Future Nostalgia is a short poetry film collaboration with guitarist Oliver Mok, who composed the original score. 8mm Cine Kodak Eight film, shot by members of the Shelton family in 1981-1982 documents the final days of life on the island of Guåhan, leading up to the family’s migration to the Appalachian hills of North Carolina, including the flight overseas and its touchdown. Vocals by Art 25 include readings of collaboratively written poems: “To Claim,” “To Bury,” “To Carry,” “To Float,” and “To Dream.” Future Nostalgia first appeared in UC Berkeley’s Arts Research Center’s Flash Reading Series, #35, Spring 2022.