Over the past decade, Michif (Métis) artist Amanda Strong has created an exceptional collection of animated films depicting Indigenous realities, stories, and dreams to build a compelling cinematic counterpoint challenging colonial histories of Indigenous peoples. Using stop-motion techniques to animate meticulously crafted three-dimensional puppets and objects, Strong creates magical worlds—uncanny mirrors to our own—in which her stories unfold. This program, presented in collaboration with her residency with UC Berkeley’s Arts Research Center, represents an extensive retrospective of her work and includes her collaborations with Wuikinuxv and Klahoose artist Bracken Hanuse Corlett, her partner in life and art. 

—Kate MacKay

Amanda Strong’s visit is made possible by UC Berkeley’s Arts Research Center, with support from the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts & Humanities, and cosponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media, the Departments of Art Practice, Film & Media, and Ethnic Studies, the Native American Studies Program, the Canadian Studies Program, and the Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues.