Indie Lens Pop-Up: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project Online Screening

Join WXXI for Virtual Screening of a documentary that tells how television has shaped us and the world of today. What do we learn about truth seeking in an Age of Misinformation and Oversaturation?

Marion Stokes was dedicated to furthering and protecting the truth — so much so that she recorded American television 24 hours a day for over 30 years. In total, Marion recorded on 70,000 VHS tapes, capturing revolutions, lies, wars, triumphs, and catastrophes that tell us who we were and how television has shaped the world of today.

What might we learn from Marion Stokes? How do we further and protect the truth in the age of misinformation?

Join WXXI for this national Independent Lens Pop-Up OVEE virtual screening of Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project on Tuesday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. 

Featuring a talkback with director Matt Wolf, producer Kyle Martin, film subject Michael Metelits, and Roger Macdonald, Television Archive Fellow at the Internet Archive.

Register Here For the Online Screening:

Also airing on WXXI-TV on June 15th at 10PM

This event is hosted by Indie Lens Pop-Up and Internet Archive, in collaboration with WXXI Public Media, Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement, Ashé Cultural Arts Center, Basin PBS, California Film Institute, Charitable Film Network, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Global Peace Film Festival, Kansas City Public Library, KIXE, KQED, National Conference for Community & Justice, Panhandle PBS, PBS Hawai‘i, Pickford Film Center, Presa House Gallery, Roanoke Public Libraries, Red River Theatres, RiverRun International Film Festival Films With Class, Tillotson Center, WCTE, WKAR Public Media, and WSIU Public Broadcasting.

With support from ITVS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS. 
Special thanks to our local partner: Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ)

About Indie Lens Pop-Up
Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on the PBS series Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders, and organizations to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics to family and relationships. Make friends, share stories, and join the conversation.