Center for Indigenous Studies Presents
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]
Film screening and directors panel
Monday, April 27, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
A Screening & Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies Alumni Speaker Series with directors Adam Khalil ‘11 and Zack Khalil ‘14, co-presented by the Center for Moving Image Arts. Panel discussion will follow the screening. 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center