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Illusion of Abundance

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Overview

Illusion of Abundance (IOA) is a grassroots racial, social and climate justice project. It exposes a climate and culture in crisis due to the declining Great Salt Lake. IOA illuminates the historical erasure of the natural world and Indigenous knowledge systems that support it. Through dance, prose, intertribal interviews, song, research, and stunning cinematography of Utah’s waterways and ecosystems, IOA immerses you in the possibility of positive change. The inclusion of Indigenous voice and knowledge lead us to innovative and sustainable stewardship that illuminates pathways toward a healthy plane

Directors:

Brolly Arts
Amy MacDonald, Founder and Director
Sofia Gorder, Director of Community Programs and Content

TWIG Media Lab
Christopher Lee, Director Alexander Lee, Director of Photography

Featuring:

Sophia Cutrubus, Author and Narrator, Illusion of Abundance Narrative
Sofia Gorder, Choreographer
Jade Swayne, Poet
Dancers
- Amanda Coleangelo
- Sophia Cutrubus
- Mikel Lawlor
- Ursula Perry
- Melissa Younker

Design

Rae Creative

Indigenous Participants and Contributors:

Joshua Dixon, Diné/Navajo
Jessica Wiarda, Hopi/Tewa
Darren Parry, Former Chairman of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation
Virgil Johnson, Member of the Confederated Tribe of the Goshute Nation
Phil Manning, Northern Ute, Uintah Band
Kyrie Ungatavinekent Duncan, Northern Ute, Uncompahgre Band
Evelyn Nelson, Diné/Navajo
Francis Sheppard, Diné/Navajo
Cynthia Wilson, Diné/Navajo

Music

“I Cover The Waterfront” by Billy Holiday, “Held Together” by Gravity by Carbon Life Forms,
“The Sound of Animals Fighting” by Uzbekistan, “L’Amour et le Violence” by Sebastian Tellier,
and “Circles” by Aquarelle

Music Editing: Trevor Price
“I See You Here” Written and Performed by: Jade Swayne
Performed by Ursula Perry

Co-Creators: Amy MacDonald, Sofia Gorder, Rob Wilson and Joel Long

Our Team

Amy MacDonald

Founder and Director

Sofia Gorder

Director of Community Programs and Content

Christopher Lee

Co-Directors

Alexander Lee

Co-Directors

Watch the Trailer

Assets

Film Posters

Logos & Branding

Trailer & Clips

Photographs

Education & Outreach

Our award winning film Illusion of Abundance seeks to reach local, national and international audiences through screenings and discussion to increase awareness, engagement and action to save Great Salt Lake and all its ecosystems.

Illusion of Abundance Educational Outreach: Brolly Arts in partnership with BYU Arts Partnership, has created an educational module that consists of the Illusion of Abundance Film, a blog about the film and the process of creating it, and two lessons on water written by a Goshute expert.

Illusion of Abundance: Many Voices For Change uses our film as a springboard for for engagement, inspiration and action for Great Salt Lake with diverse constituencies that focus on issues of importance to each constituency.