Mixed Genre

Spotlight on Community Healing: Narratives of Transformative Love

Spotlight on Community Healing: Narratives of Transformative Love

A spotlight for community healing with an arts-healing workshop, Narratives of Transformative Love which amplifies the community’s inner-healing by identifying & breaking down internalized oppression to recreate a positive and authentic self-image. Here, art & writing is used to address past wounds/traumas, judgements, negative criticisms, and societal expectations in order to heal and transform our identity to reflect our strengths… Read more →

You. Me. A Place To Be.

In this community-inspired mural, multidisciplinary artist ponnapa prakkamakul uses bright colors and whimsy to celebrate the collective experience of living, learning, playing, exploring, and being in Allston-Brighton. Navigate through beloved landmarks and favorite foods, Braille stories and lush landscapes to (re)discover and appreciate the neighborhood’s eclectic treasures. Through collaborative design, prakkamakul connects people and their environment to better understand cultural displacement and… Read more →

Katasumbika

The trailer above gives a vivid glimpse of Petna Ndaliko Katondolo’s film Katasumbika. The world was shocked to witness the people in eastern DR Congo demand the departure of the UN peacekeepers, even resorting to force. How can we understand this outrage toward a mission that is supposed to help the people? Through a testimonial approach, the film Katasumbika reflects on what… Read more →

Maajhi Re

“​Maajhi Re” (Original song) – Lyrics & Translation  Maajhi re maajhi re o maajhi re (x 2)                                 Boatman, o boatman Aankhen meri kar roshan maajhi re                                 Light up my eyes o boatman Saanson mein bhar de phir rang maajhi re                         Bring colors into my life o boatman Meri naiyya, ho meri naiyya… Meri naiyya khadi hai ek kinaare My boat… Read more →

Dream Deferred

Well before the civil unrest from the summer of 2020 after George Floyd’s murder, activists have been taking to the streets for decades to address the racism and police brutality perpetuated in the USA and on the global front on other countries through the USA and European colonization. Here is Nicolas Hyacinthe’s artistic representation of the current Civil Rights Movement,… Read more →

Nicolas Hyacinthe’s “Hard Edges & Soft Embraces”

Nicolas Hyacinthe is of two cultures, countries, and languages. Every day he straddles the vast chasm within these identities. His story isn’t unique of the Haitian diaspora, but his perspective is. Photography and film are bridges that allow him to navigate from his world to ours.  Hard Edges & Soft Embraces is a multi-media meditation on returning home to Haiti… Read more →