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“My Country, My Country” with Filmmaker Laura Poitras

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Working Alone in Iraq over eighteen months, My Country, My Country (2006) Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras creates an extraordinarily intimate portrait of Iraqis living under US occupation. Her principal […]

“Witches in Exile” with Filmmaker Allison Berg

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Africa deals with its internal pressure  in specifically African ways, as revealed in Allison Berg’s lucid, fascinating and wide-ranging study of how witch hunts break out at times of social […]

“Darshan: The Embrace” Film Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Known throughout the world as Amma, one of India's most famous “Mahatmas” or spiritual guides, is known internationally for her charitable donations, struggle for peace, and work with illiteracy. In […]

The Billy Bang Quartet

Born Billy Walker, Billy studied violin as a youngster growing up in New York's South Bronx. Drafted into Vietnam, he had a political awakening and returned to America to throw […]

Amy Goodman

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Amy Goodman, the host of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! helps celebrate the five year anniversary of the Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center and launches a capital campaign for The Sanctuary […]

The Kamikaze Hearts

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Kamikaze Hearts offer “upstate porch rock.” Deftly crafting descriptive tales in song in addition to the texture of four-part harmonies, the band features acoustic guitar, brushed snare drum and […]

Be the Media! Workshop with Jim de Séve: Essential Documentary Tools

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Curious about documentaries? Thinking of making one or in the middle of production? Examine fundamental issues critical to planning, producing and marketing a documentary. Topics include:  Subject - Choosing a […]

Mansour Farhang on Iran

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Professor Mansour Farhang is an Iranian-born author and former diplomat who served as revolutionary Iran's first ambassador to the U.N. after the fall of the Sha and before Khomeini. He […]

George Stoney on “Urban Renewal”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

A new edit of the 1964 documentary What Do You Tear Down Next, documenting the prelude to destruction of hundreds of downtown buildings in Troy, Schenectady, and Albany. Followed by […]

George Stoney 90th Birthday Bash

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Sanctuary for Independent Media celebrates a living legend, the one and only George Stoney, one of America’s greatest documentary filmmakers! Stoney has been making films since 1946, and was […]

George Stoney on “Prison Action”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The 2005 documentary Getting Out by Stoney and his former student David Bangall holds true to one of the basic precepts of community media: giving a forum to unheard voices […]

“Notes Against the Threshold of Dreams” with Zevin Polzin

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Composer Zevin Polzin's overnight concert, Notes Against the Threshold of Dreams, will be an exploration of the liminal zone between waking consciousness and dream. This process involves the sonification of […]

“The Other Side” Premier with Filmmaker Bill Brown

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Bill Brown is from Lubbock, Texas. He has made several short experimental documentaries about the dusty corners of the North American landscape, including The Other Side (2006). He will be […]

In-the-Works Film and Video Festival

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Presenting filmmakers and their works in progress to an audience of filmmakers, film lovers and anyone interested in the creative process. The "In-the-Works" Film and Video Festival, curated by Burrill […]

Joe Giardullo’s Red Morocco

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Formed in 2005 Red Morocco is Joe Giardullo, tenor/soprano sax; Bob Forbes, bass; and Harvey Sorgen, drums. This powerful band features Harvey Sorgen, former longtime drummer with Hot Tuna. Joe […]

“Cartune Xprez” Animation Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Cartune Exprez is a curated program of experimental animations and performances from across the United States and Canada. This event converges hypercolor flash graphics, hand drawn stories, newspaper cut-outs, photo […]

“The Camden 28,” Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

How far would you go to stop a war? Anthony Giacchino’s film The Camden 28, tells what happened on August 22, 1971, when twenty-eight men and women in Camden, New […]

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