Decolonial Practices in Film: Be the Media! Workshop and Screening at Sanctuary for Independent Media
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 4:30–6PM
SCREENING
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7–8:30PM
This Be the Media! workshop, invites artists and audiences into the world of artist Suneil Sanzgiri’s new film An Impossible Address alongside the work of Albany arts organization YouthFX. The program opens with a workshop session on film practice. With a focus on the challenges facing emerging filmmakers, Suchak and Sanzgiri reflect on the practical work of filmmaking and consider its impact on the histories and communities it engages.
The program comprises the workshop session, a dinner for workshop participants, and is followed by a screening of works from Sanzgiri’s series Golden Jubilee.
Main Image: Suneil Sanzgiri, An Impossible Address, film still, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.
Main Image: Suneil Sanzgiri, Golden Jubilee, 2021, 16mm and 4k video. Courtesy the artist.
Bhawin Suchak is an educator, filmmaker, and the co-founder and co-executive director of Youth FX, a nationally renowned media arts organization focused on empowering young people by teaching creative and technical skills in film and digital media. Suchak is the director, cinematographer, and editor of Outta The Muck (2022), a feature length documentary supported by Sundance Institute, ITVS, Just Films, Black Public Media, and Southern Documentary Fund. Through Youth FX, Suchak has partnered with EMPAC to develop custom professional development opportunities for young filmmakers in the Capital Region.
Dates + Tickets
The workshop will run from 4:30–7PM including a shared dinner.
WORKSHOP: 4:30–6PM
DINNER: 6–7PM
The screening will run from 7–8:30PM.
This workshop is part of Be the Media!, a program of the Sanctuary for Independent Media, and is a collaboration with Youth FX, iEAR Presents, and EMPAC.
EMPAC and iEAR Presents! programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
