Upcoming 'documentary' Events
Past 'documentary' Events
09/25/2020 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Let the People Decide Town Hall
The struggle over voting rights is headline news but, as this film shows, the fight goes back generations.
06/25/2020 - 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Online Screening "The Condor and the Eagle" and Be The Media! workshop "Indigenous Voices: Media for Organizing"
Four Indigenous leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure to unite peoples of the Americas and deepen the meaning of "Climate Justice." Co-sponsored by iEAR Presents!
05/15/2020 - 05/28/2020 - All Day
Screening and workshop with Patricio Guzman: The Cordillera of Dreams
Join us for an on-demand screening of "The Cordillera of Dreams" and a workshop featuring...
12/04/2019 - 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
"The Infiltrators" with filmmaker Alex Rivera + Resource Exchange
Join director Alex Rivera for a screening of "The Infiltrators," along with community organizers from...
12/04/2019 - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Be the Media! Workshop: The Art of "Mockumentary" Production with Alex Rivera
Register for the event here! Explore strategies which blur the lines between documentary and fiction,...
11/16/2019 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
"Hail Satan?" with filmmaker Penny Lane
Join director Penny Lane for a screening of her new documentary Hail Satan?, a film...
11/16/2019 - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Be the Media! Workshop: Strategies of Appropriation with Penny Lane
Register for the event here! Held before the film screening at 7pm for Hail Satan?,...
04/24/2019 - 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
"What is Democracy?" with Filmmaker Astra Taylor
The director's idiosyncratic, philosophical take on the evolution of democracy through the ages, from it's...
04/24/2019 - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Be the Media! Media and Activism with Astra Taylor
In an informal conversation about creative process, Taylor will share personal strategies as a filmmaker,...
11/14/2018 - 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Crime and Punishment with Filmmaker Stephen Maing, Manuel Gomez (Private Investigator) plus George Weddington (Justice for Dahmeek)
Join us for a screening and discussion of the riveting documentary Crime + Punishment, a film chronicling the struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons in New York City.
10/18/2018 - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
A film screening and panel discussion examining the emerging science around toxic stress and how it negatively alters the brains and bodies of children if left untreated.
04/27/2018 - 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
'Healing Voices' with Mental Health Panel Discussion
A film screening and panel to challenge the cultural understanding of "mental illness" with a...
04/23/2018 - 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
'Sembène!' Film Experience
Meet Sembène, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon and blazed the...
12/09/2017 - 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
"QUEST" with Filmmaker Presentation & Community Potluck
Documentary filmmaker Jonathan Olshefski presents his first feature-length film: QUEST. The documentary is...
12/09/2017 - 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Be the Media! "Cinéma Vérité and Human Rights" with QUEST Filmmakers
Come take part in our last Be the Media! workshop of the season. "Quest" director,...
11/18/2017 - 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
"A Sinner in Mecca" with author & director Parvez Sharma
Come watch "A Sinner in Mecca" with filmmaker and writer Parvez Sharma. Sharma's documentaries and written...
05/10/2014 - 05/11/2014 - 11:00 pm - 2:00 am
"The Throwaways" with Bhawin Suchak and Ira McKinley
Join filmmakers Bhawin Suchak and Ira McKinley for a screening and discussion of their documentary...
04/12/2014 - 04/13/2014 - 11:00 pm - 2:00 am
"Household" with Craig Saddlemire
Join filmmaker Craig Saddlemire for a screening of his critically acciaimed and thought-provoking documentary film,...
03/29/2014 - 03/30/2014 - 11:00 pm - 1:00 am
Albert Maysles, Screenings of "Direct Cinema" Pioneer
Join us for a presentation on the life and work of Albert Maysles, a pioneer...
12/15/2012 - 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
"Be the Media" Field Production Daze: Session #3
Join the Youth Media Sanctuary production team as they head intothe field to shoot footage...
