The Ceremonial Technologies of Karthik Pandian

Director in person!

Born on the ancestral territory of Tongva peoples in what is now known as Southern California in 1981, Karthik Pandian is a conductor of energy, son of healers who landed in the Bronx region of Turtle Island in 1972, and grandson of Tamil Nadars who survived invasion, migration, and caste discrimination to see the end of British imperialism in India. Currenly professor of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University, Karthik joins us to present a selection of his politically and formally radical short film and performance works followed by a Q&A.

(Karthik Pandian, 2022–present, USA, approx. 60 mins, DCP and live performance)

Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres