Canadian Premiere
A quest to change honorific bird names in light of their colonial namesakes leads to further inquiry into the projected colonization of the red planet.
Dr. Robert Driver
USA
2025
English
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Credits & Director
Cinematography
Malic Amalya
Editor
Malic Amalya
Original Music
Nathan Hill
Malic Amalya
Visceral and cacophonous, Malic Amalya’s films traverse gritty landscapes of abandoned buildings, blast zones, and backrooms. His 16mm films and digital videos have screened widely and are distributed by Canyon Cinema in San Francisco and Light Cone in Paris. Amalya is an Assistant Professor of Experimental Media and Film Production at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.
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