Within the past thirty years, Indigenous cinema has grown to new heights despite the social, economic, and political barriers that Indigenous creators have faced in order to bring their stories to life. What has resulted are extremely creative, innovative, and genre-bending stories that disrupt hegemonic narratives, embody the complexity, history, and experiences of Indigenous communities, and showcase the deep multifaceted talents of Indigenous filmmakers. The films in this three-program series are small windows to those stories, to the collective visioning and world-building created within and by Indigenous communities, from the Nunatsiavut territory to Iximulew to Turtle Island, to here, on Matinecock, Canarsie, Lekawe (Rockaway), and Munsee Lenape land. 

The second program, Memories of the Land, highlights stories that focus on honoring Indigenous communities and the knowledge they hold. The program will feature fictional works, such as Edgar Sajcabun’s short film, El Camino es Largo, a tender yet heavy Maya Kaqchikel story from Guatemala, and experimental documentary works, such as Ati’t directed by Ixmucané Saloj Oroxom from the Lemow Collective from Guatemala. 

For more information, please visit the event website.