The department of Comparative Cultural Studies presents a special screening of the film Demon Mineral on Wednesday March 6 at 4 p.m. in Liberal Arts room 120. This event is free and open to the public. CCS alum Hadley Austin’s debut feature tackles the dangers of uranium mining for America’s indigenous people.
Demon Mineral is an account of life in the wake of uranium mining on sacred lands. Shot over the course of four years with Diné (or Navajo) community oversight and guidance, the film examines the legacy of uranium extraction from the perspectives of both the landscape and its inhabitants. Framed entirely by indigenous voices and testimonies, Demon Mineral is about an active, multigenerational process of reclamation. The Diné have a concept in their unwritten rules for the living world: there is a demon who lives in the earth. He is happy there and will bother no-one unless disturbed. Uranium, for millions of years to come, is perhaps this demon made real.
Learn more about the film and view the trailer here.
