Wednesday January 8 * 7pm * $10-20

Please join us for two films - one by Daniel Bachman and the other by Bachman and Joshua Troxler - grappling with the urgency of the climate crisis through the lens of a particular place and time. Zoom Q&A with Daniel Bachman will follow.

If you'd like to watch the films on your own and join us virtually for the Q&A, email us and we'll let you know how to do that - info@rhizomedc.org.

Almanac Behind is both an anagram of Daniel Bachman’s name and a reference to the fact that rapid environmental changes have rendered traditional weather forecasting methods woefully unable to accurately predict our future. The 43 minute film guides the listener through natural disaster and its aftermath, via a series of field recordings by Bachman and his collaborators. At its core, Almanac Behind is powered by the sounds of the Earth, tones inherently familiar to the billions of people who have experienced extreme weather. It is an attempt to emotionally contend with and foster connection over a shared global experience.

Quaker Run Wildfire is a 25 minute film by Daniel Bachman and Joshua Troxler, geographically based around historical Manahoac territory along the upper tributary waters of the Rappahannock River, near the Shenandoah Blue Ridge. The audio and videos were sourced from two wildfire events near Bachman's home, one in October/November after record breaking heat and drought, and another on March 20 2024, also the 100th anniversary of Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act, where over 150 flash fires broke out all over the region, with 9 in that area alone.