Film Screening: Field Meridians, A Growing Community

Objective

Join Field Meridians and Alfreda’s Cinema for a special screening of Field Meridians: A Growing Community, an experimental documentary that follows the creation of an artist-led collective in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where education, nature, and self-sufficiency intertwine to cultivate a resilient, environmentally conscious community.

The film was originally commissioned for Field Meridians’ activation of MoMA’s Creativity Lab on the occassion of Otobong Nkanga’s monumental, site-specific installation, Cadence.

Short Synopsis:
In the heart of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Field Meridians: A Growing Community chronicles the evolution of a dynamic collective founded by LinYee Yuan. Driven by her vision for a nurturing environment for her children, Yuan launched the Nature School initiative to foster community through hands-on, nature-based learning. The film blends intimate personal stories with collective efforts in urban gardening, permaculture, and ecological responsibility, offering a visual exploration of a community rooted in resilience and sustainable growth. Through mixed media and personal narratives, the documentary immerses viewers in a journey of environmental stewardship, personal growth, and the power of shared purpose.

About Alfreda's Cinema

Founded by Melissa Lyde in 2015, Alfreda’s Cinema screens films that tell Black stories that resonate with depth and love, the richness and culture of our history, our dynamics, our shapes, our colors, and our truth.