Other Special Guests

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Authors

  • Tom Lewis, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
  • John Loomis, Revolution of Forms, Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools 
  • Edward McGowan, Peace Warriors: The Story of the Camden 28
  • John Mueller, Astaire Dancing—The Musical Films
  • Walter & Miriam Schneir, Invitation to an Inquest: A New Look at the Rosenberg-Sobell Case
  • Devyani Saltzman, Shooting Water: A Memoir of Second Chances, Family and Filmmaking 

Documentary Subjects

  • James Balog of Chasing Ice & The Human Element
  • Mark Borchardt of American Movie
  • Gentian Grezda of From Refugee to Immigrant: The Story of Three Kosovar Albanian Americans
  • Diane Hazzard of Love and Diane 
  • Ricky Jay of Deceptive Practices: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
  • Shelby Knox of The Education of Shelby Knox
  • Timothy “Speed” Levitch of The Cruise
  • Carolee Schneemann of Breaking the Frame

Film Distributors & Festival Directors

  • Stefan Altevogt, Goethe Institute, NY
  • Hugues Barbier, Ithaca Fantastic Film Festival
  • Livia Bloom ’01, Icarus Films
  • Peter Chow, Asian CineVision, Peter Chow International
  • John Columbus, Black Maria Film & Video Festival
  • Dennis Doros & Amy Heller, Milestone Film & Video
  • Jon Gartenberg '73, Gartenberg Media Enterprises
  • Murray Glass, EmGee Film Library 
  • Shira Golding '02, Third Annual Media That Matters Festival
  • Larry Jackson ’71, Samuel Goldwyn Co., Orion Pictures and Miramax 
  • Greg Klymkiw, Winnipeg Film Group
  • Wendy Lidell ’78, International Film Circuit, Winstar Cinema & Kino Lorber
  • Seana Strain, 25th Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival
  • Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies

Others

  • Nancy Bereano, Firebrand Books founder
  • Bob Brodsky & Toni Treadway, Super 8 advocates & technicians
  • Bill & Mary Buchen – audio artists
  • Murray Burnett ’31 – playwright of Everybody Comes to Rick’s upon which Casablanca was based
  • Catherine Galasso ’06 – choreographer who spoke about the film music of her father, Michael Galasso
  • Jack Goldman – nephew of film director Jules Dassin 
  • Stephen Hendee, sculptor & installation artist 
  • Scott Hitz, puppeteer & designer
  • Rollie Krewson, puppet designer 
  • Professor Natalie Jeremijenko (Yale University) 
  • Gerald Jonas, staff writer for The New York Times Book Review
  • Professor Ali Mazrui (SUNY Binghamton) 
  • Leanne Mella, arts manager
  • Billy Mills – gold medalist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics; spoke in conjunction with Running Brave
  • Robert Moog, PhD ’65 – synthesizer inventor
  • Paul Robeson Jr. ’49 – civil rights activist 
  • Mike Solomon ’00, YouTube architect 

Performers

  • Richard Driscoll, actor
  • Linda Fisher, media artist & Mother Mallard member
  • Mirage Belly Dancers
  • Pat Olesko, multi-media performance artist
  • Howard 'Sandman' Sims, tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps)
  • Michael Smith, Doug Skinner & Alison Mork (Mike’s Kiddie Show)

Professors-at-Large

  • Michelangelo Antonioni, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, 1981-87  
  • John Cleese, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, 1998 to 2006
  • Temple Grandin, Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor, 2005 - 06
  • Toni Morrison, MA ’55, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, 1997 to 2003
  • Richard Schechner ’56, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, 1999 to 2005
  • Haris Silajdzic, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, 1998 - 2004
  • John Pilger, Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor, 2003 - 06
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, 2004 - 10

Spoken Word Artists

  • Gabriel Gooding
  • Laruen Wheeler
  • Crystal Williams
  • Saul Williams
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