Our Fall 2011 season opens with music from Mail, the hotbed of new African music, featuring: Sidi Touré, guitar and vocals; Jambla Maiga, kuntigui; Domu Maiga, kurbu. Touré made his first guitar as a child, constructing it from his wooden writing slate in the ancient town of Gao, Mali. Once the heart of the Songhaï […]
October 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Patriot Act. In the days following 9/11, fear and shock dominated the public and domestic security issues rose to the top of our agenda. The state of emergency that began during the Bush administration has continued into the Obama administration. But how many of actions taken to […]
A digital storytelling workshop led by artist/chef Ellie Markovitch. Free community workshop for neighborhood youth on basic documentary skills and the art of storytelling. From seed to table, come document the Collar City Growers’ first harvest. Students will be trained in this workshop to document the entire day of activities, including Story Harvest art project […]
Brazilian-American artist Ellie Markovitch creates a harvest celebration and community potluck. Cultivate community through cooking and eating, sharing stories, making music, and watching films. Bring your seeds, spoons, and stories! A multimedia exhibit by artist Ellie Markovitch will feature the North Troy program, “Uptown Summer,” an environmental justice coalition focusing on food justice, urban gardening, […]
The award-winning feature-length documentary Ciclovida: Lifecycle pedals alongside a group of small farmers from Brazil who bicycle more than 6,000 miles across the South American continent. They use the year of travel to exchange natural seeds, songs, and ideas about new ways of relating to the land. Moving stories from landless peasants, indigenous communities, and […]
This hands-on lab, designed to improve your shooting skills, is back by popular demand! Go off automatic, learn the art of covering the action, and engage in the unique potential of the camera. Bring a video camera if you have one – but it is not necessary. For adults and teens, with veteran documentary filmmaker […]
This compilation of commercials, an ongoing series by media artist Mutadas, reveals a land of manipulation. Documenting the selling of the American presidency in political ads from the 1950s to the present, it highlights the development of political strategies and marketing techniques of the TV campaign process. Co-sponsored by iEAR Presents!
A rocking show honoring our revolutionary ancestors with an energetic fusion of Afro-Caribbean, reggae, rock, and hip hop freedom sounds to inspire a dance rebellion! Puerto Rican vocalist Taína Asili carries on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing past and present struggles into one soulful and defiant voice. Her newest artistic work is with la […]
Media Nodes was born of award-winning photographer Sean Hemmerle’s desire to document the news media in the midst of an historic transformation. “People throw around this word all the time, mostly disparagingly: ‘oh, the media,’ and ‘media spin,” he says. “That made me think: who is the media? And what about the media? I wanted […]
In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading for self-destruction. After several years, traveling over five continents, Iara encountered growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change. This is […]
A return visit by the internationally renowned 10-piece jazz ensemble that combines the agility and freedom of a jazz combo, the raw power and subtle coloring of a jazz orchestra, and the deep grooves of Afro-Latin music, premiering a new suite commissioned by Chamber Music America. This concert is part of a four date mini-tour […]
A compelling history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its ongoing impact, especially on the gay, Afrian-American and Latino communities hardest hit. The film shows a world living with the disease for nearly 30 years, while ignorance and prejudice about it endure. By focusing specifically on the need for honest comprehensive sex education, this engaging documentary […]
This singularly exciting indie folk group, one of the founding members of Albany’s B3nson collective, brings its kinetic energy to our ongoing series of live recordings of local musicians performing for a studio audience. Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, "a passionate collection of brass centric gypsy folk rock featuring a community of spirited voices […]
Compelling shorts from struggling independent filmmakers, followed by a discussion of the Occupy movement and role of radical media. Join regional filmmakers in a fascinating and provocative look at the role that independent media can play in struggle! Curated by Ira McKinley and Bhawin Suchack. who are making a documentary called “The Throwaways,” which aims to […]
Join internationally acclaimed photographers for a seminar in the streets! Learn how to use your camera to raise social awareness, expand public debate, and frame critical issues, working with experienced photojournalists who have dedicated their life to the belief that the personal is always political. With "Facing Change: Documenting America" photographers Brenda Ann Kenneally, Alan […]
David Gilbert's new book, Love and Struggle: My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground, and Beyond, sparks a dialogue about what social justice movements can learn from each other. Currently serving a 75 year to life sentence in the New York State prison system, Gilbert chose a political path – an Eagle Scout turned member […]
Born in Italy but raised in Quebec, vocalist and guitarist Marco Calliari was a member of Montreal-based Anonymous for 15 years before setting out as a solo artist. Though the band had been an outlet for his love of hard rock and metal, his parents instilled a love for both opera and Italian pop, and […]
Free Jazz and electronica meet the rhythms of the world. Adam Rudolph and Joseph Bowie first performed together in 2000 at Lincoln Center with Yusef Lateef. They have collaborated in numerous projects since then, including a trio with Omar Sosa and, most recently, in Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures. Their music is grounded in the American improvisational […]
Guerrilla Midwife (Deja Bernhardt, 2010) depicts the courage of mothers and their midwives as they hold hands across barriers of language and culture, guiding us toward a reinvention of medical protocols. It is the story of a war waged gently in the belief that peace on earth can be achieved, one baby at a time. […]
Artist and raw food radical, Fred Ho, returns to the Capital Region with his new books Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior: Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level and Raw Extreme Manifesto! Fight cancer and capitalism through raw food and revolutionary music, featuring Fred Ho and Ben Barson, baritone saxophonists. With Raw Food […]
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