Generosity in Spirit


Thomas Allen Harris is an artist and documentary filmmaker whose latest project,Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) grew out of the way Harris uses his own family photographs to build narratives for his documentaries. After more than a decade of culling from his family archive to create narratives that engage, entertain and illuminate the intersections of personal family history with the historical sweep of our culture and times, he was inspired to activate the creative potential of many people’s family archives. Check out Thomas’ profile.

  • How does socially engaged art demonstrate generosity?
  • Is generosity “in spirit” something that is unique to social engagement?
  • How can generosity impact not only the artist but the audience as well?

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Click here to see the un-edited footage of Thomas.

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