Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld documentary screening and discussion with filmmaker
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Time:
- 4:00pm - 6:30pm
- Space:
- Frances Anne Moody Hall Auditorium
- Hosted by:
- Hamon Arts Library
Join documentary filmmaker J. Mitchell Johnson for a preview of his new film COMING HOME: FROM SHADOWLAND TO SPIRITWORLD, which will air nationwide on PBS on November 2nd, in honor of Indigenous Peoples Month.
The film follows the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians as they undertake an extraordinary effort to reclaim their ancestral lands on the Sonoma Coast after 170 years of displacement. Interweaving the little-known history of Russian colonization in California with a modern story of negotiation, diplomacy, and ceremony, the film shows how land repatriation becomes a powerful act of cultural renewal.
Reception preceding the film; Q/A with filmmaker following the screening, which starts at 5pm.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This event is co-sponsored by:
G. William Jones Film & Video Collection, Hamon Arts Library
Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute’s Tribal Sovereignty & Natural Resources Research Cluster & Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Research Cluster
Department of World Languages and Literature and The Russian Club
Related LibGuide: Film & Media Arts by Jolene de Verges