Groundworks

“Groundworks” profiles four of the California Native co-creators of the “Groundworks” project—a collaborative performance on Alcatraz Island on San Francisco’s first official Indigenous People’s Day in October 2018. While weaving together these artists’ stories and their contemporary ways of sharing traditional knowledge, the “Groundworks” documentary considers issues of land management, water rights, and food security—concerns for all Americans, especially in an age of climate change. These issues are particularly acute in Indigenous communities that have called these lands home for millennia, and who remain resilient despite centuries of colonization and marginalization. We travel from traditional acorn gathering spots to the studios where the “Groundworks” performance was rehearsed before being shared after dawn, 50 years after Indians of All Tribes occupied Alcatraz.

Distributor: APT

NOLA: GDWO

License Term: October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2026

Broadcast Rights: Unlimited use/4 years

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