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OEFF: 'Follow the Drinking Gourd' + 'Remothering the Land' Screening

  • Online and 2 In Person Locations (map)

For Earth Day Mini Film Fest (April 19 to 23) from One Earth Film Fest and the City of Chicago:

REMOTHERING THE LAND

Mark Decena/2022/10 min/People & Culures, Food & Agriculture

MIDWEST PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: This short film, a co-production with Patagonia Films, highlights traditional Indigenous farming practices as a source of resiliency for local communities, as well as solutions for the larger issues facing the planet.

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD

Shirah Dedman/2019/60 min/People & Culture, Food & Agriculture

MIDWEST PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Follow the Drinking Gourd” is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny and moving, this film connects the legacy of slavery, capitalism and climate change to our fight for food security.

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

Register for in person at Old St. Pat’s: https://drinkinggourdstpats.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Thursday, April 20, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT [Central]
Old St. Patrick's Church, 625 W. Adams
Community Room, St., Chicago
(entrance on DesPlaines)

Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, get refreshments, and find best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Parking is free in the parking garage attached to 625 W Adams (entrance on DesPlaines)  beginning at 6pm—guests will need to pull a ticket from the Old St. Pat's ticket machine and insert it in the Old St. Pat's ticket machine on the way out of the garage for the validation. 

Register for in person at UIC: https://drinkinggourduic.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Thursday, April 20, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT [Central]
UIC Lecture Center F6 (Building 604), 807 S. Morgan St., Chicago

Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Register for virtual screening: https://drinkinggourd.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Thursday, April 20, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

  • Alejandro Bodipo, Memba, President & CEO, OVP Management Consulting Group, Inc.

Panelists:

  • Nazshonnii Brown-Almaweri, Film Subject, Remothering the Land, Indigeneity Program Manager, Bioneers

  • William Smith, Film Subject, Remothering the Land

  • Shirah Dedman, Director, Follow the Drinking Gourd

  • Johari Cole-Kweli, Owner/Farmer, Iyabo Farms and member of Pembroke Farming Families Association