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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 […]

The Sabir Mateen Quartet

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Composer and bandleader Sabir Mateen has been a musician most of his life. Born in Philadelphia, he started as a percussionist and moved to flute as a teenager. Gradually evolving […]

“The Net” Premiere With Political Theorist Langdon Winner

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

More of a film essay (of the type pioneered by Orson Welles and Chris Marker) than a standard documentary, German filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck's The Net: The Unabomber, the LSD and […]

“Independent America” Premiere with Author Michael Shuman

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The author of The Small-Mart Revolution and Going Local introduces a screening of a thought-provoking new documentary by Hanson Hosein, Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom & Pop […]

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