Bard Alumni Filmmakers Adam Khalil ’11 and Zack Khalil ’14 Named 2020–22 Firelight Documentary Lab Fellows

Firelight Media has named Bard alumni Adam Khalil ’11 and Zack Khalil ’14 among the 14 Fellows selected for the 2020–22 Firelight Documentary Lab. The 18-month program supporting Black, indigenous, and other filmmakers of color is now in its 11th year. The two brothers will receive support for their film Aanikoobijigan (ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild), of which they write, “Locked away in the sterile storage of museums and archives, our ancestor’s remains struggle to find their way home. This film follows eleven Indigenous repatriation specialists that make up MACPRA (Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural Preservation & Repatriation Alliance), fighting to rebury and return ancestors from settler-colonial libraries, archives, and museums.”

Post Date: 11-03-2020