SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM
69 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by various filmmakers. In various languages with English subtitles.
NOTE: This collection of short films will screen on a loop from 11 am-5 pm, and guests may enter anytime.
Facing a climate crisis, the Reciprocity Project embraces Indigenous value systems that have bolstered communities since the beginning of time. To heal, we must recognize that we are in relationship with Earth, a place that was in balance since time immemorial.
This short film series and multimedia platform invites learning from time-honored and current Indigenous ways of being.
In many Indigenous languages, there is no word for reciprocity; rather, it's embedded in every aspect of existence, connecting all beings, seen and unseen. With this in mind, we aim to Indigenize the current conversation about the climate crisis—a man-made catastrophe often described as 'unprecedented'. Through stories that explore the value of reciprocity, made by and about communities that have survived and thrived through other man-made catastrophes, we seek hope for humanity.