Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa
@benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Seattle University. Author of The Celluloid Specimen: Moving Image Research into Animal Life available from UC Press here:
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520342347/the-celluloid-specimen
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520342347/the-celluloid-specimen
Entirely possible the whole thing was written by AI, I guess.
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Entirely possible the whole thing was written by AI, I guess.
It's not only about autism. It's about using AI to diagnose autism!
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It's not only about autism. It's about using AI to diagnose autism!
Reposted by Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa
From 2023, a deep dive into Polly Platt's creative labour in '70s and '80s Hollywood. It's a pricey academic book, but your library might have it! (also, I'm happy to share on request).
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
From 2023, a deep dive into Polly Platt's creative labour in '70s and '80s Hollywood. It's a pricey academic book, but your library might have it! (also, I'm happy to share on request).
Reposted by Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa
See also. “The Indigenous art world is grappling with a new form of theft: the scraping and replication of artistic styles using AI.”
GenerativeAI, Mass-Scale Digital Art Heist & Indigenous Dispossession
— Animikii Indigenous Technology
GenerativeAI, Mass-Scale Digital Art Heist & Indigenous Dispossession
animikii.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
See also. “The Indigenous art world is grappling with a new form of theft: the scraping and replication of artistic styles using AI.”
Also shared this on previous occasions (if you'relooking for more to watch):
bsky.app/profile/benj...
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Hey! Did you all know that you can watch tons of indigenous cinema here on the National Film Board of Canada's website? Well, you can, and I thought I'd share just a few of my favorites today for... reasons.
www.nfb.ca/indigenous-c...
www.nfb.ca/indigenous-c...
National Film Board of Canada
Discover our collection of films by Indigenous filmmakers, from Alanis Obomsawin to Gil Cardinal.
www.nfb.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Also shared this on previous occasions (if you'relooking for more to watch):
bsky.app/profile/benj...
bsky.app/profile/benj...
Fantastic! Thank you
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Fantastic! Thank you
Also, if you're interested in science fiction, this is what I've shared in previous years (both for Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples' Day):
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To celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, why not watch these awesome works of Indigenous Science Fiction (all available online)?
1. The Path without End (Elizabeth LaPensée, Anishinaabe/Metis, 2011) vimeo.com/32861833
1. The Path without End (Elizabeth LaPensée, Anishinaabe/Metis, 2011) vimeo.com/32861833
The Path Without End (2011)
Anishinaabe stories of the Moon People are retold through an experimental steampunk animation by Irish, Anishinaabe, and Métis Elizabeth Aileen LaPensée…
vimeo.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Also, if you're interested in science fiction, this is what I've shared in previous years (both for Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples' Day):
bsky.app/profile/benj...
bsky.app/profile/benj...
Also a great time to watch this collection (which has many environmental films) on @criterionchannl.bsky.social
www.criterionchannel.com/native-nonfi...
www.criterionchannel.com/native-nonfi...
Native Nonfiction - The Criterion Channel
Since the birth of cinema, Indigenous people have been staple subjects of documentary—until a new generation of Native American filmmakers emerged in the 1980s who insisted on becoming its authors too...
www.criterionchannel.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Also a great time to watch this collection (which has many environmental films) on @criterionchannl.bsky.social
www.criterionchannel.com/native-nonfi...
www.criterionchannel.com/native-nonfi...
Oh, that's very simple. You just ask the accused person "Are you a Nazi?" and if they say "No," well, there you go.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Oh, that's very simple. You just ask the accused person "Are you a Nazi?" and if they say "No," well, there you go.
Oh, I've also screened Incident at Restigouche (Alanis Obomsawin, 1984). (As an aside, Jeff Barnaby screened this film for the entire cast and crew of Blood Quantum (2019) at the beginning of production.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYd...
Incident at Restigouche
YouTube video by NFB
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Oh, I've also screened Incident at Restigouche (Alanis Obomsawin, 1984). (As an aside, Jeff Barnaby screened this film for the entire cast and crew of Blood Quantum (2019) at the beginning of production.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYd...
A classic!
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A classic!
This is just a small sliver of what's out there. Please share your favorites.
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is just a small sliver of what's out there. Please share your favorites.
7. Indian Winter (The Native and the Refugee, 2017) vimeo.com/205338428
Indian Winter
This is "Indian Winter" by The Native and the Refugee on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
7. Indian Winter (The Native and the Refugee, 2017) vimeo.com/205338428
6. Backbone of the World: The Blackfeet (George Burdeau, 1997) itvs.org/films/backbo...
Backbone of the World: The Blackfeet - ITVS
content
itvs.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
6. Backbone of the World: The Blackfeet (George Burdeau, 1997) itvs.org/films/backbo...
5. Tree (Shelley Niro, 2006) youtu.be/UemBKeS4ecs?...
Shelley Niro - TREE
YouTube video by Canada Council for the Arts
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
5. Tree (Shelley Niro, 2006) youtu.be/UemBKeS4ecs?...
4. Dislocation Blues (Sky Hopinka, 2017) www.skyhopinka.com/dislocation-...
Dislocation Blues (2017) — Sky Hopinka
www.skyhopinka.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
4. Dislocation Blues (Sky Hopinka, 2017) www.skyhopinka.com/dislocation-...