vocal jazz tradition as a basis for improvising in the sense of Ornette Coleman/late Coltrane and beyond, held in check by a healthy earthy soulfulness […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn: Blogs, Vlogs, and Other Web 2.0 Adventures Workshop, Part One
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about an array of free resources available for getting media out to the world. Discussion and demonstrations include techniques for compression, syndication, promotion, […]
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Madeleine Kunin Speaks on “Pearls, Politics, and Power”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe former three-term Vermont Governor asks: What will it take for women to assume their rightful places in the corridors of political power? What difference do women make? What is […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn: Blogs, Vlogs, and Other Web 2.0 Adventures, Part Two
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesPart two of Andrew Lynn’s workshop. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about an array of free resources available for getting media out to the world. Discussion and demonstrations […]
