A THOUSAND AND ONE follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together

Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.

A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.

Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastion of these mores in America. Set in 1902.

Thursdays, 4:30-6:30p May 14,21, 28, June 5 Cost: $250 (For all four classes) Location: CCA Conference Room This spring, poet Elizabeth Jacobson is offering a new session of her popular workshop series Intimate Immersion. During this four-week in-person intensive, the focus is on generating new poems, critiquing each participant’s work, revising poems, and looking at elements of craft. Each meeting, participants are invited to bring a new poem (with copies for everyone) for workshop discussion. Since this is the first look, the process creates a deep, concentrated attention different from preparing critique notes ahead of time. Additionally, contemporary poems are provided as a catalyst for the following week’s writing prompt. This is an intimate, focused immersion to reinforce the writing practice and foster the evolution of new poems. No class fees can be refunded after two weeks prior to start date. About Elizabeth Jacobson: Elizabeth Jacobson was the fifth Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, New Mexico and an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow. Her third collection of poems, "There Are as Many Songs in the World as Branches of Coral" is just out from Free Verse Editions/Parlor Press. Her previous book, "Not into the Blossoms and Not into the Air," won the New Measure Poetry Prize (FVE/Parlor Press, 2019) and the 2019 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for both New Mexico Poetry and Best New Mexico Book. She is the reviews editor for the online literary journal Terrain.org. This program is supported by the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom (Sam Riley) teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist (Stacy Martin) arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband (Jack Farthing) disappears, and the police suspect Tom.

Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.

In the wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary KOKOMO CITY, filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City – Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, and Dominique Silver – who unapologetically break down the walls of their profession. Holding nothing back, the film vibrates with energy, sex, challenge, and hard-earned wisdom. This vital portrait, edited and shot by Smith in bold black and white, is her feature directorial debut. A two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter, Smith made history as the first trans woman cast on a primetime unscripted TV show. Executive produced by Lena Waithe, KOKOMO CITY won the Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT Innovator Award and NEXT Audience Award, as well as the Berlinale’s Audience Award in the Panorama Documentary section.

The UK’s Best International Feature Film entry to the 98th Academy Awards® and recipient of the Caméra d’Or Special Mention at Cannes, Akinola Davis Jr.’s MY FATHER’S SHADOW is a poetic, tender portrait of father–son bonds. Framed by the political landscape of 1993 Lagos, the film follows a father and his two young sons as they journey into and around the vibrantly rendered Nigerian metropolis, quietly reckoning with their relationship while navigating a city on the precipice of democratic crisis. Brothers and collaborators Akinola Davis Jr. and Wale Davies bring us a groundbreaking feature debut – centering an award-winning performance by Sopé Dìrísù (Slow Horses, Gangs of London) – that reveals the profound depths of what families leave unspoken.

Merging elements from ‘Dracula’s Daughter’ (1936) with André Breton’s surrealist novel ‘Nadja'(1928), and fusing shimmering black-and-white 35mm with hallucinatory Pixelvision video, Michael Almereyda’s (‘Tesla,’ ‘Experimenter,’ ‘Hamlet’) acclaimed cult film centers on New York-based vampire Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) as she draws close to her twin brother Edgar (Jared Harris) following their father’s death at the hands of Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda). Edgar’s private nurse (Suzy Amis), Van Helsing’s nephew Jim (Martin Donovan), and Jim’s wife (Galaxy Craze) are entangled in the story as the vampire killer pursues ‘the fiend’ from Manhattan to Transylvania.

Filmmaker Suzannah Herbert takes a sharp look at the American South’s unreconciled history through a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past. With an unflinching lens, the film captures the debates, memories, and tensions that are building toward a reckoning.

This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session. Cardiovascular Risk Calculation and Reduction: Beyond the Big Three Renesan Presentation Information: "Physician Jennifer Wise will help us put the “big three” cardiovascular risks—diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol—into the larger context of medical and lifestyle interventions. Dr. Wise will review the intricacies of these diagnoses, explain how we calculate heart risk scores, and review other notable risks to our vascular health. Against this background, she will explain how we determine scientifically whether particular medical and lifestyle interventions are effective. Finally, she will look at heart health through the lens of the larger population and suggest ways we can all participate in advancing our community’s health." About The Presenter: Jennifer Wise, M.D., is a Board-certified Internal Medicine physician who practiced primary care medicine for more than twenty years. She is particularly interested in health education and preventive medicine and is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session and takes place at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. Cultivated Connections: A Guided Garden Experience Renesan Presentation Information: "Join Christie Collins, Director of Education and Interpretation at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, for a leisurely walk through the Garden that weaves together history, plant stories, and behind-the-scenes projects. Along the way, you’ll discover how the Garden has grown and changed, learn about plants that thrive in our landscape, and uncover fascinating environmental connections. This relaxed, visual, and story-rich tour is designed for curiosity, conversation, and enjoying the Garden at an easy pace." About The Presenter: Christie Collins is the Director of Education and Interpretation at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden with a background in biology and marketing. She develops interpretive exhibits and public programs focused on pollinators, native plants, and invertebrates, emphasizing science-based, place-based environmental education.

This Renesan Course is 1 Session. Defying the Nazis in Vichy France: The Village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Renesan Course Information: "Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a Huguenot village in the mountains of southern France. In 1990, it was honored by Yad Vashem as the first recipient of its Righteous Among the Nations award to honor gentiles who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews. This lecture will describe how the inhabitants of Le Chambon and the surrounding area saved nearly 5,000 Jews, mostly children, despite the frequent searches of houses and farms by Vichy police." About The Instructor: "K Paul Jones received his doctorate in Modern European History from the University of Wisconsin. After a university teaching career, he retired to Santa Fe in 2005. Since then, he has regularly taught courses for Renesan including efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust."

This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session. The Design and Construction of the New Georgia O’Keeffe Museum: An Update Renesan Presentation Information: "The architects for the new Georgia O’Keeffe Museum will share an update on its design and construction. The presentation will include an explanation of the conceptual underpinnings of the design, the opportunities associated with the use of vernacular earthen building materials in a contemporary museum, and other unique features associated with the construction of the building." About The Presenter: Devendra Contractor, Principal and Founder of DNCA Architects, will present with Deirdre Harris (Principal) and Rebecca Wood (Associate).

This Renesan Presentation is 3 Sessions. This ticket covers all 3 sessions. Faust: The Devil Is in the Details Renesan Presentation Information: The story of Faust--who sells his soul to the devil--is one of the most popular themes in literature, art, music, and cinema. The combination of the magician-philosopher, God, Satan, and a beautiful woman, and the potential for damnation or salvation, makes the story infinitely adaptable in numerous religious, philosophical, and dramatic treatments. We will discuss the historical figure of Faust (c. 1480-1540) and two of the most important and influential literary works on the Faust legend, Marlowe's Dr. Faustus and Goethe's Faust. About The Presenter: Robert Glick holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Indiana University and has taught many classes on English, French, German, and Russian literature for Renesan.

This Renesan Presentation is 3 Sessions. It meets March 18, 25, and April 1. Food as Metaphor in Film Renesan Presentation Information: "In film, food is employed as a metaphor for excess and greed; conflict; passion; love and forgiveness; tradition and ritual. Different films may lead us to reflect on the meaningful act of sharing a meal, as that can be a gateway into experience, memory, opinion, and meaning. The act of making a meal helps us learn about and understand the art and cultural significance of those choices. We will discuss the films Big Night, The Taste of Things, Eat Man Drink Woman, Chocolat, Babette's Feast, Goodfellas, and Spirited Away. " About The Presenter: Bud Cox has taught literature, film, art history, and music history for more than 46 years and remains deeply enthusiastic about teaching. His recent Renesan presentations have included Six Films of 1975, Film Noir: Fatalism in L.A, Great Comic Moments in Cinema, and Gothic Romances and Dramas in Film.

This Renesan Course is 4 Sessions. This ticket covers all 4 sessions. James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Renesan Course Information: Joyce’s semi-autobiographical Portrait is considered one of the greatest examples in English of a Künstlerroman, a fictional narrative tracing an artist’s growth. In a manner sometimes ironic, sometimes sympathetic, his experimental novel chronicles the development of its protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, in turn-of-the-century Ireland. As Stephen develops, he becomes increasingly aware of the forces and structures that shape him and limit his freedom. Our discussions will focus on Joyce’s innovative narrative technique and his treatment of gender roles, sexuality, Catholicism, and Irish politics and culture. About The Instructor: Ed Walkiewicz is Professor Emeritus of English and Ann and Burns Hargis Professor Emeritus at Oklahoma State University. A prolific author of works on twentieth-century literature (and a regular Renesan discussion leader), he is the former editor in chief of the Cimarron Review.

This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session. Listening to Rivers: Large-Scale Global Art and Ecology Projects Renesan Presentation Information: "Artist, activist, and author Basia Irland will present an illustrated talk about her large-scale international projects, including “Gathering of Waters,” which fosters dialogue and connects communities along the length of rivers, in addition to our Río Grande; “Contemplation Stations” such as the three along the Santa Fe River; and hand-carved ephemeral “Ice Book” sculptures embedded with native seeds that are floated down streams to aid riparian restoration, most recently created for SITE Santa Fe. " About The Presenter: Fulbright Scholar Basia Irland creates global projects, featured in her books Water Library, Reading the River, and What Rivers Know and a monograph, Repositories. She is Professor Emerita, University of New Mexico, where she founded the Art and Ecology Program. Her projects are featured in more than seventy international publications.

This Renesan Course is 1 Session. Machiavelli: How Machiavellian Was He? Renesan Course Information: "In The Prince, Machiavelli can both discern the nature of princes and understand the nature of the people. Using this double vision, he simultaneously warns the Medici of the dangers to their rule while informing the people as to the weakness of their regime. Contrary to most opinions that Machiavelli wrote The Prince in order to gain employment with the Medici, or to provide amoral, if not immoral, reality-based advice to princes, his actual purpose was to warn the Medici not to become tyrants and to instruct the people as to just what tyranny looked like, with, most probably, the goal of undermining the Medici." About The Presenter: Jo Ann Moran Cruz is Professor of History emerita, Georgetown University, and author of five books and more than thirty articles, including a recent article on Machiavelli’s The Prince in The Journal of Political Thought. She has presented previously for Renesan on medieval women and the Black Death.

This Renesan Course is 1 Session. From Fame to Flashdance: Movie Musicals of the 1980s Renesan Course Information: 1980 marked the return of conservatism in the U.S. As a response, films like Footloose and Dirty Dancing represented the individual struggling for artistic expression against a repressive society. Victor/Victoria and Fame took on issues of gender identity, sexual orientation, race and class in a niche culture against the world at large. MTV influenced the aesthetic of these films so this formally old-fashioned genre could appeal to a younger audience and in doing so, redefined the genre itself. About The Instructor: Aaron Leventman received an M.F.A. from Columbia University and has taught locally at Santa Fe Community College and Renesan. He is an actor for film, theatre, and TV, a playwright, and former curator of film festivals. His theatre company has performed locally, virtually, and in NYC.

This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session. Native Americans in the Americas: the Surprising Antiquity Renesan Presentation Information: "New archaeological discoveries indicate that the earliest human migrations from Asia to the Americas began much earlier than we previously believed. Although the Bering Land Bridge migratory path has been expanded to include a Pacific Coast sea route, the entrada was always presumed to have begun about 13,000 years ago. New discoveries and DNA data push this date back to at least 22,000 years ago. This surprising antiquity means that we must reconsider the human role in the extinction of the Ice Age megafauna as well as the identity of the (possibly multiple) Asiatic peoples who populated the Americas." About The Presenter: Maria Smith is Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology and Anthropology (Biological Anthropology), Illinois State University. Her primary research focuses on pre-Contact health status (bioarchaeology) as it relates to subsistence, social status, age, and biological sex. Research areas are the Eastern and Western Tennessee Valley, Central Illinois, and Cochiti Reservoir (New Mexico).

This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session. Nature at a Crossroads: Can AI Save the Planet? Renesan Presentation Information: "The planet is facing multiple challenges due to human activities. Our exploitation of the planet’s resources has exceeded its capacity, and we live in a state of ecological imbalance. We expect technology to solve these problems, but can it? This presentation explains the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and shares the current research aimed at saving biodiversity, reversing mass extinction, and protecting animals, humans, and the environment." About The Presenter: Yolanda Eisenstein is an animal lawyer, adjunct professor, and author whose focus is wildlife conservation. She is president of the Animal Law Commission of Union Internationale des Avocats and serves on the boards of Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa and Wild Animal Initiative.

This Renesan Course is 1 Session. Colin Jacobsen on How to Program an Orchestral Concert Renesan Course Information: Colin Jacobsen, music director of Santa Fe Pro Musica, is also a skilled concert programmer, noted for his wide-ranging and thought-provoking selections. He’ll use the group’s orchestra concerts on March 14 and 15, as well as other concerts from Pro Musica’s recent past and future, as examples. The March repertory includes a world premiere plus Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Kurt Weill’s Youkali, a work by Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, and the big-band classic “Big Noise from Winnetka.” About The Instructor: Hailed as “one of the most interesting figures on the classical music scene” by The Washington Post, Jacobsen co-founded the string quartet Brooklyn Rider and the chamber ensemble The Knights. He frequently performed with Pro Musica prior to being appointed its music director in 2022.

This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session. Senator Peter Wirth: Recap of the 2026 New Mexico Legislative Session Renesan Presentation Information: "Join New Mexico Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth for a special briefing on this year’s Legislative Session, including which issues were resolved, which issues failed, and which issues were left undetermined until a further special session or next year’s Legislative Session. A major consideration of the biannual 30-day session is always the State’s annual budget, which this year includes funds for universal free child care. Other issues on the agenda include a number of major health care proposals, such as medical malpractice reform and interstate medical compacts, which are designed to make it easier for health care practitioners to obtain New Mexican licensure and to help New Mexico attract and retain healthcare providers." About The Presenter: Peter Wirth was elected to the New Mexico State House of Representatives in 2004 and became a State Senator in 2008. He currently serves as the Senate Majority Leader and is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee.

This Renesan Course is 1 Session. Star Axis: The Land Art Project in New Mexico Created by Charles Ross Renesan Course Information: The light artist Charles Ross conceived of Star Axis in 1971 and started construction on this land art project in eastern New Mexico in 1976. All of Star Axis’s shapes and angles are determined by earth-to-star alignments. They are built into the sculpture so that we can experience them in human scale. Star Axis offers an intimate experience of how the earth's environment extends into the space of the stars. Charles Ross will complete the project in 2026. About The Instructor: Jamie Clements is the former President/CEO of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation. He is currently working with Charles Ross and his wife and fellow artist Jill O'Bryan on a fundraising campaign to open Star Axis to the public.

This Renesan Course is 2 Sessions. This ticket covers both sessions. The Great Deception: FDR’s Last Campaign, 1944 Renesan Course Information: In March 1944 President Franklin Roosevelt was in the final year of his unprecedented third term as US President. At the time, his general physician noted that “Roosevelt represents a textbook case of untreated hypertension progressing to [likely] organ failure and death from stroke.” It’s unclear how much FDR knew of his diagnosis (but he definitely knew he needed treatment) or the timeline of worsening. Family members and close staff knew he was failing but not all the details. Still, FDR ran for a fourth term. Already hiding his paralysis from the public, he, his family and staff went to great lengths to distract and disguise his worsening heart condition. And he won. He died 100 days after being sworn in. About The Instructor: Allen Stone, a retired broadcast journalist who witnessed and reported on many key events of the 1960s and 1970s, received the prestigious duPont-Columbia award for work (with others) on the 40th anniversary of the JFK assassination. For Renesan, he has made several presentations connecting past and current events.

This Renesan Course is 1 Session. The Roots and Rise of 1960s Soul Music Renesan Course Information: "Dick Rosemont explores what became labeled soul music, rising out of rhythm and blues of the '50s—from Sam Cooke, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and beyond. The presentation is enhanced by numerous photos and music examples." About The Instructor: "Dick formed his first rock band in 1963. He has produced and hosted radio programs on both public and commercial stations, and his music articles have appeared in various publications. After 50 years, he still buys and sells record albums, now here in Santa Fe."

This Renesan Course is 1 Session. Ukraine, Putin, the Russian Federation Renesan Course Information: "Donald Gluck reviews Ukraine’s history from 9th century Kyivan Rus, through the 1649 to 1764 Cossack Hetmanate, to today’s republic, emphasizing the Orange and Maidan Revolutions, and Russian Federation aggression. The last includes the covert war of 2014 and the massive invasion beginning in 2022. He details the authoritarian trajectory of Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation and explores Putin’s irridentist longing for lost land; revanchist passion over despoiled honor; and the realpolitik of capturing bountiful Ukraine." About The Instructor: "Donald Gluck, Ph.D., was an aerospace engineer. He supported the Nunn-Lugar Threat Reduction Program, working for several years with Russian and Ukrainian scientists. After retirement, he taught classes in foreign films, the Soviet Union, Mao’s China, and the Holocaust for lifelong learning organizations including Renesan."

In Mascha Schilinski’s transcendent SOUND OF FALLING, fragments from a hundred years in one farmhouse coalesce into a cinematic flood of memory. Germany’s shortlisted Best International Feature Film entry to the 98th Academy Awards® tracks the lives of four adolescent girls (Alma, Erika, Angelika, Lenka) across the last century – their desires and distress, their secrets and truths, their encounters with another’s gaze and defiant gaze in return. Though separated by time, far-reaching resonances emerge as echoes of experience linger. Sensual and sensory, this awe-inducing Cannes prizewinner invites audiences to witness an eternal summer, a constant now, and ask: what is looking back at us from the past – or perhaps even from the future?

Sugar Island immerses us in the Dominican Republic’s sugarcane fields, where Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager, navigates an unwanted pregnancy and the harsh labor that defines her world. Director Johanné Gómez Terrero masterfully blends social realism, spirituality, and Afro-futurism to expose the enduring legacy of colonial exploitation. As Makenya confronts family burdens and the specter of displacement, a mysterious theater troupe's arrival illuminates the haunting connections between past and present struggles. As Makenya battles for her future, her grandfather fights for justice, and displacement looms, the film delivers a lyrical, visually rich exploration of identity, survival, and the explores the enduring power of cultural memory. Spain/Dominican Republic, 2024, 91 mins, drama in Haitian and Spanish (with English subtitles), Johanne Gomez Terrero, dir.

The Harlem Cultural Festival took place the same summer as the famed Woodstock festival, and boasted an attendance on par with that concert 100 miles away. Over 300,000 people attended, yet it received virtually no coverage from the mainstream media. The 40 hours of never-seen-before footage has remained in storage for the past 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost - until now. It features many extraordinary performances by artists including Stevie Wonder, Sly and The Family Stone, Nina Simone, B.B. King, the Staple Singers, the 5th Dimension, David Ruffin, Mahalia Jackson, Ray Barretto and Gladys Knight and the Pips.

After years of living alone, an eccentric black and white couple find real companionship and romance.

1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral’s ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) – driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.

Anna, an artist, and Magnús, a fisherman, live with their three children and charismatic sheepdog in the quiet grandeur of the Icelandic countryside. As the fractures in their marriage come to the surface, the couple try to hold onto the afterimages of a life together and make sense of a deep and lingering devotion. Filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason (Godland) brings surprising humor and emotional weight to this gorgeous, intimate, and brilliantly expansive scenes from a marriage, amidst the majestic backdrop of the changing seasons.

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.