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Mother Tongue Film Festival (Day 3)
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February 22, 2025
The Smithsonian’s Mother Tongue Film Festival celebrates cultural and linguistic diversity by showcasing films and filmmakers from around the world, highlighting the crucial role languages play in our daily lives. In 2025, we celebrate the festival’s tenth year with ten days of free programming: in person in Washington, DC, February 20–23 and online February 24–March 1.
All films are open captioned or subtitled in English. American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for Q&As and discussions. All venues are wheelchair accessible.
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12–2 pm
Film screening: "Uproar"
What would we do for our family or for our nation? A seventeen-year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whānau (family), and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
2:30–4 pm
Film screenings: "IBEGWA," "NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ (The South Wind)," "Gabriela," "La Espera (The Wait)," "Vaimoe," and “Uummati Attanarsimat” (Heart of Glass)
These collected shorts from around the world focus on stories intertwined with the passage of time and characters who wrestle with the boundaries of what was and what is to come. Explore what roots us, the arcs of life, and the things that return us to our beginnings.
5–6:30 pm
Film screenings: "Kūkini," "Más Mik'áátùní Tsisgò (Cut Knife Creek)," "Taumanu"
This collection of films from Hawaiʻi, Canada, and Aotearoa (New Zealand) reimagines war to consider the more-than-human encounters that take place during times of conflict and the unresolved legacies that can haunt individuals and families over generations.
7–8:30 pm
Film screenings: "Meditjin," "Dahomey"
In a world where museums are increasingly working to set past collecting practices right, these films provide another point of reflection on the ongoing work of restitution. Join us for these provocative films and discussion to follow.
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