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Explore what it means to connect, what it means to bridge, and to share, utilizing dance as a conduit. These films speak to two sides of movement and how it gives us purchase to translate experience. As MEMORY AS A MISSIONARY POSITION visualizes the estuaries between our both human and non-human ancestors through instinct and movement, RHYTHM OF OUR OWN documents the education of traditional dance as a vessel to traverse one’s homeland.
In this program
Memory as Missionary Position
Directed by Brigitte Leilani Axelrode
Through the language of poetry and the art of movement, a Pasifika wahine reawakens her connection to the land and her body, confronting colonial histories while celebrating ancestral power and eroticism.
A Rhythm of Our Own
Directed by Zaynah Waseem
A Rhythm of Our Own follows the journey of Pakistani-American Kathak artist, Farah Yasmeen Shaikh as she creates a space for the South Asian-American diaspora to honor and celebrate their shared history through the artistic practice of Kathak—one of eight forms of South Asian classical dance practiced across India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Dates & Times
Directors Guild of America
May 1, 2025
8:00 pm
