An immersive experience honoring ancestors left behind. Written & Directed by Cara Page with VR filmmaker Philip Sanchez.
This guided experience is a visual installation and an interactive, virtual-reality film that invites audiences into the story of an ancestor named-Future, who travels across time and space to take "mismemoried" ancestors home. She is arriving at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia, to meet Hattie, a former patient and worker who was left behind and forgotten by the hospital. Filmed in 360° video, this experimental, historical drama takes place on the actual campus of the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, GA. The experience explores complex histories of racism, classism and ableism in medical institutions.
Mismemoried is a new word meaning-the missed and the lost memory of ancestors when they are disappeared and/or taken from generations.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
THU, OCT 23: 2-8pm
3-6pm: Immersive experience open to the public
4-5pm: Artist talk - The team behind Psalm for the Mismemoried will discuss the making of this immersive video and installation. Learn about the creative process, craft, and behind-the-scenes insights.
6:30-8pm: Panel on the political contexts and histories of Milledgeville’s Central State Hospital, the largest psychiatric ward in the country. Panelists to be announced.
