This edition: Spells for Safety
Episode Details
Original tape date: August 14, 2026. First aired: August 14, 2026.Through memory, grounding practices, and the natural world, a trans person of color embarks on a journey back to themselves, discovering that home can be found physically, spiritually, and emotionally. (7 min, Documentary, Dir. River 瑩瑩 Dandelion)
Director River 瑩瑩 Dandelion joins us in the CUNY TV studio to discuss how they weave poetry and filmmaking to connect with the unseen and unspoken in “Spells for Safety”, a poetic short film about finding emotional safety and reconnecting with oneself during times of turmoil.
Watch the conversation now on CUNY TV. “Spells for Safety” airs as part of the Frame by Frame: Third World Newsreel Showcase. Stream this film and many more for a limited time on CUNY TV. Link in bio.
Guest List
River Ying Dandelion Director, Spells for Safety
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:00pm
- Mediha
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:30pm
- TWN Showcase Studio
- Friday, August 14 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:00pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:00pm
- En Común
- Friday, August 14 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:30pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:30pm
- Right to Exit
- Friday, August 14 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:50pm
- Friday, August 21 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:50pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:50pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:50pm
- Reciprocity: Summer
- Friday, August 14 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:05pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:05pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:05pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:05pm
- Broken Whole
- Friday, August 14 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:20pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:20pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:20pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:20pm
- Who Told You...You Were Free?
- Friday, August 14 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:35pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:35pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:35pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:35pm
- Harlem. Love
- Friday, August 14 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:45pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:45pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:45pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:45pm
- Spells for Safety
- Friday, August 14 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:55pm
- Friday, August 21 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:55pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:55pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:55pm
- Women's Village / Jinwar
- Friday, July 24 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 3:05pm
- The Address
- Friday, July 24 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:45pm
- Ezda
- Friday, July 24 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:30pm
- Mediha
- Friday, July 17 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 18 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 19 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 7 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:30pm
- The Hole in the Wall / Biraxane
- Friday, July 10 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:55pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:55pm
- Against Forgetting
- Friday, July 10 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:30pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:30pm
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Friday, July 10 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 11 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 12 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 17 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 18 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 19 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 24 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 7 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:00pm
