Phantasmaphile and OBSERVATORY proudly present a screening of the film, FOR THE NEXT 7 GENERATIONS, a documentary about a group of female shamans who call themselves the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.
Date: Saturday, January 30th
Time: 8pm (film runs 84 minutes, and will be followed by Q&A with the director, Carole Hart)
Admission: $5
50% of the proceeds for this screening will be donated to the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers
Synopsis:
In
2004, thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by
their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering,
where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of
Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. This is their story. Four years
in-the-making and shot on location in the Amazon rainforest, the
mountains of Mexico, North America, and at a private meeting with the
Dalai Lama in India, For the Next 7 Generations follows what happens
when these wise women unite. Facing a world in crisis, they share with
us their visions of healing and a call for change now, before it’s too
late. This film documents their unparalleled journey and timely
perspectives on a timeless wisdom.
Grandmother’s Mission Statement:
“We,
the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, represent a
global alliance of prayer, education and healing for our Mother Earth,
all her inhabitants, all the children, and for the next seven
generations to come. We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented
destruction of our Mother Earth and the destruction of indigenous ways
of life. We believe the teachings of our ancestors will light the way
through an uncertain future. We look to further our vision through the
realization of projects that protect our diverse cultures: lands,
medicines, language and ceremonial ways of prayer and through projects
that educate and nurture our children.”
***Q&A with Producer/Director Carole Hart will follow the screening
This
film is being shown in conjunction with the art exhibition, VISION
QUEST, up at OBSERVATORY from January 16th-February 21st.
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DIRECTIONS TO OBSERVATORY: ***PLEASE USE NEVINS ST./PROTEUS GOWANUS ENTRANCE***
Observatory
is located at 543 Union Street at Nevins St., in the Gowanus
neighborhood of Brooklyn. The entrance is currently through Proteus
Gowanus gallery, in the alley off Nevins St (see below for full
details).
R or M train to Union Street in Brooklyn:
Walk
two long blocks on Union (towards the Gowanus Canal) to Nevins Street.
543 Union Street is the large red brick building on right. Go right on
Nevins and left down alley through large black gates. Proteus Gowanus
is the second door on the left.
F or G train to Carroll Street:
Walk
one block to Union. Turn right, walk two long blocks on Union towards
the Gowanus Canal, cross the bridge, take left on Nevins, go down the
alley to Proteus Gowanus, the second door on the left.
For more information, see observatoryroom.org
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