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Digital Storytelling

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:49:14 -0400

Start: 2008-10-12 01:00

End: 2008-10-12 17:00

This is an all ages (14+) workshop which combines spoken word, photography, and simple video editing to create powerful and personal narratives. Everyone has a story to tell. With the help of our experienced community media teachers, it’s never been easier to turn your memories or dreams into material fit for television and beyond. Each participant will have the opportunity to create his/her own 3-5 minute video piece.

Fee: $40

Instructors: Devorah Hill & Jennifer Wager
Devorah & Jen are Community Media Specialists at Manhattan Neighborhood Network with many years of experience working with diverse communities and individuals to make their own media. They have conducted Digital Storytelling Workshops with organizations and conferences around the country.

A Jihad for Love w/ filmmaker Parvez Sharma

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:55:33 -0400

Start: 2008-10-16 19:00

End: 2008-10-16 21:00

Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has gone where the silence is loudest with a daring feature documentary exploring the complex global intersections between Islam and homosexuality. The film was created with great risk and secrecy in nine languages and twelve countries where government permission was not an option. Parvez works from within the faith, depicting Islam with the same respect that the film's characters show for it.

Filmmaker Parvez Sharma will be on hand for a discussion after the film.

Watch the trailer for A Jihad for Love on YouTube.

Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival - Youth Producing Change

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:29:30 -0400

Start: 2008-10-22 17:00

End: 2008-10-22 18:30

From its inception, Human Rights Watch’s International Film Festival has embodied the power of film to make a difference. Courageous and committed filmmakers produce impressive documentary and feature films, which stimulate passionate conversations about human rights and inspire new generations of human rights activists. Through the universal language of film, we connect the experiences of survivors and activists with our own experiences—a critical step in influencing public opinion and policy makers.

Part of iEAR presents!, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at Rensselaer.

Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival - Program 2

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:31:41 -0400

Start: 2008-10-22 19:00

End: 2008-10-22 21:00

Part of iEAR presents!, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at Rensselaer.

Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival - Program 3

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:51:19 -0400

Start: 2008-10-22 21:00

End: 2008-10-22 22:30

Part of iEAR presents!, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at Rensselaer.

A Summer In The Cage w/ filmmaker Ben Selkow

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:48:05 -0400

Start: 2008-10-24 19:00

End: 2008-10-24 21:00

A stunning portrait of a battle with manic-depressive (bipolar) disorder that puts a human face on an illness that affects millions of American families. As this dramatic story unfolds, it also becomes a unique tale about friendship and the ethical responsibilities of a documentary filmmaker.

The intent was to make a film about successfully living with, and managing, a mental illness—but when the Hollywood ending proves too elusive, the filmmaker and the subject are forced to ask themselves, "When do you turn off the camera?"

Filmmaker Ben Selklow will be on hand to introduce this film and lead a discussion afterwards.

Watch the trailer for A Summer in the Cage.

Morley

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:49:58 -0400

Start: 2008-10-25 20:00

End: 2008-10-25 22:00

Singer-songwriter Morley is a breath of fresh air In the current climate of political and social crisis. Her voice as a singer and as a lyricist is rich with honesty, vulnerability, introspection and compassion, simultaneously gentle and urgent–a force that compels even the most cynical or apathetic to listen and be moved. Her newest recording, Seen, has just been released by Wrasse.

Check out Morley on MySpace

Sanctuary Digital Media Lab

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:42:06 -0400

Start: 2008-10-26 13:00

End: 2008-10-26 17:00

Digital Media Labs (DML) are all ages (14+), monthly workshops introduced by popular demand. Whether you are working on a documentary, making a music video, or learning to blog and post video to the internet, these sessions will benefit you. Bring your own digital media projects and ideas, or just commune and share skills with other makers. DML will focus on media production, web publishing (html & blogging), digital imaging, and video editing. Each session will highlight certain skills, but will not be limited by any specific assignments or software applications. Participants will have access to Sanctuary computers and camcorders during Lab hours.

Fee: $40/session or $100 for all 3

Camilo Mejía: The Private Rebellion of a Staff Sergeant

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:39:03 -0400

Start: 2008-10-28 19:00

End: 2008-10-28 22:00

After serving in the Army for nearly nine years, Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejía was the first known Iraq veteran to refuse to fight when he applied for discharge from the army as a conscientious objector, citing moral concerns about the war and occupation. The principled stand described in his memoir, “Road From ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sargeant Camilo Mejia” (just published on Haymarket Books), helped rally the growing opposition and embolden other soldiers. He was eventually convicted of desertion by a military court and sentenced to a year in prison, prompting Amnesty International to declare him a prisoner of conscience.

Co-sponsored by Women Against War and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace.

Filmmaker Matt McCormick

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:43:22 -0400

Start: 2008-11-05 19:00

End: 2008-11-05 21:00

A renowned artist and filmmaker whose success spans both the art and independent film worlds, Matt McCormick is touring New York State with a program featuring brand-spanking-new videos such as "The Problem With Machines That Communicate" and "Light Tiger Eye," music videos for The Shins and Sleater-Kinney, and random and miscellaneous tidbits and surprises.

A Night Out with “The Narcotic Farm”

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:51:09 -0400

Start: 2008-11-08 20:00

End: 2008-11-08 22:00

The U.S. Narcotic Farm just outside Lexington, KY, was a legendary meeting place for America’s drug addicts. This performance interweaves verbal, visual, and musical memories of a place that was a crossroads for drug addicts from 1935-1975. Authors Nancy Campbell and JP Olsen will read and screen portions of their works on this historic place, mixed with jazz from musicians incarcerated at Narcotic Farm.