A continental congress of the Latin American Studies Association
The Film Exhibit is held in conjunction with the LASA/Oceania-Asia 2025 Congress. The Film Exhibit constitutes a segment of LASA’s Multiscreen Platform (MSP), LASA Films, a multiscreen exhibit and resource of films on all matters related to Latin America. Films showcased as part of the Film Exhibit have also the opportunity to be selected and booked for other screening events organized by LASA’s MSP throughout the year: film exhibits at regional LASA meetings; film series at the LASA Cultural Center in Pittsburgh; and Virtual Labs offered to LASA membership. These venues offer excellent opportunities to reach and impact audiences associated with education, scholarship, and social action.
Philippines, 2021, 17 min
English
Trees and other plants during the period of American colonial rule in the Philippines, photographed from the perspective of those in power. The images not only document the rich flora, they categorize and classify the resources of the colony. The forest becomes inventory. From potted plants to sawmills, from logging to reforestation: In her essay Shireen Seno takes us to the essence of photography itself – and to its relationship with colonialism. Because both are trying to pick something.