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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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A woman stands outside against a hilly, green landscape with a lake or river in the background. The woman wears a large, white cowboy hat and wears a red cardigan over a blue shirt.
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CANCELED: Maxima

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Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled. For COVID-19 updates impacting the UCLA community, please visit UCLA’s Newsroom.

This documentary tracks indigenous-farmer-turned-water activist Máxima Acuña’s journey from the Peruvian Andes to the Peruvian Supreme Court to World Bank in Washington D.C. as she fights to protect the land, water supply, and indigenous people from environmental destruction at American hands. Winner of the 2019 Toronto Hot Docs audience award for a feature film. (2019, dir. Claudia Sparrow, 88 min.)

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