Fall 2008 Season

Filled with archival photographs, Doug Blackmon’s Slavery by Another Name is the true account of the re-enslavement of African Americans from the end of the Civil War until World War […]

The Underground Gallery at the Sanctuary for Independent Media features an exhibition organized by curator Claudia Lefko and the Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange called Don’t Forget Us: Iraqi Children 2001-2008 […]

Tomas Young, 25 years old, was paralyzed by a bullet to his spine after serving in Iraq for less than a week. Body of War (2007) follows Tomas as he […]

How do the Open Source software movement, bicycle subculture, guerilla gardening, and the Burning Man Festival fit together? Nowtopia (2008) author and Critical Mass co-founder Chris Carlsson connects these dots […]

One of the most existing talents in African music today, Chiwoniso performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit. Backed by the mesmerizing interlocking melodies of the […]

One of the most powerful and original jazz groups to emerge from the West Coast, Empty Cage explores imaginative new ways to integrate a diverse mix of musical influences ranging […]

More than twenty years ago, convinced that the 1980s experiment with free-market economics was a financial and social disaster and that much writing on economics was dry and dated, Doug […]

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 […]

A live multimedia presentation of the work in Seth Tobacman’s new book Disaster and Resistance: Comics and Landscapes for the 21st Century (2008), just published by AK Press. The presentation/performance […]

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 […]

Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has gone where the silence is loudest with a daring feature documentary, A Jihad for Love (2007). Exploring the complex global intersections between Islam and […]

A Summer in the Cage (2007) is a stunning portrait of a battle with manic-depressive (bipolar) disorder that puts a human face on an illness that affects millions of American […]

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, […]

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 […]

After serving in the Army for nearly nine years, Camilo Mejia was the first known Iraq veteran to refuse to fight when he applied for discharge from the army as […]

A renowned artist and filmmaker whose success spans both the art and independent film worlds, Matt is touring New York State with classic works like The Problem with Machines that […]

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 roller coaster ride through the myriad of elaborate hoaxes and schemes pulled off over the years by the infamous underground media prankster, provocateur and trickster par excellence Alan Abel, […]

An unusual combination of found percussion and state-of-the-art electronics gives the Alloy Orchestra the ability to create any sound imaginable as they perform live accompaniment to classic silent films. Working […]

Buy Local Movement Important to Turning Economy Positive: Noted Entrepreneur and Author Laury Hammel Headlines and Talented Local Musicians Ben Karis-Nix and Ashley Pond to Perform at 2nd Annual Buy […]

Eliza Gilkyson has built a reputation as one of the most original and influential folk artists of our time over the course of 13 albums (most recently, Beautiful World on […]

Ras Moshe has been playing in various groups throughout New York City for almost 20 years, with William Hooker, Sabir Mateen, Steve Swell, Marc Edwards and others. His style has […]

For this workshop, the Sanctuary teams up with SACC TV Channel 16 - Schenectady’s public access television stations. Learn the skills and tricks of creating dynamic video pieces for television […]

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 […]

Video and web artist and all-around culture jammer Frank Lopez of subMedia.TV visits us from Vancouver, BC!  His work includes the post- Katrina music video George Bush Don't Like Black […]

I Need that Record (2008)  is a documentary feature examining why more than 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade. Greedy record labels, media […]

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 […]

The International Brass & Membrane Corps features Newman Taylor-Baker on drums, Charles Burham on violin, Joe Daly on tuba, and Ted Daniel on assorted brass. Ted began his professional career […]

The Sanctuary Youth Media Team hosts yet another animation whirlwind! Geared specifically for youth (18 & under), this workshop teaches the skills and techniques behind stop motion animation while encouraging […]

A play by poet and activist Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides and former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Luis Rosa, directed by Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides. Imagine 27 years of your life […]