LIVE 12 AUGUST 2021 @ 7—9P (EST)
“PATHS TO ACTION” — NUCLEAR ABOLITION × INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY FEATURING PREVIEWS OF “THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA” WITH MITCHIE TAKEUCHI, SUSAN C. STRICKLER, YASMEEN SILVA & REBECCA IRBY × “IN THE COURT OF THE CONQUEROR” BY GEORGE EMILIO SANCHEZ — LIVE FROM GOWANUS LOFT
MIDHEAVEN Network in collaboration with INTERNATIONAL PEACE BUREAU, INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION, NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION, PEAC INSTITUTE & PEACE ACTION NEW YORK STATE proudly present “PATHS TO ACTION” — a broadcast series for open exploration of the questions and opportunities facing our society.
“The Vow From Hiroshima”
A SPECIAL FILM PREVIEW & PEACE CULTURE CIPHER FEATURING MITCHIE TAKEUCHI + SUSAN C. STRICKLER IN CONVERSATION WITH REBECCA IRBY + YASMEEN SILVA AT GOWANUS LOFT
12 AUGUST 2021 7P EST | 24 BST | 1 CEST
Marking the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, this is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a first-generation Hibakusha (survivor of the atomic detonation at Hiroshima), who has devoted her life to ridding the world of nuclear weapons.
THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA (82 minutes)
Director SUSAN C. STRICKLER
Producers MITCHIE TAKEUCHI, SUSAN C. STRICKLER
Writers MITCHIE TAKEUCHI, SUSAN C. STRICKLER, RENÉE SILVERMAN
Co-Producer/Editor JUDD BLAISE
Director of Photography JENNIFER HAHN
Original Music DALLAS CRANE
THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a passionate, 85-year-old survivor of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. Her moving story is told through the lens of her growing friendship with a second generation survivor, Mitchie Takeuchi.
Setsuko was miraculously pulled out of a fiery building after the bomb was dropped and unable to save her other 27 classmates who were burned to death alive. That experience shaped her life forever and she endeavored to keep a pledge she made to her friends - that no one should ever again experience the same horrible fate.
The film is a timely exploration of the global dangers of nuclear weapons and provides an insider's perspective as we see Setsuko campaign with ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons). The culmination of Setsuko's decades of activism is her acceptance speech at the 2017 Nobel Peace Awards.
In honor of Setsuko’s lifetime of service and in observance of the 76th Memorial of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, PATHS TO ACTION invites you into this intimate and brave exchange on MIDHEAVEN.Network.
“In the Court of the Conqueror”
A LIVE-BROADCAST PERFORMANCE PREMIERE BY GEORGE EMILIO SANCHEZ WITH SITE-RESPONSIVE STAGING & DIRECTION AT GOWANUS LOFT BY GEORGE DEL BARRIO
12 AUGUST 2021 8P EST | 1 BST | 2 CEST
This solo work by legendary performance artist & educator George Emilio Sanchez revolves around the nearly 200-year old history of United States Supreme Court rulings that have diluted the autonomy of Tribal Sovereignty among Native Nations in their ancestral, traditional and unceded territories.
IN THE COURT OF THE CONQUEROR (30 mins)
A Solo Performance by GEORGE EMILIO SANCHEZ
ASHTON WORTHINGTON A-Camera
IAN CHEN Steadicam Operator + Production Assistant
GEORGE DEL BARRIO Creative Director × Executive Producer
GOWANUS LOFT Project Space
In the Court of the Conqueror will also meld personal narrative into a larger landscape that will include the scholarship and contributions of Native legal scholars, writers and activists. One of the inspirations for embarking on this performance series is to create performance narratives that point to, and highlight, the importance and relevance of how the creation of law and its ramifications have a direct link to how communities of color live and exist in this country.
In the Court of the Conqueror will delve into the historical record of the highest court of the Judicial branch, and demonstrate how law and government have an inconsistent and contradictory lineage. The government can bring us together, or, wedge inequality into our national fabric.
The piece will also serve as an artistic outlet to echo and reflect how it is the voice and experience of individuals and communities that have the greatest impact on the conception of who we are as a nation.
THROUGH live arts programming from A GLOBAL phalanx OF performance, visual art, social justice, human development and cinema/ digital/ VR voyagers, MIDHEAVEN will ADVANCE COURAGEOUS, loving & possibility-driven VISIONS to the world.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR × EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GEORGE DEL BARRIO
art director AL-KHABIR RICHMAN
DIRECTOR OF AUDIO ADRIAN MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN GONZALEZ
CAMERA OPERATOR IAN CHEN
COMPOSER + ASSOCIATE PRODUCER bandit lu
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