SDSU Connect World Languages and Cultures Film Festival: Blood Quantum

315 N Phillips Ave,Sioux Falls SD 57104

01 November, 2022

Description

In honor of American Indian Heritage Month the South Dakota State University School of American and Global Studies, Wokini, and SDSU Connect, are hosting a free screening of the movie Blood Quantum at the Orpheum Theatre at 7:45 PM. The event will start at 3 pm with a keynote address by Dr. Kim Tallbear on identity, genetic ancestry, and blood quantum. At 6:30 pm, before the film screening, we will have a panel discussion with two of the actors, Michael Greyeyes and Gary Farmer. Both the reception and film are free and open to the public, but tickets are encouraged. Synopsis: The dead are coming back to life and almost all of Earth's population are decimated due to a zombie virus, except for the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, whose indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague. Languages: English; Mi'kmaq Thank you to the South Dakota Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities for their generous support of the SDSU School of American & Global Studies World Languages and Cultures Film Festival. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxWrPr3XQjc