Seeds to Inspire

"Becoming a mom really was a catalyst for learning my inheritance, because there was this little life that was looking up at me and needing answers that I didn't haveā€.

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Katya Stepanov
306 Hollywood

When a loved one dies, what are we left with? In 306 Hollywood, Elan BorgarĆ­an and her brother Jonathan’s documentary, engage in an archeological-like dig of their late-grandmother’s home in a way that challenges conceptions of inheritance after death.

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Katya Stepanov
Filmmaker Feature: Shirin Neshat

Sherin Neshat, is a New York-based, Iranian born film-maker who explores themes of gender, identity and politics in Iran and the United States. Just as dreams become a kind of transformation of memories, (things we do not confront); Neshat’s work shows how our inheritance can become a form of haunting if not addressed.

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Katya Stepanov
Dialogue is the Antidote to Cancel Culture

If we really want to build a more equitable future for all living beings — regardless of their color, class, country, creed or culture — then we need to learn how to have dialogue with people whose views or experiences contradict our own, trigger us, or that we disagree with.

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Meaghan Elyse