"The Armor of Light" is an acclaimed documentary directed by Abigail Disney— outspoken critic of American capitalism, philanthropist, filmmaker, and daughter of Walt Disney Company co-founder Roy O. Disney.

The film tells the story of Evangelical minister Rob Schenck, a fixture on the political far right, who breaks with orthodoxy by questioning whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life. The film earned the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary.

​​​Watch the trailer at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/the-armor-of-light

The screening will open with "Steamboat Willie" film short. A cultural artifact of extraordinary significance, the 1928 animated short that launched Mickey and Minnie Mouse loses its copyright protection and entered the public domain on January 1, 2024.

*** Meet award-winning filmmaker and activist Abigail Disney at the 4th Annual Albany Film Festival on Saturday, April 6th, with her 2022 film about America’s culture of inequality, "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales." ***