Mining Memories: Black Radical Archival Practices

Darol Olu Kae, Jen Everett, Don Thomas, Jamie Robertson, and Dana Washington
NR; Shorts series; 60 minutes

Mining Memories: Black Radical Archival Practices is a series of five short films exploring the various ways filmmakers engage with Black memory and archives. Each film demonstrates the power of experimentation, utilizing archival sources that range from personal to institutional. Together, the films offer a poetic reflection on time, introspection, and politics of the world we live in.

A discussion with filmmaker and video artist Devon “Vonnie” Smith and Dallas-based filmmaker Don Thomas, will follow the screening.

This event is free and open to the public. Screening will be held in the Modern’s auditorium.

This short film program is curated by Smith; the video-based artist’s work can be seen in the exhibition Home Made, on view June 7–August 9 at Kinfolk House.

Kinfolk House is a collaborative project space that inhabits a 100-year-old historic home, where community and art converge in the predominantly Black and Latina/e/o neighborhood of Polytechnic in Fort Worth, Texas. Its goal is to uplift the beauty, talent, and culture of Polytechnic and feed its creativity by offering collaborative exhibitions, events, and educational opportunities. Through partnerships with community-minded creatives and project-based artists, Kinfolk House builds outside the preconceived ideas of “what art is,” exploring the intersections of life, cultural pursuits, and artistry.