AlICIA HAWKINS
FILMMAKER
SELECTED DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Don't Go Back to Sleep
A poetic portrait of Bob, an elder who attempts to re-engage his art practice while contending with the aftermath of a major stroke. He has been diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that affects his short-term memory, and Bob struggles to stay awake to the present as his mind most concretely draws him to the past.
The film follows multiple timelines in his life as it reflects on impermanence, the African American experience, the restorative power of art, and aging.
In postproduction
Director
Coming in Summer 2025
A RETURN TO WELLNESS
Created with the Indigenous Research Wellness Institute to illuminate the implications and importance of decolonizing and indigenizing policies, practices, and research in healing and transforming the health of Indigenous communities.
13 Min
Producer/Videographer
CRT Forward: An Introduction and Insights
This film for the Critical Races Studies Program at UCLA Law details the attacks on Critical Race Theory and anti-racist interventions, contextualizes them within the history of backlash to CRT, and describes the future goals of CRT Forward to support an accurate account of historical and contemporary racism.
6 Min
Director
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVeU47O0AyI&t=1s
AMERICAN RED AND BLACK
This intimate film follows six Afro-Native Americans from around the U.S., as they reflect upon the personal and complex issues of Native and African heritage, history, multiracial ethnic identity, and racism.
37 Min
Director/Producer