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WEDNESDAY

In the Land of My Ancestors

All That Remains

Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Dirty Business

Verasphere

7:30pm • Wednesday, March 25 | Albany Twin Theatre MAP   

$13 (included with Festival Pass)

Reduce, reuse, recycle, recovery — healing the planet. Environmental awareness everywhere.

Q&A with filmmakers follows

Thanks to East Bay Regional Park District for underwriting this screening.

Program

In the Land of My Ancestors Rucha Chitnis (Documentary, 8:30) The living legacy of Ann Marie Sayers, a beloved Ohlone elder, who reclaimed her ancestral land in the Indian Canyon, which is now a sanctuary to many indigenous peoples who don't have traditional lands for ceremonies. Watch the trailer

All That Remains Eva Rendle (Documentary, 20:00) A year after deadly wildfires ravaged Northern California’s Wine Country, its vulnerable population of farm workers, many of them undocumented, find themselves in a heightened state of insecurity and inequality. All That Remains is a portrait of the second responders and vineyard workers who are still dealing with the aftermath of the fires, long after the media has turned away.

EAST BAY PREMIERE! Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (Elisabeth Tova Bailey, 15:00) When a woman is bedridden by a mysterious pathogen, a forest snail unexpectedly takes up residence on her nightstand. Together, the woman and snail share an intimate journey of survival and resilience. Their captivating and graceful explorations expand the boundaries of the bedroom. An intimate and surprising live action story adapted from the award-winning nonfiction memoir of the same title. Watch the trailer

Dirty Business Yutao Chen (Documentary, 12:10) Welcome to Minh Khai, Vietnam, where residents wrestle with the blessings and curses of an empire built on recycling plastic trash.

EAST BAY PREMIERE! Verasphere: A Love Story in Costume Robert James (Documentary, 20:00) During the height of the AIDS epidemic, two men discover an unlikely joy through the creation of Mrs. Vera, an outrageous costumed character made from found materials. What began as an intimate art project and a way to pass the time while they faced an inevitable death, soon took on a life of its own. Watch the trailer

Thanks to East Bay Regional Park District for underwriting this screening.