Acequias As Culture: An Evening with Artist Sharon Stewart and Screening of Aracely Chapa’s Acequias: The Legacy Lives On
Thursday, September 18th, 5pm
Thaw Education Center
553 Canyon Road
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join HSFF for a night with Sharon Stewart, and for a screening of Aracely Chapa’s film Acequias: The Legacy Lives On in the Thaw Education and Research Center on Thursday September 18th.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
“Acequias: The Legacy Lives On is a fifty-six minute and forty-six second visually stunning documentary film about New Mexico's enduring acequias as seen through the eyes of farmers, advocates, scholars, practitioners, and members of the community. In January of 2023, award-winning filmmaker, Aracely "Arcie" Chapa, began presenting her emotional and reverential tribute to acequias' past, present and future. With funding from UNM's Center for Regional Studies, the film unfolds through a series of storylines including the acequias' current challenges, such as climate change and water rights transfers, their important role in the development of local food sheds, and the economic opportunity they provide for members of rural communities.” (Center for Regional Studies. “Acequias – The Legacy Lives On “ :: Center for Regional Studies | The University of New Mexico, crsinfo.unm.edu/multi-media/acequias-film-project/index.html.)
Watch below for the trailer.