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Howard Zinn’s “Marx In Soho” (10/08/05 and 10/09/05)

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Jerry Levy presents Howard Zinn's one man play, Marx in Soho, which portrays the return of Marx. Embedded in some secular afterlife where intellectuals, artists, and radicals are sent, Marx is given permission by the administrative committee to return to Soho London to have his say. But through a bureaucratic mix–up, he winds up in […]

“The Abortion Diaries” with Filmmaker Penny Lane

A free screening of The Abortion Diaries (2005), a new documentary by Sanctuary co-founder, Penny Lane. Introducing you to 12 women who want to share their abortion stories with you. They think you should hear them.

“Still We Ride” with Filmmakers Andrew Lynn and Elizabeth Press

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Fresh from their European tour, filmmakers Andrew Lynn (creator of Troy Bike Rescue) and Elizabeth Press (aka EP, producer at Democracy Now!) present Still We Ride, a documentary film that takes an up-close look at New York City’s ongoing attempts to squash the monthly free-forming Critical Mass bike ride. The screening is a fundraiser for […]

An Evening with Citizen Reno

Stream of consciousness political comedy from the creator of Rebel Without a Pause, Reno In Rage and Rehab, The god Show, and other stage and screen classics. Reno is a solo comedic performer whose evening-length shows have had several runs Off-Broadway, both commercially and at non-profit venues and tour regularly to the leading regional theaters, […]

Cardboard Chaos Presents: “When the Levee Breaks”

Once  again Cardboard Chaos hits the road in its annual tour to help shut down the U.S. Army School ofthe Americas. The show features Uncle Sam’s Little Global Circus and their provocative mix of circus, puppetry, political satire and original music. When the Levee Brakes looks at the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Katrina in the […]

Presenting Diane Wilson

Calling All Unreasonable Women (and the men who support them)! The author of An Unreasonable Woman tells the true story of one woman’s fight to save her town and her way of life from deadly industrial chemicals.

Tom Lopez of ZBS Media

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

As heard on National Public Radio, Tom Lopez will be exploring 35 years of creative independent audio production ranging from comic-cosmic adventures, science fiction and mystical mysteries- some with spiritual wisdoms woven within. Tom will be sharing secrets of his award-winning radio productions and playing some of “the greatest hits” of ZBS Media’s history. A […]

Gringo-thon: The Films of Greg Berger

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Greg Berger's award-winning films and lectures address critical social and political issues concerning grassroots movements in Mexico, as well as relations between the United States and Mexico.  His films include serious, raw documentaries from the front lines  of Mexico's radical progressive movements as well as humorous fiction satirizing transnational political issues characterized by “Gringotón,” Berger's […]

“Operation: Dreamland” with Filmmaker Garrett Scott

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Occupation: Dreamland is an unflinchingly candid portrait of a squad of American soldiers deployed in the doomed Iraq city of Fallujah during the winter of 2004. A collective study of the soldiers unfolds as they patrol an environment of low-intensity conflict creeping steadily towards catastrophe. Filmmakers Garrett Scott and Ian Olds were given access to […]

“Aftershock: American Voices,” Presented with Members of SUNY Albany’s Campus Greens and Campus Action

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Shot in Washington DC on January 20, 2005, Aftershock: American Voices (Bob Grey, Anne Derwent) chronicles counter inaugural events. It is an inspirational piece featuring such anti-war notables as Celeste Zappala, of the Gold Star Families For Peace and independent journalist Amy Goodman. The film also features performance pieces by Billionaires For Bush and the […]

Journalist Dahr Jamail of Iraq Dispatches

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

In late 2003, weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people, Dahr Jamail went to the Middle East to report on the war himself, where he has spent more than one year in Iraq as one of only a […]

Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival: “Al Otro Lado”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Thousands of people try to cross the Mexico/U.S. border every year. Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side) directed by Natalia Almada, tells the human story behind illegal immigration and drug trafficking between the U.S. and Mexico through the eyes of Magdiel, a 23-year-old fisherman and aspiring composer who dreams of a better life. For people […]

Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival: “Awake Zion”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Awake Zion (Monica Haim) is a documentary that explores the unsuspecting connections between Rasta, Reggae, and Judaism, through one woman's beat-laden adventure into the meaning of identity. All the way back to the alleged sultry affair between the Jewish King Solomon and the African Queen of Sheba, Jewish influence is evident in the spiritual history […]

Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival’s Kathy Brew Presents: “Ryan,” “Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night,” “Phantom Limb”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival co-director Kathy Brew visits The Sanctuary For Independent Media to present a selection of shorts. Ryan is a 2004 Oscar®-winning animated short by Chris Landreth, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It is a biography of Ryan Larkin, former animator for the NFB. Larkin was in his heyday […]

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