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Artists and dissidents Ai Weiwei and Jacob Appelbaum gathered in Beijing in 2015 to collaborate on a project that explored state secrets and surveillance. We screen Laura Poitras’ 9-minute documentary on the “Panda to Panda” project. Independent film producer Nancy Schafer, cofounder of the SXSW Film Festival, hosts a talkback with Desson Thomson, director of executive communications for the Motion Picture Association of America.
The annual Champlain Institute hosts thought leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time. The 2019 topic was Art: Dissent and Diplomacy. All events are held on College of the Atlantic’s waterfront campus and are free and open to the public. To learn more, visit coa.edu.
Artists and dissidents Ai Weiwei and Jacob Appelbaum gathered in Beijing in 2015 to collaborate on a project that explored state secrets and surveillance. We screen Laura Poitras’ 9-minute documentary on the “Panda to Panda” project. Independent film producer Nancy Schafer, cofounder of the SXSW Film Festival, hosts a talkback with Desson Thomson, director of executive communications for the Motion Picture Association of America.
The annual Champlain Institute hosts thought leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time. The 2019 topic was Art: Dissent and Diplomacy. All events are held on College of the Atlantic’s waterfront campus and are free and open to the public. To learn more, visit coa.edu.
