https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of7Hfd0bNFQ

MONDAY NOV. 3^rd 

5:00 pm: 208 BRYANT HALL (public screening, FREE and open to all!)

In OBSERVER, filmmaker Ian Cheney embarks on an experiment in which he brings a series of keen-eyed observers - scientists, artists, a hunter - to a range of locations around the world, often without telling them where they are going, and asks them simply to describe what they see.

Oxford's own Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author and professor of English, was selected as one of the twelve "Observers" in this nature documentary, and you'll see her journey as she is unexpectedly, comically sent to Greenland in the middle of a Mississippi summer. This film debuted at the 2025 Copenhagen film festival and is not to be missed for anyone needing a reminder of the beauty still here on this planet. 

What unfolds is a deep exploration and celebration of the power of observation: what happens when you find new ways to sense and perceive the world around you? With customary whimsy and a small painted red square that Cheney brings on every journey, the film is an invitation to viewers to find beauty and meaning in even the most quotidian of locales.

Award-winning director Ian Cheney will chat in-person with Aimee Nezhukumatathil after the film for an audience "talk back" session!

https://www.observerfilm.org/meet-the-observers