A screening of the film by Bennie Klain

In this compelling and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art, Navajo filmmaker Bennie Klain takes viewers into the world of contemporary Navajo weavers and their struggles for self-sufficiency. Highlighting untold stories and colorful characters involved in the making and selling of Navajo rugs, Weaving Worlds explores the lives of Diné artisans and their unique—and often controversial—relationship with reservation traders. The film artfully relates the Diné concepts of kinship and reciprocity with the human and cultural connections to sheep, wool, water and the land, showing how Indigenous artisans strive for cultural vitality and environmental sustainability in the face of globalization by “reweaving the world.”

Wednesday, May 24, 6 pm
38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall

Free with registration

This screening is organized in conjunction with the exhibition Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest, on view in the Bard Graduate Center Gallery (through July 9, 2023). Book your tickets now.