Living Memory Shorts Program
This film program brings together a collection of works by Indigenous filmmakers whose practices center cultural memory, sovereignty, and creative resistance. Through a range of visual languages and storytelling traditions, the films honor enduring relationships to land, community, and spirit.
This screening will be part of the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Friday Night: Indigenous Heritage Edition. The night will also include music and dance by Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac and gallery talks that highlight indigenous stories in the collection. Community partners tabling throughout the night showcase some of the different work happening through indigenous-focused organizations in Philadelphia.
Learn more about the event and purchase tickets here.
Where
Philadelphia Art Museum
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA
When
Friday, November 14
6-8PM
What
Short film block
Film Program
- Tiger
Directed by Loren Waters
Tiger highlights an Indigenous, award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist and elder, Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger T-shirt company.
Kanenon:we - Original Seeds
Directed by Katsitsionni Fox
Kanenon:we – Original Seeds features three Haudenosaunee women who are stepping back into their sacred responsibility as seed keepers, honoring the work of our ancestors by regenerating and rematriating sacred seeds for future generations and offering a glimpse into the challenges facing the world related to food security. - Pili Ka Moʻo
Directed by Justyn Ah Chong
The Fukumitsu ‘Ohana (family) of Hakipu’u are Native Hawaiian taro farmers. When a nearby corporation digs up the Fukumitsu’s familial burial ground to further their development plans, the ‘Ohana are drawn into a logistically and emotionally complex quest to preserve their ancestral land.
Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice
Directed by Zacharias Kunuk
A young shaman must face her first test-a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill.