Documentary · United States of America · 2024 · 17m

Oryza : Healing Ground

Director

Cast

Crew

Tamara Shogaolu — Director of Photography Samantha Kahrar — Editor Tamara Shogaolu — Producer Riyad Alnwii — Producer

Tagline

This experimental animated documentary interrogates the colonial legacies embedded in archives through the lens of Black land stewards.

Synopsis

This experimental animated documentary interrogates the colonial legacies embedded in archives through the lens of Black land stewards. Combining live-action footage, archival material, and animation, Oryza: Healing Ground reimagines archives as dynamic, living systems. A custom-built Artificial Intelligence system centered on Black histories, creates evolving digital motifs on Afrocentric perspectives, challenging the exclusion of Black voices from AI and algorithmic technologies.

Key Collaborators

Tamara Shogaolu Director Tamara Shogaolu Director of Photography Samantha Kahrar Editor Tamara Shogaolu Producer Riyad Alnwii Producer

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