
This experimental animated documentary interrogates the colonial legacies embedded in archives through the lens of Black land stewards. Combining live-action footage, archival material, and animation, Oryza: Healing Ground reimagines archives as dynamic, living systems. A custom-built Artificial Intelligence system centered on Black histories, creates evolving digital motifs on Afrocentric perspectives, challenging the exclusion of Black voices from AI and algorithmic technologies.
| Release Date | November 17, 2024 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Oryza : Healing Ground | |
| Runtime | 17min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America, Netherlands | |
| Production Companies | Ado Ato PicturesSundance InstituteBlack Public MediaInternational Heritage Cooperation Program of the National Archives of the NetherlandsNL Film | |