Obsidian Reflections

Obsidian ReflectionsSaturday, July 19, 2025, 2–5 PMPhilosophical Research Society3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027Limited 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 indigenous 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. Film ProgramNaomi Rincón-Gallardo, Opossum Resilience (2019), 16:01 minutesEdgar Calel, Xar –Sueño de obsidiana (2020), 13:06 minutesCaroline Monnet, Ikwé (2009), 4:45 minutesKite, Winyan Yamni (Triple Woman): Three Dreams (2021), 13:51 minutesSky Hopinka, Mnemonics of Shape and Reason (2021), 4:13 minutesTheo Jean Cuthand, Reclamation (2018), 13:11 minutesJavier Ocampo Hernández, DECULO NIZADOR (2023), 3:27 minutesSkawennati, The Peacemaker Returns (2017), 18:36 minutesColectivo Los Ingrávidos, Coyolxauhqui (2017), 9:46 minMariana Castillo Deball, There is a space later in time where you are just a memory (2010), 7:00 minutesCannupa Hanska Luger, Shadow holding shape to experience the energy of the sun. Future Ancestral Technologies (2021), 5:00 minutes More Info below.