Ourselves in the archive. Thank you to our screening partner: <a href="https://memoryworkersguild.info/" target="_blank">Memory Workers Guild</a>.

A televisual stream of consciousness assembled from archival footage set in the Black media explosion of the 1980s. A frenetic remix of public access television, video diaries, commercial mass media and citizen journalism sequenced as short vignettes featuring musical and poetic performance, documentation of state violence, political theater, and expressions of Black love.

Remote Views

A televisual stream of consciousness assembled from archival footage set in the Black media explosion of the 1980s.

Muoz-Doic Mixtape (pronounced: moo-ah thoy) is an offering of intergenerational storytelling from the Iu Mien community of Portland, Oregon: a brief glimpse into the collective work of culture-keeping in the face of historical displacement. Dedicated to the loving memory of Cayle Tern (1977-2026), who showed us that collective power is built in the everyday.

Muoz-Doic Mixtape

Muoz-Doic Mixtape (pronounced: moo-ah thoy) is an offering of intergenerational storytelling from the Iu Mien community of Portland, Oregon: a brief glimpse into the collective work of culture-keeping in the face of historical displacement. Dedicated to the loving memory of Cayle Tern (1977-2026), who showed us that collective power is built in the everyday.

Set in the village of Bazouriye in South Lebanon, 66 Days follows filmmaker Joude Bazzoun’s return to her homeland after witnessing Israel’s 2024 onslaught on Lebanon from abroad. Through intimate conversations with her family, Joude uncovers the losses they have suffered as a result of the war. The film reflects on the importance of memory and tradition by exploring the ritual of a card game and family gatherings. 66 Days quietly resists erasure, preserving the family’s stories and heritage while celebrating the defiant joy found in simple family traditions. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/0adb806afbec1353564ce7bdbabe4a40.png" width="45">This film screens with Open Captions.

Flashing lights: 00:34-00:44, 03:53-04:04 Bomb/explosion

66 Days  (٦٦ يوماً)

After witnessing Israel’s 2024 onslaught on Lebanon from abroad, a filmmaker returns to her village in South Lebanon, where conversations with her family bring their losses to the surface. Through the ritual of a card game and family gatherings, the film reflects on the war’s threat to erase memory and the traditions that bring them together.

Intimately kaleidoscopic archival footage of nature and the African diaspora is paired with 1940s interviews of formerly enslaved people reflecting on their childhoods, allowing a window into seeing Black history through their eyes while exploring rebirth, life and death.

Blown out highlights and lens flares throughout

i wonder shall i fly

Formerly enslaved people reflect Black history through 1940s interview audio and timeless home movies.

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