Oryza : Healing Ground

Overview

This experimental animated documentary interrogates the colonial legacies embedded in archives through the lens of Black land stewards. Combining live-action footage, archival material, and animation, Oryza: Healing Ground reimagines archives as dynamic, living systems. A custom-built Artificial Intelligence system centered on Black histories, creates evolving digital motifs on Afrocentric perspectives, challenging the exclusion of Black voices from AI and algorithmic technologies.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 17, 2024

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America, Netherlands

Production

Sundance Institute,NL Film,Ado Ato Pictures,Black Public Media,International Heritage Cooperation Program of the National Archives of the Netherlands

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded