Syracuse Sun

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is set to showcase "This Side of Salina," a film by Lynne Sachs, from October 12 to December 21. The exhibition will take place at UVP's architectural projection venue on the Everson Museum facade in downtown Syracuse.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Sachs will join members of The Abortion Clinic Film Collective and local reproductive justice advocates for an event titled “Communities of Care: Documenting Reproductive Justice in a Post-Roe Country.” This film screening and panel discussion will occur at Light Work on the Syracuse University campus on October 17 at 5:30 p.m.

"This Side of Salina" features four Black women from Syracuse who reflect on various aspects of their lives, including sexuality, youthful regret, emotional vulnerability, raising a daughter, and working in reproductive health services. Through choreographed vignettes, these women engage with familiar neighborhoods and local businesses owned by Black women. They explore themes of community and inequity while interacting with their surroundings.

Lynne Sachs is an experimental filmmaker and poet based in Brooklyn. Her work incorporates documentary, performance, and collage elements to explore historical experiences from a feminist perspective. Her films have been shown at prominent venues such as the Museum of Modern Art and Tate Modern. She has received numerous accolades for her contributions to experimental cinema.

The related programming includes "Living to Tell: Using Filmmaking as a Tool for Reproductive Justice," scheduled for October 16 at Salt City Market Community Room. Both events are free to the public but require RSVP.

"Communities of Care" is sponsored by the Syracuse University Humanities Center as part of Syracuse Symposium 2024-25: Community and by the Lender Center for Social Justice at Syracuse University. It is also partnered with the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the CODE^SHIFT lab in the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. "Living to Tell" is co-presented with Engaged Humanities Network.