SCREENING | THURSDAY, MARCH 26 | 5:30 PM | FREE
Sanctuary Cinema, NMPBS & FUSION presents THE BODY POLITIC at FUSION on Thursday, March 26, starting at 5:30 PM! The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. This event is in collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent nonfiction film series on PBS.
Film Description
THE BODY POLITIC by Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough, Dawne Langford, and John Benam is a harbinger of hope in a country plagued by gun violence. In Baltimore, Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with an ambitious plan to stop chronic violence, is elected mayor. Throughout his first year in office, we follow him as he fights powerful political forces to save lives in Baltimore and reveal a pathway toward healing for the nation. A Co-Production with ITVS. A Co-Presentation with BPM (Black Public Media).
SCHEDULE
5:30PM: Dinner
6:00PM: Film Screening
7:00PM: Panel + Discussion
About NMPBS (co-sponsor)
For 15 years, the NMPBS Education & Outreach department has hosted community film screenings and panels that center New Mexican communities, elevate PBS content, and promote relevant and meaningful community conversation.
ABOUT SANCTUARY CINEMA
A brave space for transformative justice and belonging through film.
Sanctuary Cinema brings nonfiction films to New Mexicans for free through the PBS/POV program by hosting monthly screenings and panel discussions with local nonprofit and New Mexico artists and activists at venues throughout the city of Albuquerque. Sanctuary Cinema, is a brave space for transformative justice and belonging through film. Using the power of storytelling in film to build communities committed to action on contemporary social issues, they aim to educate, inspire, and act! Email them for more information : nmsanctuarycinema@gmail.com.
MISSION STATEMENT
Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Sanctuary Cinema focus is to Educate, Inspire, and Act! Using the power of storytelling in film to show nonfiction/documentary POV films (known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, as well as putting a human face on contemporary social issues.) with a panel discussion afterwards and in partnership with various nonprofits.