Yaangna Plays Itself

(16mm to HD video, 7 mins, 2022)

An ode to the memories of El Aliso, the sycamore tree that once stood at the center of Yaangna, the Indigenous Gabrieleno village that Los Angeles grew out from. All elements sourced in the film are from the original site and the nearby Los Angeles River.

Screenings:

The Criterion Channel - 2024-2027

Filmfort - 2024

Media City Film Festival - 2023

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive - 2023

CROSSROADS - San Francisco Cinematheque - 2023

Prismatic Ground - 2023

Mur Murs Film Series - 2023

Tacoma Film Festival - 2022

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA - 2022