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The Land Beneath Our Feet
Film Screening & Discussion
25. September 2025
18.30-20.30
18.30-20.30
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For free
all ages welcome
in English
The Land Beneath Our Feet follows a young Liberian man, uprooted by war, who returns from the USA with never-before-seen footage of Liberia’s past. The uncovered footage is embraced as a national treasure. Depicting a 1926 corporate land grab, it is also an explosive reminder of eroding land rights.
In post-conflict Liberia, individuals and communities are pitted against multinational corporations, the government, and each other in life-threatening disputes over land. What can this ghostly footage offer a nation, as it debates radical land reforms that could empower communities to shape a more diverse, stable and sustainable future?
https://www.thelandbeneathourfeet.com/
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Gregg Mitman and Brittany Meché.
Organizers: Jesse Olszynko-Gryn and Kristen Iemma
This event is part of the Living Knowledge workshop, organised by the Department "Knowledge Systems and Collective Life" at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
Image Credit: The Land Beneath Our Feet © Alchemy Films and Gregg Mitman. 2016 All Rights Reserved.
