TO RESIST IS TO BECOME
A CONDUCTIVE THREAD
A Film and Platform Project by Daniel Giles & Christopher Meerdo
Featuring the words of: Fred Moten, Simone Browne, Benjamin Krusling, Harmony Holiday, Michelle Wright, Neta Bomani, Krista Franklin and Tina Campt
Music Composition by: Ben Lamar Gay, JJJJJerome Ellis, and Douglas R. Ewart
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Amid the uprisings in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, US Customs and Border Protection flew a predator drone over the city of Minneapolis to surveil the events on the ground from 20,000 feet in the sky. Footage captured by the drone was made available through a Freedom of Information Act request in 2020. Using the 72-minute drone footage in its entirety as a framework, the film features an interdisciplinary chorus of voices including poets, musicians, and scholars.