New York Cultural Center
HUMAN AFFAIRS
Dialogues on events
that shape our world
Dialogues on events
that shape our world
| SEPTEMBER 12TH A conversation about the effects of 9/11 on the filmmaking industry, followed by the screening of the movie “SEPTEMBER 12TH”, winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2005 Long Island Film Festival Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 2pm THE LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE 111 East 59th Street Speakers: SALVATORE PETROSINO Director of Operations Film/Video/Animation Department of School of VISUAL ARTS EUGENE STAVIS Film Historian – School of VISUAL ARTS JOHN TOUHEY Director of SEPTEMBER 12TH The tragedy of 9/11, as everybody who was in the city clearly recalls, signaled to all, even if maybe only for a brief moment, that life is dominated by something mysterious, overwhelming, bigger than us, irreducible to any kind of analysis. Something that reveals the thirst for good in the individual and, at the same time, the possibility of evil. This mysterious aspect of life from time to time comes to the surface, and seldom did it become as evident as in the days immediately following 9/11. The mystery of evil and death, but also of the unspeakable testimony of all who died; the mystery of that magnificent example of dedication and sacrifice shown by so many people who gave their best to face the tragedy. And, ultimately, the mystery of the hope that the entire people of this city and of our nation witnessed to the world in those terrible days. It is to this mystery, hidden in the heart of the single person, that the movie "September 12th" points to. |
MEMORY AND
IDENTITYExploring our
heritage
Testing our tradition
IDENTITYExploring our
heritage
Testing our tradition
BEAUTY WILL SAVE
THE WORLD
Discovering the world
of arts: performances
and presentations
THE WORLD
Discovering the world
of arts: performances
and presentations
MEETINGS AT
THE CROSSROADS
Face to face with...
THE CROSSROADS
Face to face with...
"Certainly there were many
evils that
the men of ancient times
suffered.
But there were, however, the
men of wisdom.
These would teach to other
men the principle
of mutual cohabitation and
of mutual support.
These wise ones chose their
rulers and teachers.
They put to flight the reptiles,
serpents and wild beasts,
and they established man's
primacy.
For those who were cold,
they made clothes;
for those who were hungry,
they prepared food;
for those who lived in trees ...
or in caves ... they made
houses.
They instructed the workers
that they might make utensils;
the merchants that they
might trade things
that they had or of which
they were lacking;
the doctors who would use
the medicines ...
They inculcated recognition
toward benefactors;
they instituted norms that
would assign each to his
proper place.
They created music that
would dissipate the sadness
built up in the
heart,
the government that would
give a shock to negligence,
the punishments that would
break down obstinance.
And since men were
cheating one another
the wise ones dictated to
them...
bushels, liters, weights and
scales in order that they keep
faith in
selling.
And now there are those who
say:
"let's smash these bushels, let's
smash these scales
and then the people won't
have anything to argue
about anymore."
Han Yu (768-824 B.C.),
Fragments of
Chinese Doctrine
evils that
the men of ancient times
suffered.
But there were, however, the
men of wisdom.
These would teach to other
men the principle
of mutual cohabitation and
of mutual support.
These wise ones chose their
rulers and teachers.
They put to flight the reptiles,
serpents and wild beasts,
and they established man's
primacy.
For those who were cold,
they made clothes;
for those who were hungry,
they prepared food;
for those who lived in trees ...
or in caves ... they made
houses.
They instructed the workers
that they might make utensils;
the merchants that they
might trade things
that they had or of which
they were lacking;
the doctors who would use
the medicines ...
They inculcated recognition
toward benefactors;
they instituted norms that
would assign each to his
proper place.
They created music that
would dissipate the sadness
built up in the
heart,
the government that would
give a shock to negligence,
the punishments that would
break down obstinance.
And since men were
cheating one another
the wise ones dictated to
them...
bushels, liters, weights and
scales in order that they keep
faith in
selling.
And now there are those who
say:
"let's smash these bushels, let's
smash these scales
and then the people won't
have anything to argue
about anymore."
Han Yu (768-824 B.C.),
Fragments of
Chinese Doctrine
A place where roads meet. A time of change.
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