Film Screening – Standing Above the Clouds

Join us for a screening of Standing Above the Clouds on November 17, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, at Morgridge Hall, WARF Centennial Room 7560, UW-Madison, 1205 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706.  Organized by Makamae Sniffen (MEd, MA), the screening is in collaboration with UW-Madison’s Indigenous Student Center, APIDA Student Center, and Nelson Institute in celebration of Native November.

The Standing Above the Clouds documentary follows Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists as they stand to protect Mauna Kea, a mountain sacred to them, from the building of the world’s largest telescope. This documentary provides an example of continued Indigenous assertion of sovereignty, resistance, and resilience. Stemming from this, the hope and goal of the documentary is to encourage deeper, critical conversations around re-matriation, Indigeneity, and the importance of elevating and listening to diverse voices.

The event is free and will provide light refreshments. The screening will end with a Q&A and reflection. Those interested in attending can RSVP here.

Channel Foundation grantee Peace is Loud partnered with the Standing Above the Clouds team to leverage the film as a tool to grow and sustain the movement to protect Mauna Kea, led by film protagonist Pua Case and her organization Mauna Kea Education and Awareness.

Peace Is Loud is an organization that harnesses the power of media to amplify women’s voices for narrative change.