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Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Flock of Dodos (Randy Olson, 2006). Who are the dodos in the current debate over evolution versus intelligent design?  With a Super Size Me - style good spirit, marine biologist […]

“The Business of Being Born” Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Birth: it’s a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience […]

“What Would Jesus Buy?” Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end […]

Trio Tarana

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Trio Tarana is led by percussionist/composer Ravish Momin, who currently resides in New York City but was born in India and has lived in the Middle-East and England.  Therefore, the […]

Brian De Palma’s “Redacted”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The exclusive Capital Region release of Brian De Palma’s fictional documentary, Redacted (2007). De Palma (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, The Untouchables, Mission Impossible) won the Silver Lion for Best Director […]

“King Corn” Screening with Panel

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Director Aaron Woolf’s entertaining feature-length documentary about the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation raises troubling questions about how we eat and how we farm. Complimentary organic popcorn and […]

Be The Media! Workshop with Elizabeth Press: Citizen Journal Primer

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Digital media tools are more accessible to amateur journalists and community organizers than ever before. In this workshop, participants will examine a variety of examples of citizen journalism, and learn […]

Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Octet Performance

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

This group’s collective background spans a wide range of musical experiences, including performances with world music ensembles, 20th century chamber groups and leading artists in the jazz and rhythm & […]

People to People in Iran, Dinner and Talk

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Cultural travelers Priscilla Fairbank, Jonathan Hill, and Barbara Spring share visuals and experiences from their December 2007 tour of Iran with Fellowship of Reconciliation. You are invited to join the […]

The Great “Virtual Jihad” Controversy with Wafaa Bilal

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 […]

Wafaa Bilal’s “Virtual Jihadi”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 Yes Men Live!

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 […]

“State of Fear” with Filmmaker Pamela Yates

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 […]

“Strange Culture” Screening with Steve Kurtz

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 […]

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