Spring 2007 Season

This workshop addresses how to craft a message that will cut through the crowded and cluttered media environment, for maximum effectiveness at a minimum cost. Join Mike Bonnano for an[...]

Want to know more about your digital camera? This hands-on workshop is for individuals who want to learn more about the advanced features on their digital still camera, and go[...]

Composer, violinist and educator Jason Kao Hwang's new jazz quartet Edge features: Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet; Andre Drury, percussion; Ken Filiano, bass. Nested in the urban mountains of New York[...]

A/V Geeks founder Skip Elsheimer spends most of his time collecting, archiving and showing 16mm educational films. He'll share some of his favorites. The A/V Geeks Film Archive is an[...]

So you’ve got a great idea for a film you’d like to make. Now what? Whether your idea is for fiction, documentary, educational, experimental, or a combination of all of[...]

The documentary Black Gold (2006) by directors Marc Francis and Nick Francis tells an unresolved modern version of the age-old David and Goliath story. The giants in this case are[...]

El Inmigrante (2005) is a film by David Eckenrode, John Sheed­y and John Eckenrode about the Mexican-American border crisis, exemplified by the story of Eusebio de Haro — a young[...]

Three separate multimedia performance works by local women artists: Ryder Cooley and Sara Worden; Aaryn Zev; and Melle Dragon assisted by Victoria O'Hanlon.  Co-sponsored by Dat-Inoxia Projects.

An evening of cutting-edge jazz with master improvisers, and CIMP and Cadance Jazz recording artists, Joe McPhee, reeds; Dominic Duval, bass; Jay Rosen, drums. Part of the New Music/New Jazz[...]

One of the most exciting trends in media today is the open source software revolution. Developers around the world are collaborating to fight the plague of bloated, buggy and overpriced[...]

Micha X. Peled's documentary China Blue (2005) is set inside a blue jeans factory, where the complexities of globalization are brought to a human level through these moving portraits of[...]

In Shooting Under Fire (2005), director Sacha Mirzoeff highlights the individuals who risk their lives to bring us the pictures from the front line.  Part of the Margaret Mead Film[...]

Percussionist/composer Ravish Momin, with Sam Bardfield, violin, and Brandon Terzic, oud, present a concert of pioneering and improvised fusion of Asian and American musical influences.

Making high-quality sound recordings in remote locations is an essential part of nearly every form of media production. The production of film, video, radio podcasts, videblogs, etc. all involve making[...]

The Polk Award-winning investigative journalist talks about his new book Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army (2007) and his work with Democracy Now!, The Nation, and[...]

Concerned with the prevalence of violence, war and more divisiveness in the world at large, artists Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle decided to offer society an alternative vision. Bring an[...]

Last time the Sanctuary InfoShop met, filmmaker Melis Birder was our special guest. Because of our event, several people from our area have become involved in the production of her documentary[...]

William Scott Ritter, Jr. is most noted for being a critic of United States foreign policy in the Middle East following his experiences as a United Nations weapons inspector in[...]

A leader in the national reform movement expands on author Jeffrey Chester’s acclaimed new books, Digital Destiny: New Media and the Future of Democracy (2007).

Part of the African Film FestivalIn, the documentary Don't F***  With Me I Have 51 Brothers and Sisters (2004)South African filmmaker Dumisani Phakathi's presents an epic journey to find his[...]

Do you want to deliver your message to the world but don’t know how or even what tools you need? You’ll be relieved to know a lot of the work[...]

Part of the African Film Festival, A Child’s Love Story / Un Amour D’enfant (2004) Filmmaker Be Diogaye Beye's investigation of innocent love between children set against the background of[...]

Kick off your summer with a day-long community-driven skill share and party!  Includes educational sessions on media and technology, sunny local walking and bike tours, hula hoop competitions, screen printing[...]

As part of the all day event interAct Troy! (an all day skill share and community celebration), the Alliance for Community Media NYS Chapter, NY Media Alliance, and saveaccess.org invite[...]

Part of the African Film Festival, The Night of Truth (2004) is a drama from Burkina Faso by director Fanta Regina Nacro that mirrors the political strife and genocide in[...]

Jazz and new music improvisation features Michael Bisio, bass, with Avram Fefer and Stephen Gauci, winds, and Jay Rosen, drums.  

Part of the African Film Festival, in Daughter of Keltoum (2001) Algerian director Mehdi Charef immerses the viewer in a world virtually untouched by contemporary society. Whole: A Trinity of[...]

Learning to reframe single issue work to confront corporate control; on a powerful unified front: people’s constitutional rights. June 1st - 3rd, 2007.

Forty five musicians are coming together at the LifeBridge Sanctuary in High Falls NY after a five month virtual residency online to perform three New York State concerts: June 8[...]

This four-hour workshop is designed for young people to make their own media, and will change the way they watch TV forever! Participants will gain behind-the-scenes experience creating media messages[...]

Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg and Carrie Dashow lead a locally-themes group made video installation and participatory singing event featuring stories and shape note songs about the city to culminate a week-long[...]

Scholar and activist Joel Kovel talks about his new book, Overcoming Zionism: Creating A Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine (2007).

Putumayo recording artist, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nawal and her band weave a rich dialog of cultures, a reflection of the diverse character of life in her native Comoros Islands.