Words Before All Else: Oral Histories in the Digital Age, 2018

Saturday, July 14
Jackman Hall (317 Dundas St. West) |7pm
Screening

What happens when traditional stories are envisioned digitally? In an era where the physical blends into the digital, what is the (a)/(e)ffect on oral transmissions of knowledge, art, ideas, and cultural material from one generation to another? What is lost in a society that does not acknowledge specific types of histories? How have digital technologies transformed traditional storytelling? The works in this program make use of experimental forms of computer animation in order to work through these questions.

Works by:
Zacharias Kunuk
Mary Kunuk
Zack Khalil + Adam Shingwak Khalil
Trevino L. Brings Plenty
Elizabeth LaPensée
Skawennati
Doug Smarch Jr.