SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM
“[A] beautiful example of culture’s power to remind us all that we are part of nature and that the survival of the Earth cannot be separated from the health of society.”
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.