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The bulk of our support comes from volunteer labor plus hundreds of small (and some large) individual donations. Thank you! We also receive contributions from these organizations:
The New York State Music Fund
The Stewart's Foundation
Here's what we've been up to since The Sanctuary for Independent Media opened in October 2005:
"What Would Jesus Buy?" 12/14/07 & 12/15/07
8 PM screenings.
"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 of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! From producer Morgan Spurlock ("Supersize Me") and director Rob VanAlkemade comes a serious docu-comedy about the commercialization of Christmas.
Bill Talen (aka Reverend Billy) was a lost idealist who hitchhiked to New York City only to find that Times Square was becoming a mall. Spurred on by the loss of his neighborhood and inspired by the sidewalk preachers around him, Bill bought a collar to match his white caterer's jacket, bleached his hair and became the Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping.
"Little Birds" 12/13/07
7 PM screening.
"Little Birds" (Japan, 2005, Arabic with English subtitles) is a touching, eye-opening documentary by Japanese freelance video journalist Takeharu Watai. Watai went to Iraq before the US invasion and remained through “Shock and Awe” and for the first months of the occupation, capturing what critic Jasper Sharp calls “the kind of day-to-day footage that the sound bite-dominated mainstream Western media has by and large kept us shielded from.” Co-sponsored by the Chatham Peace Initiative.
"The Business of Being Born" 12/7/07
7 PM screening.
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 with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency? Co-sponsored by BirthNet.
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival 12/5/07
7 PM screening.
Flock of Dodos
Randy Olson. 2006. 84 min. (U.S.)
Who are the dodos in the current debate over evolution versus intelligent design? With a Super Size Me-style good spirit, marine biologist turned filmmaker Randy Olson travels the country in search of an answer. He starts with his 82 year old mother who is neighbors with the top lawyer for intelligent design in Olson's home state of Kansas, which is the epicenter of the controversy. This film gets beyond the tedium of the "debate" of who's right and who's wrong. Instead, it explores how those who embrace each side are "communicating" their ideas to the public.
Part of iEAR presents, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at RPI and funded in part by the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
The Thirteenth Assembly 12/1/07
8 PM show. $10.
The Thirteenth Assembly is a touring collective made up of four musicians and four different and musically distinct small ensembles. Styled somewhere between the classic r&b/soul revues of the 60’s and a post-modern traveling circus, the Thirteenth Assembly presents a selection of some of the fastest-emerging young artists and bands in New York’s creative music scene in one package. Over the course of an evening, each group performs a short thirty-minute set, offering a glimpse of the vibrant and varied stylistic diversity and creativity of this particular musical community. Especially for this Thirteenth Assembly Tour, these four close friends and frequent collaborators will form a new quartet, with each member contributing original compositions.
The ensembles:
The Thirteen Four (w/Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone, Taylor Ho Bynum & Tomas Fujiwara).
Taylor Ho Bynum/Tomas Fujiwara Duo
Mary Halvorson/Jessica Pavone Duo
Taylor Ho Bynum Trio (w/ Mary Halvorson & Tomas Fujiwara)
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival 11/28/07
7 PM screening.
Sisters in Law
Kim Longinotto & Florence Ayisi. 2005. 104 min. (Cameroon)
"Men are going to get the message now." The lawyers and judges in one small courthouse in Kumba, Cameroon are helping to transform women's and children's lives by protecting them from domestic violence. From the maker of Divorce Iranian Style and Gaea Girls comes this latest project celebrating dynamic women in non-traditional roles. A testament to how a few strong women can help to make an impact on individual lives as well as traditional world-views.
Part of iEAR presents, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at RPI and funded in part by the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Ashley Gilbertson 11/19/07
7 PM talk.
Arriving in Iraq on the eve of the U.S. invasion, unaffiliated with any newspaper and hoping to pick up assignments along the way, Ashley Gilbertson was one of the first photojournalists to cover the disintegration of America’s military triumph as looting and score settling convulsed Iraqi cities. Just twenty-five years old at the time, Gilbertson soon landed a contract with the New York Times, and his extraordinary images of life in occupied Iraq and of American troops in action began appearing in the paper regularly.
_Whiskey Tango Foxtrot_ (The University of Chicago Press, 2007) gathers the best of Gilbertson’s photographs, chronicling America’s early battles in Iraq, the initial occupation of Baghdad, the insurgency that erupted shortly afterward, the dramatic battle to overtake Falluja, and ultimately, the country’s first national elections. No Western photojournalist has done as much sustained work in occupied Iraq as Gilbertson, and this wide-ranging treatment of the war from the viewpoint of a photographer is the first of its kind. In it he struggles with guilt over the death of a marine escort, tells candidly of his own experience with post-traumatic stress, and grapples with the reality that Iraq—despite the sacrifice in Iraqi and American lives—has descended into a civil war with no end in sight. Co-sponsored by Women Against War.
"Meeting Resistance" w/ Molly Bingham & Steve Connors 11/16/07
7 PM screening.
“Meeting Resistance” is set in the streets, alleyways and ubiquitous teashops of the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad. It enters the physical and psychological heart of the "insurgency" against the American occupation. Photojournalists/directors Steve Connors and Molly Bingham spent ten-months among the insurgents there to create this exclusive, unique, and at once horrifying, compelling and insightful film about their lives, motivation, and goals. Co-sponsored by Women Against War, Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and Chatham Peace Initiative.
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival 11/14/07
7 PM screening.
A Map With Gaps
Alice Nelson. 2006. 26 min. (Scotland)
Using a combination of archive audio recordings, still photographs, drama reconstruction, and animation, this surreal and comic tale is an account of a journey made by the director's father through Soviet Russia in the early 1970s in a van he built and named "Supervan." Truth can indeed be stranger than fiction, and sometimes the gray area between the two is the most interesting place to explore.
Today's Man
Lizzie Gottlieb. 2006. 55 min. (U.S.) NY
Nicky Gottlieb is a young man struggling to leave the comfort and safety of his parents' home and find his place in the world. While he can calculate the square root of any number in the blink of an eye, he has trouble reading the simplest of facial expressions, making social interaction difficult. At the age of 21, he is diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. This loving portrait by his filmmaker sister is both a personal exploration of one family's journey and a broader effort to understand this mysterious disorder.
Part of iEAR presents, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at RPI and funded in part by the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Michael Yates 11/12/07
7 PM talk.
The road trip is a staple of modern American literature. But nowhere in American literature, until Michael Yates' _Cheap Motels and a Hot Plate: An Economist’s Travelogue_ (Monthly Review Press, 2006), has an economist hit the road, observing and interpreting the extraordinary range and spectacle of U.S. life, bringing out its conflicts and contradictions with humor and insight. Co-sponsored by the Troy Labor Council.
Nicole Peyrafitte 11/10/07
8 PM performance. $10.
Multimedia performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte was born in Luchon (French Pyrenees) into the 5th generation of a family of restaurateurs. She received her early cooking training from her grand father–a renowned chef–and later perfected her skills interning at several award winning restaurants in France. She will be appearing with poet Pierre Joris and saxophonist Joe Giardullo.
Anne Elizabeth Moore 11/8/07
6 PM Potluck and Temorary Autonomous Flea Market,
7 PM talk.
Writer and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore investigates corporate America’s inroads into--and alliances with--the cultural underground in her just-published book, _Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity_ (The New Press, 2007).
"Nosferatu" w/ Devil Music Ensemble 10/29/07
7 PM screening and performance
“Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror" (F.W. Murnau, 1922) is the classic black and white vampire movie; the Devil Music Ensemble is Brendon Wood (electric guitars, lap steel, analog synthesizer), Jonah Rapino (electric violin & viola, analog synthesizer, vibraphone), and Tim Nylander (drums, percussion, analog synthesizer).
"Hand of God" w/ Joe Cultrera 10/26/07
7 PM screening.
How does a film about Catholic clergy abuse not descend into depression? It helps when the victim doesn't act like one but uses his own intellect and humor to fight back. Unlike any other look at this topic, “Hand of God” is a poetic and provocative tale of one survivor and his family.
Michael Vlatkovich Quartet 10/22/07
7 PM performance.
Trombonist, composer and arranger Michael Vlatkovich is one of the leading talents among Los Angeles improvisational players. Located on the West Coast since 1973, he is an emotionally charged performer who has performed extensively in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Christopher Garcia, percussion; Jonathan Golove, electric cello; David Mott, baritone saxophone; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone.
Dahr Jamail 10/20/07
7 PM talk.
Dahr Jamail is an independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for more than four years. He has reported extensively from inside Iraq for eight months, and has also has reported from Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times, and many other outlets. His reports have been published in The Nation, The Sunday Herald, The Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and The Independent, among other publications. On radio as well as television, Jamail has reported for Democracy Now!, and numerous other stations around the globe. Jamail is also special correspondent for “Flashpoints” (KPFK Radio/Pacifica). He lives in California. Co-sponsored by Women Against War and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace.
Army of None 10/17/07
7 PM talk.
The Army of None Project to counter military recruitment, end war and build a better world features Aimee Allison and David Solnit. They are traveling across the United States to share their knowledge and experience with the counter recruitment movement, one of the fastest growing, most strategic forms of community organizing.
The military recruitment complex insinuates itself into the daily lives of children and youth in ways of which most people are not aware. Millions of dollars are poured into advanced marketing strategies; recruiters walk freely into classrooms with false promises of a way out of poverty.
The Army of None Project argues that childhood should be free of military influence and the constant pressure to enlist. This is not just a way to protect our most valuable national resource--children; it is an effective way to take local action to provide equal opportunity and youth leadership training for those who bear the burden of fighting in Iraq and beyond. Co-sponsored by Women Against War.
Haale 10/12/07
8 PM performance.
Haale evokes both the spiritual and traditional culture of her parents' homeland of Iran, and the energy of psychedelic rock and roll from the sounds of New York City, where she was born. Her music and her message are formed by the powerful combination of these influences, invoking both a swaying trance and a rock sensibility she describes as "psychedelic Sufi trance rock."
Haale never strays far from the cultural and mystical influences of her Persian roots, but she's no throwback to the New Age movement. Haale's music is a new kind of global rock, and while some try to find the neat stylistic pigeonhole for her, the best response is to go along with her, wherever that may lead.
Co-sponsored by Women Against War and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace.
Reese Erlich 10/11/07
6 PM potluck, 7 PM talk.
Will the United States and Iran find themselves at war?
In _The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis_ (PoliPointPress, 2007), author and journalist Reese Erlich shows how the U.S. government is planning to subvert the Iranian government and lie about it to the American people. He traces the troubled history between the two countries that has led to the current showdown over nuclear technology and he reports from Iran and northern Iraq to uncover details of how the U.S. has funded ethnic minorities to carry out guerrilla raids and terrorist bombings inside Iran.
In his previous book, the best-selling _Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn''t Tell You_ (co-authored with Norman Solomon), Erlich presciently exposed the harsh realities and consequences of the run-up to the Iraq War and the media’s failure to present the full spectrum of facts to the public.
Produced by the Iran Working Group of Upper Hudson Peace Action and co-sponsored by Women Against War.
Lost Film Fest w/ Scott Beibin 10/5/07
8 PM screening.
A laugh-riot performance with equal emphasis on both “laugh” and “riot.” The Lost Film Fest focuses on pranks vs. corporations and government institutions. You’ll love the punk rock urgency of the Lost Film Fest and its celebration of media archaeology and illegal art. A traveling multimedia spectacle incorporating live performance and video, it’s a truly independent, anti-authoritarian, anti-corporate grassroots DIY media extravaganza. Beibin travels the globe with the fest telling stories and spinning movies using a video projector, dvd player, and backpack filled with goodies. The roadshow incorporates a sexy, smash-it-up, radical anti-capitalist anti-globalization perspective. The Lost Film Fest features scathing and hilarious social commentary in the form of narrative shorts, documented pranks, hot amateur protest footage, and video re-mixes.
Laura Flanders 9/25/07
6 PM potluck, 7 PM talk.
The longtime journalist, author and radio producer spoke about the challenge and necessity of creating for-the-people media in this era of corporate consolidation. Co-sponsored by Women Against War.
From Between Trio 9/15/07
8 PM performance.
A collaboration of musicians from three continents: Tatsuya Nakatani, percussionist from Japan; Michel Doneda, saxophonist from France; and Jack Wright, saxophonist from the US. The trio has evolved through their touring efforts and their search for new musical experience. This is no ad hoc group, but a story of each player finding those others who will create just the right musical challenge and chemistry, then taking it further. Presented with support from the NY State Music Fund.
The Road to Freedom 9/5/07
4:30 PM press conference.
A multimedia exhibition highlighting the history of the disability rights movement, at the Atrium in Troy. 5:30 PM dinner to benefit the "Ramp It Up!" campaign to make The Sanctuary for Independent Media wheelchair accessible. 7 PM keynote speech by Jim Ward of ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights. Co-sponsored by the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley. $20.
Either/Orchestra 8/21/07
6:30 PM performance.
Free show in Troy's Prospect Park celebrating the 100th anniversary of one of the region's most beautiful spots, featuring what the Washington Post called "one of the jazz world's most gifted and adventurous big bands." 5 PM potluck BBQ. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Prospect Park.
Sittin' On A Million 8/15/07
7 PM screening.
Film makers Penny Lane and Annmarie Lanesey previewed their new documentary about legendary Troy madam Mame Faye.
Nawal 6/30
8 PM performance.
Putumayo recording artist, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nawal and her band wove a rich dialog of cultures, a reflection of the diverse character of life in her native Comoros Islands. $10
Joel Kovel 6/19/07
7 PM talk.
The scholar and activist talked about his new book, Overcoming Zionism: Creating A Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine.
Subliminal History of New York State: Troy 6/12/07
8 PM talk.
Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg and Carrie Dashow led a locally-themed groupmade video installation and a participatory singing event featuring stories and shape note songs about the city to culminate a week-long exploration of Troy--forming a chapter of the Subliminal History of New York State.
Kahil el'Zabar and Hamiet Bluett Duo 6/9/07
8 PM performance.
Internationally-renowned percussionist Kahil El'Zabar and saxophonist Hamiet Bluett. $10.
Deep Listening Convergence 6/8/07
8 PM performance.
Ensembles formed and rehearsed online in a four-month virtual residency involving 50 musicians converged to perform live cutting-edge experimental music improvisations. Co-sponsored by the Deep Listening Institute.
Pizza w/ Ralph Nader 5/25/07
6 PM performance.
Legendary consumer advocate Ralph Nader talked about media reform over pizza to raise money for The Sanctuary For Independent Media. $25 donation.
Daughter of Keltoum PLUS Whole: A Trinity of Being 7 PM 5/23/07
Algerian director Mehdi Charef immerses the viewer in a world virtually untouched by contemporary society. Three experimental shorts by South African film maker Shelley Barry deal with sexuality, visibility, and voice from the perspective of a wheelchair user who turns the camera on herself. Part of the African Film Festival, co-sponsored by iEAR presents!
The Michael Bisio Quartet 8 PM 5/19/07
Jazz and new music improvisation featuring Michael Bisio, bass, with Avram Fefer and Stephen Gauci, winds, and Jay Rosen, drums. $10.
The Night of Truth PLUS My Lost Home 7 PM 5/16/07
A drama from Burkina Faso by director Fanta Regina Nacro that mirrors the political strife and genocide in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. The short by Kamal El-Mahouti explores the complexly intertwined history of France and Morocco. Part of the African Film Festival, co-sponsored by iEAR presents!
InterACT Troy 10 AM-Midnight PLUS Graystar AND MORE 8 PM 5/12/07
Summer kick off 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 lessons, delicious food, and information tables staffed by local organizers. Followed by live music, and even a sassy dance party!
A Child's Love Story PLUS Toi Waguih 7 PM 5/9/07
Film maker Ben Diogaye Beye’s investigation of innocent love between children set against the background of a traditional class system in Senegal. The short by Namir Abdel Messeeh tells the story of his father’s 1959 arrest and imprisonment when thousands of Communists were rounded up in Egypt. Part of the African Film Festival, co-sponsored by iEAR presents!
Anne Feeney and Evan Greer 8 PM 5/5/07
The Eighth Step at The Sanctuary For Independent Media presented Anne Feeney, union maid, activist, hell-raiser & musician, and Evan Greer, hard-hitting, young activist folksinger, in concert. This event was part of Hudson Mohawk May Day 2007, a regional celebration of May Day, the international workers’ holiday. Co-sponsors: Troy Area Labor Council, Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, The Eighth Step, Upstate NY IWW NY Labor History Association, Italian American Association of North Troy, Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, and The Sanctuary for Independent Media. $15; $13 with active union card.
Don't F--- With Me I Have 51 Brothers and Sisters PLUS Ousmane 7 PM 5/2/07
South African film maker Dumisani Phakathi’s epic journey to find his 51 siblings, as much the story of South Africa in search of its origins as it is his. Dyana Gaye’s short subject is set in his native Senegal, where a 7 year-old beggar decides to write a letter to Santa Claus. Part of the African Film Festival, co-sponsored by iEAR presents, Communities That Care and the Troy NAACP.
May Day plus "Sacco and Vanzetti" All evening 5/1/07
The acclaimed new film "Sacco & Vanzetti" premiered on a giant outdoor screen at sunset as part of Hudson Mohawk May Day 2007. Hudson Mohawk May Day 2007, supporting the rights of all workers, commemorated its 9th annual international workers’ holiday celebration with a free street festival from 5-9:30 pm under the tent in South Troy’s Open Marketplace on Hill Street. Co-sponsors: Troy Area Labor Council, Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, The Eighth Step, Upstate NY IWW NY Labor History Association, Italian American Association of North Troy, Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, and The Sanctuary for Independent Media.
Evidence "Iris" DVD release 8 PM 4/28/07
This live performance by Evidence featured electronic music by Stephan Moore and Scott Smallwood, with video work by Benton-C Bainbridge, Betsey Biggs, Fi$h2000, Madeleine Gallagher, Dawn Haleta, David Lublin, Jonathan Lee Marcus, Olivia Robinson, skfl, Diana Reed Slattery, Jack Turner and Walter Wright. $10.
Jeffrey Chester 7 PM 4/25/07
A leader in the national media reform movement expanded on his acclaimed new book, Digital Destiny: New Media and the Future of Democracy. At 8:30 PM, there was a live teleconference with Bill Moyers, followed at 9 PM with a screening of his new documentary "Selling The War."
Scott Ritter 6 PM potluck, 7 PM talk 4/24/07
Scott Ritter spoke on the current crisis in U.S.-Iran relations. He is an outspoken critic of United States foreign policy in the Middle East as a result of his work as a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq. In 2006 Ritter published "Target Iran: The Truth About the White House's Plans for Regime Change", in which he examines the Bush administration's regime-change policy and the potential of Iran to threaten U.S. national security interests. There was a potluck at 6 PM with a slide show of photos by Diane Riener from a recent trip to Iran with Academics for Peace. Presented by the Iran Working Group of Upper Hudson Peace Action and co-sponsored by Troy Peace Action, Schenectady Neighbors for Peace, the Social Justice Center, Pine Hills Neighbors for Peace, Saratoga Peace Alliance and Veterans for Peace.
Love Art Lab 8 PM 4/21/07
Concerned with the prevalence of violence, war and moral divisiveness in the world at large, artists Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle decided to offer society an alternative vision. There was an erotic cake after-show contest. Co-sponsored by iEAR presents!
Jeremy Scahill 7 PM 4/16/07
The Polk Award-winning investigative journalist talked about his new book Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army and his work with Democracy Now!, The Nation and other independent media outlets.
Shooting Under Fire 7 PM 4/4/07
Director Sacha Mirzoeff highlights the individuals who risk their lives to bring us the pictures. Part of the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, co-sponsored by iEAR presents!
China Blue 7 PM 3/28/07
Micha X. Peled's documentary inside a blue jeans factory, where the complexities of globalization are brought to a human level through these moving portraits of the young workers who make our clothes. Part of the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, co-sponsored by iEAR presents!
Trio X 8 PM 3/24/07
An evening of cutting-edge jazz with master improvisers Joe McPhee, reeds, Dominic Duval, bass, and Jay Rosen, drums. $10
Roots, Nests and Limbs 7:30 PM 3/23/07
An evening of performances with Ryder Cooley
& Sara Worden, Aaryn Zev, Melle Dragon & Victoria O'Hanlon.
The Sanctuary For Independent Media, in cooperation with Dat-Inoxia Projects, presented a multi-disciplinary compilation of five women artists with a lustful capacity for being on the edge. With rusted axes, a super-sized mannequin apparatus and a hexagonal hive lair, these emerging area artists performed as three separate acts.
Their collective contributions of imagery, hyperbole, movement and sound explored gender construction, shamanism, being "earthed" while
taking flights of fancy.
El Inmigrante 7 PM 3/21/07
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 Mexican migrant who was shot and killed during one of his journeys north. Part of the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, cosponsored by iEAR presents!
China Blue 7 PM 3/28/07
Micha X. Peled's documentary inside a blue jeans factory, where the complexities of globalization are brought to a human level through these moving portraits of the young workers who make our clothes. Part of the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, co-sponsored by iEAR presents!
Black Gold 6 PM coffee tasting, 7 PM show 3/13/07
This documentary 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 multinational corporations that control the worldwide coffee market. At 6 PM, there were Fairly Traded samples of an array of products that Honest Weight Food Co-op carries, including organic Ethiopian coffee (compliments of Equal Exchange), chocolates, teas, and Brazilian acai smoothies. At 7 PM Brian Crouth from Equal Exchange shared stories from a recent trip to a coffee growers co-op in Nicaragua, and talked about the history of the Fair Trade movement. Nate Horwitz, Member Coordinator at Honest Weight, talked about the History of Food Cooperatives. The film screening began at 7:30 PM. Cosponsored by the Honest Weight Food Coop.
A/V Geeks 7 PM 2/26/07
A/V Geeks founder Skip Elsheimer
spends most of his time collecting, archiving
and showing 16mm educational
films. He shared some of his favorites.
2/24/07 Jason Kao Hwang with Edge
Composer, violinist and educator Jason Kao Hwang's new jazz quartet Edge features Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet, Andrew Drury, percussion, and Ken Filiano, bass.
12/14/06 "Kabul Transit" premiere w/ film maker David Edwards
A documentary exploring the soul of a city devastated by nearly three decades of war. The film follows city residents in the course of their daily lives and listens to their stories of the past and their hopes for the future. The central character of "Kabul Transit" is the city itself--neighborhoods leveled by rockets, traditional mud brick homes next to modern glass towers, gleaming SUVs caught in traffic jams with rebuilt taxis. "Kabul Transit" is about the spirit, as much as it is about the problems of the city. It is about the black humor and sardonic good sense that keep people attuned to the realities of their lives, even as politicians lay the groundwork for battles yet to come. Presented with Women Against War.
12/7/06 "Shadow Company" premiere
This year thousands of private soldiers will be deployed in conflicts worldwide. These individuals, known as private security contractors, are changing the face of modern warfare. But to those at home, their world and influence remains a mystery. Who are these security contractors? What do they do? Why do they do it? A groundbreaking feature-length documentary by Nick Bicanic and Jason Bourque that reveals the origins and destinations of these modern-day mercenaries. Presented with Women Against War.
11/30/06 "Talking Points + Talking Ponies" w/ media artist Ben Coonley
Multi-disciplinary artist Ben Coonley presents a selection of underground art videos, Internet curiosities, and avant-PowerPoint performances that defy the logic of corporate aesthetics in favor of an ecstatic self-reflexive personal vision. In his “Trick Pony” videos, singing hobby-horses teach the audience how to play football, dance the Texas two-step, and explain the logic of global currency markets. In a series of new performance art pieces created entirely in PowerPoint, the ubiquitous graphs and bulleted text of Microsoft Office give way to wizard cats and hallucinatory technological trickery. Co-sponsored with the Experimental Television Center Presentation Funds program, which is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
11/29/06 "Clean Elections" hosted by Bill Moyers and "Bought and Sold" w/ film maker Robert Millman
The first film is just 15 minutes long. It covers the early success of clean election legislation in Arizona, Maine and elsewhere. A representative of Citizen Action of New York (CANY) will be on hand to answer questions and lead discussion. CANY has embarked on a campaign to have clean election legislation enacted in New York State.
The second film delves into the vulnerabilities to our election process due to the introduction of electronic voting machines (DRE's). Robert Millman will be in the house.
11/28/06 Author Michael Shuman plus "Independent America" premiere (6 PM reception, 7 PM screening)
The author of "The Small-Mart Revolution" and "Going Local" introduces the screening of a thought-provoking new documentary which uncovers the growing opposition to big box retail across the U.S. and the often-desperate fight being waged by independent retailers to stay alive. "Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom & Pop" is an entertaining account of the film makers' expedition through 32 states as they look for an America unchained by corporate retail. Self-imposed road rules bar them from major highways and corporate chain retail--traveling on alternative roads, the duo can only do business with Mom & Pop. Presented with Sustainable Hudson Valley, Honest Weight Food Coop and the Capital District Community Loan Fund.
11/21/06 "The Net" premiere w/political theorist Langdon Winner (7 PM screening)
More of a film essay (of the type pioneered by Orson Welles and Chris Marker) than a standard documentary, German film maker Lutz Dammbeck's "The Net: The Unabomber, the LSD and the Internet" begins with the typical format and structure of a nonfiction film, and a single subject (the life and times of mail bomber Ted Kaczynski). From that thematic springboard, Dammbeck branches out omnidirectionally, segueing into a series of thematic riffs and variants on such marginally-related subjects as: the history of cyberspace, terrorism, utopian ideals, LSD, the Central Intelligence Agency, and "Cuckoo's Nest" author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters. The film will be followed by an audience q&a led by Unabomber scholar Langdon Winner, author of "Autonomous Technology" (a study of the idea of technology-out-of-control in modern social thought), "The Whale and The Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology" and editor of "Democracy in a Technological Society." Presented with the Department of Science and Technology Studies at RPI.
11/18/06 The Sabir Mateen Quartet (8 PM show, $10)
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 from alto to tenor saxophone, he has been through a number of musical transformations. He started out playing rhythm and blues in the early '70s which led him to the tenor saxophone chair of the Horace Tapscott Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. From there he has worked with Cecil Taylor, Sunny Murray, William Parker, Alan Silva, Butch & Wilber Morris, Raphe Malik, Steve Swell, Mark Whitecage, Roy Campbell, Matthew Shipp, Marc Edwards, Jemeel Moondoc, William Hooker, Henry Grimes, Rashid Bakr, Kali Fasteau and numerous others. He is a member of the cooperative band Test and also performs with Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, Earth People and the Downtown Horns. Sabir Mateen (tenor & alto saxophone, flute, Bb & alto clarinets), Raymond A. King (piano), Jane Wang (bass & cello), Ravish Momin (drums, tabla, talking drums, African & Indian percussion).
11/14-16/06 Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival
Since its inception, Human Rights Watch’s International Film Festival has embodied the power of film to make a difference. Courageous and committed filmmakers produce impressive documentary and feature films, which stimulate passionate conversations about human rights and inspire new generations of human rights activists. Through the universal language of film, we connect the experiences of survivors and activists with our own experiences--a critical step in influencing public opinion and policy makers.
Tuesday: "The Camden 28" (7 PM screening)
How far would you go to stop a war? Anthony Giacchino's film tells what happened on August 22, 1971, when twenty-eight men and women in Camden, New Jersey, carried out a powerful act of civil disobedience against United States involvement in the Vietnam War. The group was part of a nonviolent antiwar movement popularly known as the “Catholic Left.” One of the most dramatic tactics utilized by this movement was breaking into draft board offices to remove and destroy government records that identified young men available for military service. The activists claimed that their actions were meant to show their belief that killing--even in war--was morally indefensible. And by conducting their raids mostly in inner cities, they hoped to call attention to war’s damaging effect on some of America’s most vulnerable populations. The documentary tells of the activists’ covert preparations, government intrigue, a government raid and arrest of the protesters, and an ensuing legal battle which the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan called “one of the great trials of the twentieth century.” Thirty-five years later, key participants openly discuss their motives, their fears, and the tremendous personal costs of their actions. It is a story of resistance, friendship, and betrayal played out against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods in recent American history. A selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival, presented with the Arts Department at RPI and Women Against War.
Wednesday: "Conversations On A Sunday Afternoon" (7 PM screening)
Composed of an artful blend of documentary and dramatic elements, Khalo Matabane's "Conversations On A Sunday Afternoon" is a revolutionary film for South Africa--breaking with the hard-hitting historical dramas the country has turned out lately and charging right into the world of ideas. The struggle for reconciliation is nudged aside to reveal a country coming to terms with its new status as a promised land. What does a richer African nation owe to its poorer neighbours? How does political crisis shape personal identity? And is the war over now? A selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival, presented with the Arts Department at RPI and Women Against War.
Thursday: "Men On The Edge: Fishermen's Diary" (7 PM screening)
A documentary by Israeli film makers Avner Faingulernt and Macabit Abramzon set on an isolated and abandoned beach at the border between Gaza and Israel where, against all odds, Israeli and Palestinian fishermen lived and fished together from 1999 to 2003. The Palestinians were teaching the Israelis ancient fishing techniques transmitted from one generation to the next and the Israelis, by their presence, were enabling the Palestinians to continue to fish in Israeli waters. The film intimately and beautifully documents these four crucial years in the lives of this eclectic group of men from warring cultures, who are brought together by their shared work and the natural threats they face each day in the open sea. Ultimately it is not the harshness of nature that is the greatest obstacle to their work, but the pressures of politics and the fighting surrounding their enclave. A selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival, presented with the Arts Department at RPI and Women Against War.
11/9/06 Cartune Xprez (7 PM show)
"Cartune Xprez" is a curated program of experimental animations and performances from across the United States and Canada. This event converges hyper-color flash graphics, hand drawn stories, newspaper cut-outs, photo animations, and more. Prehistoric quadrupeds battle ennui, suicidal protagonists stumble through pixelated video game landscapes, the Sunday New York Times re-animates headline narratives, action/adventure hits new highs on a chalkboard--as all these artists grapple with their over-the-counter media of choice. Animators include Paper Rad, Martha Colburn, Amy Lockhart, Takeshi Murata, Francine Spiegel, Luke Negrey, Andrew Meeken, Jim Trainor, James Duesing, Drew Pavelchak, Michael Bell Smith, Philippe Blanchard, Cassandra C. Jones, Gretchen Hogue and Hooliganship. Performers include Slow Dance Recyttal and Hooliganship.
11/4/06 Joe Giardullo's Red Morocco (8 PM show, $10)
Red Morocco is Joe Giardullo (tenor and soprano saxophone, flute), Bob Forbes (bass) and Harvey Sorgen (drums).
Formed in 2005 by saxophonist Joe Giardullo, this powerful band features Harvey Sorgen, former longtime drummer with Hot Tuna. Joe and Harvey go back over 30 years together, including a time based in Amsterdam, Holland in the 1970s.
Critics have said that Red Morocco’s music “has a dangerous, poisonous beauty” and that’s where the name comes from--red morocco is the name of a poisonous plant!
11/2/06 "In-the-Works" Film and Video Festival (7 PM screening)
The "In-the-Works" Film and Video Festival, curated by Burrill Crohn, presents film makers and their works in progress to an audience of film makers, film lovers and anyone interested in the creative process. The works encompass all genres--from animation to experimental, from dramas to docs. It is a place where film makers can get valuable feedback on their works in progress and the audience can make meaningful input to a film while it is still in development, as well as see new works before they are released.
10/30/06 "The Other Side" premiere w/ film maker Bill Brown (7 PM screening)
Bill Brown is from Lubbock, Texas. He has made several short experimental documentaries about the dusty corners of the North American landscape, which he'll be screening along with his new film "The Other Side"--a 2000-mile journey along the U.S./Mexico border revealing a geography of aspiration and insecurity. While documenting the efforts of migrant activists to establish a network of water stations in the borderlands of the southwestern U.S., Brown considers the border as a landscape, at once physical, historical, and political. Co-sponsored with the Central New York Programmers Group in cooperation with the Experimental Television Center Presentation Funds program, which is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
10/28/06 "Notes Against The Threshold of Dreams" (11 PM to 9 AM, $10)
Composer Zevin Polzin's overnight concert will be an exploration of the liminal zone between waking consciousness and dreams, involving the sonification of states of consciousness into contrapuntal melodies that bend and warp over the course of the night, finally re-emerging as new melodies created by REM brainwaves. The audience is invited to bring blankets and pillows and fall asleep during the event. In the morning participants share dreams with each other, assisted by Dream facilitator Ione.
10/25-26/06 George Stoney 90th Birthday Bash!
The Sanctuary For Independent Media celebrates a living legend, the one and only George Stoney, one of America's greatest documentary film makers! Stoney has been making films since 1946, and was one of the early advocates of using video as a tool for social change.
Wednesday: George Stoney on "Urban Renewal" (7 PM screening)
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 the 1954 classic, "How To Live In A City," which visualizes the practical results of the philosophy of Jane Jacobs (who died earlier this year). Her book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," has guided the urban preservation movement since its publication in l961. A panel discussion will follow the screening. Presented with TAP, the Rensselaer County Historical Society and the Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway.
Thursday: George Stoney on "Prison Action" (7 PM screening)
The 2005 documentary "Getting Out" by Stoney and his former student David Bagnall holds true to one of the basic precepts of community media: giving a forum to unheard voices and stories. This film about Rehabilitation Through the Arts, an experimental theater program at the Sing Sing correctional facility designed to prepare inmates for their eventual release, will be followed by a panel discussion. Presented with Prison Action Network.
10/21/06 The Kamikaze Hearts (8 PM show, $10)
The Kamikaze Hearts offer "upstate porch rock"--deftly crafted descriptive tales in song. In addition to the texture of four-part harmonies, the band features acoustic guitar, brushed snare drum and floor tom, acoustic bass, mandolin, banjo and dobro. The Kamikaze Hearts take a varied approach to arrangement and presentation that appeals to many disparate musical camps. The band will be performing material from their upcoming fifth release, "Oneida Road" on Collar City Records.
10/18/06 Amy Goodman
Dinner 5:30 PM at The Sanctuary For Independent Media, 3361 6th Avenue, Troy. Talk 7:30 PM at Christ Church, 35 State Street, Troy (by donation).
The host of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! launches a capital campaign for The Sanctuary For Independent Media and helps celebrate the five year anniversary of the Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center. Presented with Women Against War.
10/13/06 The Billy Bang Quartet (8 PM show, $10)
Born Billy Walker, Billy studied violin as a youngster growing up in New York's South Bronx. Drafted to Vietnam, he had a political awakening and returned to America to throw himself into the anti-war movement. When he began to play music again in 1971 he experimented with saxophones, but came back to the violin, recognizing that this was where his technical facility lay. Bang became known as an associate of Sam Rivers and Frank Lowe, playing an essential role in the celebrated Loft scene. In the early 70's he formed his own group, The Survival Ensemble, and in 1977 co-founded the String Trio Of New York. Associations with Sun Ra, Don Cherry, Marilyn Crispell and James Blood Ulmer were also productive. Like other musicians of his generation, Bang refuses categories; from elegant free jazz and austere art music to playing on Bootsy Collin's comeback album. Billy Bang (violin), Andrew Bemkey (piano), Todd Nicholson (bass), Newman Taylor Baker (drums). Presented with Women Against War.
PLUS... In the Underground Gallery, the opening of "Unseen America: New York" featuring photographs of working life by working hands, a Bread and Roses cultural program of 1199 SEIU. Reception from 5-7 PM.
10/11/06 Mansour Farhang on Iran (6 PM reception, 7 PM talk)
Professor 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 Shah and before Khomeini, and now teaches international relations and Middle Eastern politics at Bennington College. He will speak on the "Iran Nuclear Program and U.S.-Iranian Relations" and answer audience questions. Presented with the Iran Working Group of Upper Hudson Peace Action, Troy Peace Action, Bethlehem Neighbors For Peace and Women Against War.
10/7/06 "Darshan, The Embrace" (7 PM screening)
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 2002, she won the Gandhi King Prize for her work, joining a prestigious group of winners that include Nelson Mandela and Khofi Annan. Here is a chronicle of her journey throughout India, traveling with her inner circle to visit with her disciples. Directed by Jan Kounen. Presented with Women Against War.
10/5/06 "Witches In Exile" w/ film maker Allison Berg (7 PM screening)
In Ghana, women accused of witchcraft are torn from their families and banished to isolated “witch villages.” This film follows accused witches through their daily struggle to survive in the Kukuo Witches Camp in Northern Ghana. As government agencies attempt to abolish this age-old tradition, these women find themselves caught between their society’s deeply rooted beliefs and its drive toward modernization. "Witches In Exile" captures a country at a dramatic and emotional crossroads. Co-sponsored with the Experimental Television Center Presentation Funds program, which is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
10/3/06 "My Country, My Country" w/ film maker Laura Poitras (7 PM screening)
Working alone in Iraq over eight months, film maker Laura Poitras creates an extraordinarily intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. Her principal focus is Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate. An outspoken critic of the occupation, he is equally passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq, arguing that Sunni participation in the January 2005 elections is essential. Yet all around him, Dr. Riyadh sees only chaos, as his waiting room fills each day with patients suffering the physical and mental effects of ever-increasing violence. "My Country, My Country" is a powerful mosaic of daily life in Iraq. This event is a collaboration with P.O.V. (the acclaimed independent non-fiction film series on PBS), presented with Bethlehem Neighbors For Peace and Women Against War.
9/29/06 Conference Call (8 PM show, $10)
This international quartet has been together since 1998 and features German composer and woodwind virtuoso Gebhard Ullmann, bassist Joe Fonda, pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, and George Schuller on drums performing original music by all of the group members. The group has performed several tours in Europe as well as the U.S. including performances at the Guelph International Jazz Festival, Seattle¹s Earshot Jazz Festiva, the Braga Jazz Festival in Portugal, and most recently the Nattjazz Festival in Bergen, Norway and the Bolzano Jazz Festival in Italy. The quartet has released CD¹s on Soul Note Records, Leo Records and their latest CD "Live at the Outpost Performance Space" was released on 482 Music.
9/28/06 "Contested Streets" premiere plus "Memorial Ride" and "The Car-Free Lifestyle" book signing (7 PM screening)
A new film exploring the rich diversity of New York City street life before the introduction of automobiles, showing how New York can follow the example of other modern cities that have reclaimed their streets as vibrant public spaces. Featuring new footage of reclaimed streets in London, Paris and Copenhagen and interviews with New York savvy notables such as James Howard Kunstler, Ken Jackson, Mike Wallace, Bob Kiley, Majora Carter, Kathryn Wylde, Enrique Peñalosa and many more. Plus "Memorial Ride" (a new video short by Andrew Lynn) and local author Gregory Rosenthal. Presented with the New York Bicycling Coalition.
9/26/06 "Private" premiere w/ Palestinian peace activist George Rishmawi (7 PM screening)
Inspired by real events, documentary film maker Saverio Costanzo's feature debut is a minimalist psychological drama about a Palestinian family of seven suddenly confronted with a volatile situation in their home that in many ways reflects the larger ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel. Convincingly shot in a documentary style with a hand-held camera and a quick pace, Costanzo created a unique occasion for both Israeli and Palestinian actors to work together, and being an outsider himself, he has worked to maintain a neutral standpoint while dramatizing the conflict. Presented with the Palestinian Rights Committee and Women Against War.
9/21/06 "Sir No Sir!" (7 PM screening)
David Zeiger's new film focuses on a forgotten 1960’s anti-war movement that altered the course of history. This movement didn’t take place on college campuses, but in barracks and on aircraft carriers. It flourished in army stockades, navy brigs and in the dingy towns that surround military bases. It penetrated elite military colleges like West Point. And it spread throughout the battlefields of Vietnam. It was a movement no one expected, least of all those in it. Hundreds went to prison and thousands into exile. And by 1971 it had, in the words of one colonel, infested the entire armed services. Yet today few people know about the GI movement against the war in Vietnam. Followed by a candlelight vigil in observance of International Peace Day; presented with Bethlehem Neighbors For Peace and Women Against War.
9/19/06 "Fallen Angel" premiere plus Gram Parsons music tribute (7 PM show)
On September 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a million-dollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place--the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert. As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a member of the hit-making, legendary Byrds, an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame, Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years. Using rare footage of his performances, director Gandulf Hennig shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman and "Road Mangler" Phil Kaufman. Plus live music featuring Michael Eck (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Jeff Sohn (bass), Sten Isachsen (lead guitar), Kevin Maul (pedal steel and dobro), Bob Girouard (drums) and guest vocalists Leigh Gibson, Hayseed, Mother Judge, the Sloughter Jug All-Stars, (members of) the Ramblin Jug Stompers and other local musicians performing their favorite Gram Parsons songs!
9/11/06 "Salvadore Allende" premiere w/ author Fernando Leiva (7 PM screening)
Salvador Allende’s brief rule as President of Chile from 1970 to 1973 is a central moment in the modern history of South America. But who was Salvador Allende? Was he a Marxist, as many claim? Or was he too civilized to govern in a world of international power politics? In a moving biographical portrait, film maker Patricio Guzmán ("The Battle of Chile") tells Allende’s story, from his youth in Valparaiso and his early presidential campaigns, to his bold nationalist reforms and his death during the violent rightist coup of September 11, 1973. Introduced by Fernando Leiva, editor of "Democracy in Chile: The Legacy of September 11, 1973." Presented with Action for Health in the Americas and the SUNY Albany Department of Latin American, Caribbean and US Latino Studies.
9/7/06 "i" premiere w/ film makers Raphael Lyon and Andres Ingoglia (6 PM potluck, 7 PM screening)
“i” is a meditation on the relationship between media and power as it is manifested by the worlds largest all-volunteer network of media activists--Indymedia. The feature-length documentary follows the first year of a small collective in Buenos Aires as it struggles amidst assassinations, a collapsing economy, and a whirlwind of political upheaval. Presented with the Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center.
PLUS... In the Underground Gallery, the exhibition of digital prints and small collages by Melissa Mykal Batalin continues (through October 11, 2006).
Fri 8/4/06 The Either/Orchestra
Wed 7/19/06 Tatsuya Nakatani (solo percussion) plus rise set twilight (Mike Bullock and Linda Aubry)
Sun 7/9/06 Kid's Club presents World Cup soccer championship
Tue 6/27/06 "Who is Bozo Texino?" w/ Bill Daniel plus music by Captain Coconut
Thu 6/22/06 "The Wonders of the World: Recite" w/ Totally Realistic Productions
Wed 6/14/06 "Favela Rising"
Tue 6/6/06 "Mardi Gras: Made In China" w/ David Redmon
Thu 5/25/06 The African Film Festival: "Malentendu Colonial" ("The Colonial Misunderstanding") w/ "Nkan Mii" ("Something Else")
Tue 5/23/06 "Outlaws of America" w/ Dan Berger and local alumni of the Weather Underground
Sat 5/20/06 Michael Hurley, Tara Jane O'Neil and Samara Lubelski
Thu 5/18/06 The African Film Festival: "Niiwam" w/ "Safi La Petite Mere" ("Safi the Little Mother")
Mon 5/15/06 Deep Listening with Pauline Oliveros, David Dove, Chris Cogburn and the children of the Ark Charter School
Thu 5/11/06 The African Film Festival: "Le ballon d'or" ("The Golden Ball") w/ "Be Kunko" ("Everybody's Problem")
Wed 5/10/06 Culture (at The Egg)
Thu 5/4/06 The African Film Festival: "Dole" ("Dollar") w/ "Africains poids moyens" ("African Middleweights")
Tue 5/2/06 The Beehive Design Collective
Fri 4/28/06 Surajit Sarkar and Pauline Oliveros
Thu 4/27/06 "Aristede and the Endless Revolution"
w/ film maker Nicolas Rossier
Sun 4/23/06 Broadcast Live cd release part
Fri 4/21/06 "The Next Industrial Revolution"
Thu 4/20/06 "Two Square Miles" w/ film maker Barbara Ettinger and Friends of Hudson founder Sam Pratt
Thu 4/13/06 Hugh Masekela (at The Egg)
Wed 4/12/06 "Visions of Utopia: Experiments in Sustainable Culture" w/ Easton Mountain Retreat Center and Honest Weight Food Coop
Mon 4/10/06 "Transmission Arts" w/ free103point9
Thu 4/6/06 "Amandla! A Revolution In Four Part Harmony"
Thu 3/30/06 "Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage" w/ Heather Rogers
Wed 3/29/06 "How To Turn Distress Into Success: A Parable of War and Its Making"
w/ Bread and Puppet Theater
Thu 3/23/06 Prometheus Radio Project presents "The Spectrum Roadshow"
Wed 3/22/06 "Quantum Leaps" w/ video curator Astria Saparak
Wed 3/15/06 Deep Dish TV's "Shocking And Awful: A Grassroots Response To War In Iraq" w/ Urban Hammid
Tue 3/7/06 "The Trouble With Music" w/ author/musician Mat Callahan
Thu 3/2/06 "Tying The Knot" w/ film maker Jim de Seve
Mon 2/20/06 Robina Courtin and "Chasing Buddha"
Mon 2/13/06 Steve Kurtz of the Critical Art Ensemble
Thu 2/9/06 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival "Land Mines: A Love Story"
Wed 2/8/06 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival "Home" w/ film makers Jeffrey Togman
and Pierre Defendini
Thu 2/2/06 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival "Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan"
and "Children of the Decree"
Wed 2/1/06 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival "Ryan," "Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night,"
and "Phantom Limb" w/ MMFVF co-director Kathy Brew
Thu 1/26/06 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival "Awake Zion"
Wed 1/25/06 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival "Al Otro Lado" ("The Other Side")
Mon 1/23/06 Dahr Jamail of "Iraq Dispatches"
Thu 1/19/06 "Aftershock" with SUNY Albany Campus Greens and Campus Action
Thu 12/8/05 "Occupation: Dreamland" w/ film maker Garrett Scott
Thu 12/1/05 "Gringo-thon" w/ film maker Greg Berger
Mon 11/21/05 Tom Lopez of ZBS
Mon 11/14/05 "An Unreasonable Woman" w/ author Diane Wilson
Wed 11/9/05 "When The Levee Breaks" w/ Cardboard Chaos
Fri 11/4/05 "An Evening With Citizen Reno"
Thu 10/27/05 "Still We Ride" w/ film makers Andrew Lynn & Elizabeth Press
Thu 10/20/05 "The Abortion Diaries" w/ film maker Penny Lane
Fri 10/8 & Sat 10/9/05 "Marx In Soho" w/ actor Jerry Levy
