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DESCRIPTION:The series Acts of Faith showcases films that depict a wide var
 iety of religious rituals across cultures\, ranging from individual acts o
 f devotion to community-wide sacred practices. The selections range from e
 thnographic documentaries\, to fictional narratives\, to experiments in ci
 nematic form. Highlights include works by documentarians Jean Rouch\, Robe
 rt Gardner\, Charles Dekeukeleire and Freida Lee Mock\; artist’s films by 
 Jeanne Liotta and Tania Cypriano\; and international feature films by dire
 ctors Jessica Hausner\, Jorge Sanjinés\, and Vijay Sharma.Adults $8 / Stud
 ents and Seniors $5. Five-event pass\, $35. Gallery admission is free with
  a purchased ticket. For tickets and information visit: bgc.bard.eduActs o
 f Faith is guest curated by Ed Halter.Ed Halter is Critic in Residence at 
 Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York and a founder and director 
 of Light Industry\, a venue for film and electronic art in Brooklyn\, New 
 York. His publications include From Sun Tzu to Xbox: War and Videogames (2
 006)\, Mass Effect: Art and the Internet in the Twenty-First Century (2015
 )\, and From the Third Eye: The Evergreen Review Reader (2018). His writin
 g on cinema\, art and technology has appeared in 4Columns\, Artforum\, the
  Village Voice and elsewhere\, and he has curated screenings at exhibition
 s at the Whitney Museum of American Art\, the Walker Art Center\, MoMA PS1
  and Artists Space.September 28\, 2018Jai Santoshi Maa (dir. Vijay Sharma\
 , 1975\, India\, 130 minutes)October 19\, 2018Lourdes (dir. Jessica Hausne
 r\, 2010\, Austria\, 96 minutes)Shot on location in Lourdes\, France\, Hau
 sner’s contemplative film stars Sylvie Testud as a young woman with multip
 le sclerosis who visits the world-famous shrine. The film becomes a near-d
 ocumentary portrait of the rituals of pilgrimage as enacted by 21st centur
 y worshippers. In the New York Times\, Manhola Dargis praised Testud’s “mi
 nutely detailed performance” in this “intelligent\, rigorously thoughtful\
 , somewhat sly film.”October 26\, 2018Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (dir
 . Freida Lee Mock\, 1994\, USA\, 105 minutes)November 16\, 2018Selected Sh
 ortsEx Voto (dir. Tania Cypriano\, 1990\, Brazil\, 7 minutes)Crosswalk (di
 r. Jeanne Liotta\, 2010\, USA\, 19 minutes)Visions de Lourdes (dir. Charle
 s Dekeukelaire\, 1932\, Belgium\, 13 minutes)Mammy Water (dir. Jean Rouch\
 , 1956\, France\, 18 minutes) 'Courtesy Icarus Films'Sons of Shiva (dir. R
 obert Gardner and Ákos Östör\, 1985\, USA\, 29 minutes)(Total run time 86 
 mins)December 14\, 2018The Secret Nation (dir. Jorge Sanjinés and the Ukam
 au Group\, 1989\, Bolivia\, 128 minutes)We are also pleased to extend comp
 limentary need-based community tickets by request to all ticketed events. 
 To learn more\, please email public.programs@bgc.bard.edu. Leading support
  for Public Programs at Bard Graduate Center comes from Gregory Soros and 
 other generous donors.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Acts of Faith: Film Series
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