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Texts from the 1969 American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz and letters from supporters propel an exploration of political yearning, emancipatory architecture and failed utopias. What does it mean to claim land that has more value as a symbol than as a potential home? And how does that symbol function beyond the boundaries of its geographic limits?

Chris Kennedy is an independent filmmaker, programmer and writer currently living in Toronto. He programmed for the Images Festival from 2003-06, Pleasure Dome from 2000-06 and co-founded the ongoing screening series Early Monthly Segments in 2009. His short experimental films have screened at over one hundred film festivals worldwide and he has presented film programs in Egypt, Belgium, Germany, the US and Canada. He holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.