Name: The American Sector
Start: 2022-04-07T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2022-04-07T22:30:00-04:00
Location: UnionDocs

Events
Screenings & Events

April 2022

Thursday, Apr 7 - 7:30pm The American Sector With Courtney Stephens & Pacho Velez How can the scattered remnants of the Berlin Wall tell us about the most timely issues of nationalism today?

The American Sector

Apr 7, 2022 at 7:30 pm

With Courtney Stephens & Pacho Velez

March 2022

Sunday, Mar 27 - 7:30pm We aspire to
“Feral Domesticity” With Dani & Sheilah ReStack & the 2021 Winter CoLAB An anniversary program celebrating the work from the Feral Domestic Research Lab instigated by Dani and Sheilah ReStack

We aspire to
“Feral Domesticity”

Mar 27, 2022 at 7:30 pm

With Dani & Sheilah ReStack & the 2021 Winter CoLAB

Thursday, Mar 24 - 7:30pm Human Human Human With Carl Elsaesser & Mary Helena Clark How do I depict you—that is, without fixing or totalizing your nature?

Human Human Human

Mar 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm

With Carl Elsaesser & Mary Helena Clark

Thursday, Mar 10 - 7:30pm Love and Other Violences With Cecelia Condit & Kym McDaniel how can love and violence be conflated or misconstrued?

Love and Other Violences

Mar 10, 2022 at 7:30 pm

With Cecelia Condit & Kym McDaniel

Friday, Mar 4 - 7:30pm Bearing Witness With Amanda Gutiérrez, Hadley Austin, Adela Goldbard, Veronica Mockler & Javier Toscano How do we use the camera as a bridge in collaboration?

Bearing Witness

Mar 4, 2022 at 7:30 pm

With Amanda Gutiérrez, Hadley Austin, Adela Goldbard, Veronica Mockler & Javier Toscano

February 2022

Thursday, Feb 10 - 7:30pm The Faithful With Annie Berman & Sarah Enid Hagey A 20-year exploration of fandom, memorabilia, memory, and legacy that traces our relationship to the photographic image.

The Faithful

Feb 10, 2022 at 7:30 pm

With Annie Berman & Sarah Enid Hagey

December 2021

Sunday, Dec 12 - 7:30pm Takeover With Denise Oliver-Velez, Hiram Maristany, Lemon Anderson, Yoruba Richen & Emma Francis-Snyder The Young Lords launch a battle for their lives, their community, and healthcare for all with their takeover of a decrepit hospital in the South Bronx.

Takeover

Dec 12, 2021 at 7:30 pm

With Denise Oliver-Velez, Hiram Maristany, Lemon Anderson, Yoruba Richen & Emma Francis-Snyder

Thursday, Dec 9 - 7:00pm The Collective With Wayne Koestenbaum, Kyle Dunn, Gia Gonzales, Patrick Ljubi Gallagher & Melissa Anderson Are you a pleasure person? A poet's experimental cinema.

The Collective

Dec 9, 2021 at 7:00 pm

With Wayne Koestenbaum, Kyle Dunn, Gia Gonzales, Patrick Ljubi Gallagher & Melissa Anderson

Tuesday, Dec 7 - 7:30pm Shared Resources With Jordan Lord & Pooja Rangan What does it mean to owe each other everything?

Shared Resources

Dec 7, 2021 at 7:30 pm

With Jordan Lord & Pooja Rangan

Sunday, Dec 5 - 7:30pm Of Creation / Of Potential With Flaherty NYC, Cecilia Vicuña, Terra Long & Monika Fabijanska How can the earth communicate its needs? How can we learn from its knowledge for the future?

Of Creation / Of Potential

Dec 5, 2021 at 7:30 pm

With Flaherty NYC, Cecilia Vicuña, Terra Long & Monika Fabijanska

November 2021

Sunday, Nov 7 - 7:30pm Rocks, Stars, & Other Feelings With Jessica Bardsley & Samara Chadwick Reaching beyond familiar psychological spaces to the distant or unknown

Rocks, Stars, & Other Feelings

Nov 7, 2021 at 7:30 pm

With Jessica Bardsley & Samara Chadwick

October 2021

Tuesday, Oct 19 - 8:00pm The Tramp’s New World With Zoe Beloff & Courtney Stephens A thought experiment, a way to try and imagine what happens when a city undergoes catastrophe.

The Tramp’s New World

Oct 19, 2021 at 8:00 pm

With Zoe Beloff & Courtney Stephens

Thursday, Oct 14 - 8:00pm Last Light of a Dying Star With Roger Beebe A multi-projector meditation on the mysteries of space

Last Light of a Dying Star

Oct 14, 2021 at 8:00 pm

With Roger Beebe

Tuesday, Oct 12 - 6:30pm Open Interminable Roads: A Trans-African Worldspace with Emeka Okereke, Kay Ugwuede & Uche James Iroha, Vera List Center & Invisible Borders Re-articulating, reimagining & re-historicisizing imposed cartographies and concepts within the African reality

Open Interminable Roads: A Trans-African Worldspace

Oct 12, 2021 at 6:30 pm

with Emeka Okereke, Kay Ugwuede & Uche James Iroha, Vera List Center & Invisible Borders

Friday, Oct 1 - 11:00pm Gratitude

After Dark The best attitude. A night of late night hanging, moving and grooving. Vinyl Healing & Good Vibes.

Gratitude

After Dark

Oct 1, 2021 at 11:00 pm

July 2021

Friday, Jul 23 - 8:00pm North By Current An UNDO backyard screening! A first-person study on the nature of grief, time, and origins

North By Current

Jul 23, 2021 at 8:00 pm

An UNDO backyard screening!

June 2021

Saturday, Jun 26 - 8:00pm La Vida En Común An UNDO backyard screening! A traditional rite of passage somewhere between reality and play

La Vida En Común

Jun 26, 2021 at 8:00 pm

An UNDO backyard screening!

Friday, Jun 25 - 8:00pm Pod-Pod Preview & Party:
A 5 Borough Day A hybrid event in the backyard and streaming online! A preview of what's to come and a farewell party. Celebrate and listen to the work of the Pod-Pod.

Pod-Pod Preview & Party:
A 5 Borough Day

Jun 25, 2021 at 8:00 pm

A hybrid event in the backyard and streaming online!

Tuesday, Jun 15 - 8:00pm A Margem / The Margin An UNDO backyard screening with CineLimite! How do the marginal and the popular collide to articulate differences of class, race, aesthetics, environment and landscape?

A Margem / The Margin

Jun 15, 2021 at 8:00 pm

An UNDO backyard screening with CineLimite!

Sunday, Jun 13 - 2:00pm North By Current Co-presented with Tribeca Film Festival A thoughtful, provocative rumination on identity and familial responsibility.

North By Current

Jun 13, 2021 at 2:00 pm

Co-presented with Tribeca Film Festival

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The American Sector

We aspire to
“Feral Domesticity”

Human Human Human

Love and Other Violences

Bearing Witness

The Faithful

Takeover

The Collective

Shared Resources

Of Creation / Of Potential

Rocks, Stars, & Other Feelings

The Tramp’s New World

Last Light of a Dying Star

Open Interminable Roads: A Trans-African Worldspace

Gratitude

After Dark

North By Current

La Vida En Común

Pod-Pod Preview & Party:
A 5 Borough Day

A Margem / The Margin

North By Current

Summer Documentary Labs

Work with UnionDocs

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