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IMA alumna Sasha Wortzel’s installation Eight Bells

Join IMA alumna Sasha Wortzel for her final multi-media performance and party for her exhibition at Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island.

Eight Bells is an evening of performance, music, and storytelling inspired by the sea and Sailor’s Snug Harbor (EST 1801), the first home in the US for retired sailors. Curated in conjunction with the gallery’s current exhibition of the same title.

When: Saturday, March 23 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Location:
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York 10301
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Prof. Ramin Serry’s Screening

Film and Media Professor Ramin Serry will be screening “Don’t Call it a Comeback”. This event will take place on Wednesday, March 20 in the Hunter North TV Studio 436.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A by director Ramin Serry.

 

Film and Media alum Jayan Cherian’s film receives press

Film and Media alum Jayan Cherian’s film receives press for his film Papilio Buddha from the British Film Institute. Below is a brief from the feature article by Alex Davidson.

Alex Davidson
Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Papilio Buddha is one of the most controversial films at the Festival. It was banned in India for its scenes of violence, and for its scathing critique of Gandhi’s legacy. It is set among a community of Dalits, regarded as ‘untouchables’ in India, where they face caste oppression, discrimination and displacement.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/festival-gem-papilio-buddha

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