Holding Back the Tide (Bellwether, Free-to-Members)

Name: Holding Back the Tide (Bellwether, Free-to-Members)
Start: 2024-11-14T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 28 Amity St, Amherst, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01002

Schedule

Thu Nov 14 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

28 Amity St, Amherst, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01002 | Amherst, MA

HOLDING BACK THE TIDE is an impressionistic hybrid documentary that traces the oyster through its many life cycles in New York, once the world’s oyster capital.
Now their specter haunts the city through queer characters embodying ancient myth, discovering the overlooked history and biology of the bivalve that built the city.
As environmentalists restore them to the harbor, we look to the oyster as a queer icon, entangled with nature, with much to teach about our continued survival.
Director Emily Packer joins us in person for a post-film conversation.
This screening is free to Amherst Cinema Members.
Emily Packer was a fellow in the 2018-2019 Collaborative Studio at UnionDocs in Brooklyn, and is a proud alumna of the anomalous Hampshire College. Her work has been screened across the country, including at Anthology Film Archives, BlackStar Film Festival, DOCNYC, and others including a three-day border art event that she organized in San Diego-Tijuana called “Arte on the Line.”
In addition to her independent work, Emily is a freelance editor, producer, and serves on programming committees for film festivals in New York City. Emily collects voicemails for future use; consider yourself notified.