We 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 become aware of their ability to read between the lines. This session is intended to enhance teachers’ toolkits by providing resources and methods for using […]
The 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 at 6 PM followed at 7 PM by a presentation about his installation Virtual Jihadi which was to have been displayed at The Sanctuary for […]
Wafaa 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 The Sanctuary for Independent Media. The installation was scheduled to be open to the public through Friday, March 15 from noon to 2 PM as […]
Anti-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 Men agree their way into fortified compounds of commerce, ask questions, and then smuggle out the stories of their hijinks to provide the public a […]
Filmmaker 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 war on terror. How can an open society balance demands for security with democracy? State of Fear dramatizes the human and societal costs a democracy […]
Have 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 basics of audio and video editing. Bring any footage shot over the course of the workshop series; if you have a laptop, bring it! Includes […]
Lynn 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 questions government policies. The subject of this film- artists and college professor Steve Kurtz- has been charged as a suspected terrorist and faces up to […]
In the afternoon workshop Leonard Helmrich will be explaining his “single-shot cinema” theory, a way of filming using one fluid shot with multiple angles.
Leonard 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 the Moon (2004), was selected for many important festivals and won the top documentary award at the Sundance Film Festival. In Helmrich’s Promised Paradise: How […]
Filmmaker 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 a role in the 10-year civil war in Sierra Leone. This film takes U.S. hip-hop celebrities Paul Wall, Latin hip-hop artist Tego Calderon, and Raekwon […]
Part 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 impossible choice. Son of Karamo, the inflexible imam (who is also the guardian of his village’s ancestral traditions), BB is chosen to be his father’s […]
A 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 two lab sessions to learn the basics of audio and video editing. Bring any footage shot over the course of the workshop series; if you […]
As 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 of the 2008 African Film Festival. The Mamadou Diabate Ensemble includes Mamadou Diabate on kora, Balla Kouyate on balafon, Baye Kouyate on talking drum and […]
As 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 is writing a book. His editor wants a kind of traveler’s book spiced with ethnic ingredients. However, the writer is inspired by the vision of […]
Jean-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 corrupt and sex-obsessed powerful men. Young, attractive, fashionable, and lethal, they are on a mission to change the destiny of their country. Reveling in its […]
The 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 expressed through a focused set of originals that offer taut construction and witty lyrics. Featuring Fay Victor, vocals; Anders Nilsson, guitar; Ken Filiano, bass; Michael […]
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 include techniques for compression, syndication, promotion, and more. Each participant will have a chance to create a blog. Have your own laptop? Bring it! Participants from previous workshops who have produced […]
The 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 the worst part of politics, and what is the best part? What inspires women to run, and how do they prepare themselves for public life? […]
The Sanctuary for Independent Media presents, at Christ Church (5th & State in downtown Troy) Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times. The book is not only a timely, inspiring, and even revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in America–everyday people who take a chance and stand up for what they […]
We’re celebrating the re-opening of The Sanctuary for Independent Media by thanking everyone who helped out during troubling times–let’s enjoy the onset of summertime bliss together with music, movies, BBQ and more! It all happens at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on Friday, May 9, 2008. At 6pm there will be a BBQ out back […]
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