Powerlands

75 mins.
Directed by Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso
NR
2022

Playing through Thursday, December 1.
 

  • Ticket price:  $12 general admission, $9 for Amherst Cinema Members
  • Watch window:  30 days to start watching, 48 hours to finish once started
  • How to watch:  Through the internet browser on your computer, tablet, or smart phone
     

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Co-presented in Virtual Cinema with the UMass Amherst Energy Transition Institute, ahead of the Powerlands Extravaganza on December 1.

The Powerlands Extravaganza will feature a discussion with the film's director, questions and answers with university deans and faculty, a dinner featuring Native American cuisine, and a big screen viewing of the POWERLANDS. Click here for more information on this in-person screening and event.


A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born.

On this personal and political journey, she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents.

Winner of Best Feature at the American Documentary & Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) 2022.