An Ontario Oratorio where memory, myth, and Pan-African movement converge. Aunt Harriet is a meditative audiovisual oratorio reclaiming the life of Harriet Miller, a Black singer from Wellington County who spent her final years at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Guelph, passing in 1932 without memory or family. Long misremembered through racialized myth and caricature, Miller’s story is re-examined through archival research, music, spoken word, and moving image. Blending history and critical fabulation, the work restores her humanity while reflecting on aging, memory loss, and Black presence in rural Ontario—bridging past and present through an act of care, listening, and remembrance. Join us after the screening and panel discussion for a free soul food meal provided by Upintheair. Stay, share your thoughts, and connect with us in the Cultch Lobby. HAUI and Public Domain Theatre HAUI – Director/Writer Ahdri Zhina Mandiela – Performer Raymond Tuquero – Cinematographer Nadine Grant – Costume Designer Lyon Smith – Sound Engineer PAST CRITICAL REVIEWS for Aunt Harriet “An elegy of Black history and testament of acknowledgement: We have always been here.” — Radio-Canada “An old photo made her a local legend. Now, an art project gives Aunt Harriet her voice back” — CBC Arts “Art can often be a means of preserving history. Sometimes, it can even uncover long forgotten truths.” — CBC Arts “One of the things I hope audiences will take away is the actual commonness of Black women in the world — the fullness of our lives and what we contribute to the world.” — CBC Day 6 Winner of the 2025 Peoples Choice Awards for Best Actor (azm) and Director (HAUI) [ByBlacks] “a transcendent moment… a great evocation of historical reclamation.” atom egoyan, academy-award nominated director “beautifully realized” robert wilson, legendary stage director “a story in film and an act of activism” sesyarts.co Content Advisory: Echoes of Erasure in Elders