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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)October 26\, 2018Maya Lin: A Strong Clear 
 Vision (dir. Freida Lee Mock\, 1994\, USA\, 105 minutes)November 16\, 2018
 Selected ShortsEx Voto (dir. Tania Cypriano\, 1990\, Brazil\, 7 minutes)Cr
 osswalk (dir. Jeanne Liotta\, 2010\, USA\, 19 minutes)Visions de Lourdes (
 dir. Charles Dekeukelaire\, 1932\, Belgium\, 13 minutes)Mammy Water (dir. 
 Jean Rouch\, 1956\, France\, 18 minutes) 'Courtesy Icarus Films'Sons of Sh
 iva (dir. Robert Gardner and Ákos Östör\, 1985\, USA\, 29 minutes)(Total r
 un time 86 mins)December 14\, 2018The Secret Nation (dir. Jorge Sanjinés a
 nd the Ukamau Group\, 1989\, Bolivia\, 128 minutes)Set against the turbule
 nt backdrop of a military coup\, this groundbreaking feature film--among t
 he first ever shot in the indigenous languages of Bolivia---follows Sebast
 ian Maisman (Reynaldo Yujra)\, who returns to his former Aymara village af
 ter life in the city but ultimately disgraces his community. As a rite of 
 expiation\, he journeys to his homeland once more and enacts the ancient J
 acha Tata Danzanti\, a ceremony in which the performer dances himself to d
 eath as a sacrificial offering. We are also pleased to extend complimentar
 y need-based community tickets by request to all ticketed events. To learn
  more\, please email public.programs@bgc.bard.edu. Leading support for Pub
 lic Programs at Bard Graduate Center comes from Gregory Soros and other ge
 nerous donors.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Acts of Faith: Film Series
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