Matrilineage
Our mothers’ stories.
Films in this Program
United States PremiereShort Documentary
A Bear Named Jesus
In A Bear Named Jesus, a stop-motion film by Terril Calder, we meet Archer Pechawis, who is living on the rez. At Archer...
Philadelphia PremiereShort Narrative
Amina
A former astronaut struggles to come to terms with her pregnancy after losing her wife during a mission. ...
World PremiereExperimental
Wetlands of Our Mother’s Tongues in Concrete
Wetlands of our Mother’s Tongues in Concrete is an experimental film that explores the notions of transness, mothe...
Philadelphia PremiereExperimental
Into The Violet Belly
Interweaving family lore, mythology, science fiction, and digital abstraction, Into The Violet Belly captures the experi...
North America PremiereShort Documentary
Filho (Son)
Filmmaker Tomas Ponsteen was adopted from Brazil and does not feel the need to search for his biological mother. Since r...
Tickets
In Person
3:00PM EDTLightbox Film Center
3:00PM EDTLightbox Film Center
5:30PM EDTSuzanne Roberts Theatre
Virtual
12:00PM EDT