Illusion of Abundance | Film Screening + Dance + Community Conversation

Our own future is linked to the fate of this unique and wondrous ecosystem—a connection brought to life in the short film, "Illusion of Abundance." Join us for an evening of connection, community, dance, and conversation! We will explore our relationship with Great Salt Lake and chart a path toward a world where the lake can thrive once again...

About the Film

Begun in 2022, Illusion of Abundance (IOA) is a grassroots racial, social and climate justice project. It exposes a climate and culture in crisis due to the declining Great Salt Lake. IOA illuminates the historical erasure of the natural world and indigenous knowledge systems that hold innovative and necessary concepts available for saving our climate holistically. Through dance, prose, intertribal interviews and song, research, and stunning cinematography of Utah’s waterways and the nature it supports, IOA immerses you in the possibility of positive change and building paradigms to include underrepresented voices in stewardship, artistry and decision making around natural resources, land use, and climate.

Following the screening of "Illusion of Abundance," we will be engaging the audience in an interactive conversation featuring an array of artists, experts, activists, including:

Jake Dreyfous, Managing Director of Grow The Flow

Darren Parry, Former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

Teri Harman, Gardner, Author, Educator

Sophia Cutrubus, Author, Illusion of Abundance Narrative, Performer

The event is FREE and open to the public. Following the program, you are invited to continue the conversation over refreshments.

Presented by Albion Financial Group, Brolly Arts, and Torrey House Press.

Host or Publisher Strangerville Live + Torrey House Press