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"A’ai" Film Screening and Conversation with Louise Miranda Ramirez, Kalie Granier, and Alexandria Casares

Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
IAS Galleries, 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz 95060
Presented by: 
Institute of the Arts and Sciences

A screening and conversation with artist Kalie Granier and members of the Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation, Chairwoman Louise J. Miranda Ramirez, and Alexandria Casares. The speakers will discuss the short film A’ai, which imagines the perspective of a pelican lamenting the recent kelp forest decline along the Central California coast, warning of the consequences for the ecosystem at large. Chairwoman Ramirez and Alexandria Casares collaboratively translated Granier’s script into Ex’celen and the film features Casares as its narrator and performer. 

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