Crossings at the Edge of Hope

Explore water futures through storytelling, film, movement and dialogue.

Join us for an inspiring interdisciplinary gathering exploring water futures through storytelling, film, movement and dialogue. This special event opens FIU’s joint commemoration of World Water Day in partnership with the UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security at the Institute of Environment, featuring its Water and Culture Thematic Area. The afternoon begins with a traditional blessing led by Chief Francisco Ceyaotl Marin and Cecilia MX Ortega-Cano of the Ameyal Foundation, followed by a screening of Edge of Hope, a powerful documentary by filmmaker Dudley Alexis. An original activation of The Crossings, a choreographic work by Damaris Ferrer will follow, bringing water, memory and movement into conversation with a dynamic panel discussion to conclude the program. The conversation will feature community leaders, artists and scholars, moderated by Jaimie Luria, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Religious Studies. Be part of a meaningful exchange at the intersection of art, history and our shared cultural landscape.

Dudley Alexis

Documentary Filmmaker; MFA Student in Visual Arts (FIU)

Chief Francisco Ceyaotl Marin

Mexika-Nahua/Aztec Traditional Medicine Practitioner-Guardian

Beatriz Chachamovits

Environmental Artist and Educator

Damaris Ferrer

Movement Artist and Educator

Jaimie Luria

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Religious Studies; World Water Day Program Chair

Niurca Márquez

Movement Artist; Assistant Teaching Professor, Honors College/Department of Religious Studies

Cecilia Macuilxochitlk Ortega-Cano

Totonaca-Nahua/Afro-Mexican Traditional Artist and Practitioner

Valerie Patterson

Clinical Professor, Department of Public Policy & Administration

Director, Africa & African Diaspora Studies Program

Presented in collaboration with

AMEYAL Foundation

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security

Green Space Miami

Global Indigenous Forum

Institute of Environment

Commons for Justice

Co-sponsored by

Ruth K. & Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series

Václav Havel Program for Human Rights & Democracy