Obsidian Reflections
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 2–5 PM
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Limited free parking available on site
LACE Screening Room presents Obsidian Reflections curated by Selene Preciado with Andrea Acuña. This film program presents a selection of video works that integrate ancestral knowledge and storytelling, imagining futures where the past and present connect through the power of ruins and resilience. Obsidian Reflections features films by Edgar Calel, Mariana Castillo Deball, Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, Theo Jean Cuthand, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Sky Hopinka, Kite, Caroline Monnet, Javier Ocampo Hernández, Naomi Rincón-Gallardo, and Skawennati.
The program is followed by a musical performance with multimedia NeoCumbia artist El Keamo (@el_keamo).
Film Program
- Naomi Rincón-Gallardo, Opossum Resilience (2019), 16:01 minutes
- Edgar Calel, Xar –Sueño de obsidiana (2020), 13:06 minutes
- Caroline Monnet, Ikwé (2009), 4:45 minutes
- Kite, Winyan Yamni (Triple Woman): Three Dreams (2021), 13:51 minutes
- Sky Hopinka, Mnemonics of Shape and Reason (2021), 4:13 minutes
- Theo Jean Cuthand, Reclamation (2018), 13:11 minutes
- Javier Ocampo Hernández, DECULO NIZADOR (2023), 3:27 minutes
- Skawennati, The Peacemaker Returns (2017), 18:36 minutes
- Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, Coyolxauhqui (2017), 9:46 min
- Mariana Castillo Deball, There is a space later in time where you are just a memory (2010), 7:00 minutes
- Cannupa Hanska Luger, Shadow holding shape to experience the energy of the sun. Future Ancestral Technologies (2021), 5:00 minutes
