Sakota, Tanja2023-09-132023-09-132022-09-16http://hdl.handle.net/10539/35911This paper presents the author’s exploration of memory and autoethnography in her film “Shattered Reflection.” The author, an artistic researcher, delves into her personal experiences, lineage, and ancestral memories to answer research questions related to memory and its depiction in film. The paper reflects on the complexities of the author’s identity and how this influences her approach to research. The paper focuses on using the self as a tool for answering research questions through remembering and autoethnography. The author explores topics such as accessing memory without archives, using film to depict fragmented memories, and uncovering invisible memory through visuals and sound. The paper also mentions the author’s limited budget and her guerrilla filmmaking approach. The film is presented as part of a larger book project and is analyzed in the context of practice-based research.en©2022 Arts Research Africa (ARA), University of the Witwatersrand. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Shattered ReflectionAutoethnographyGuerrilla filmmaking approachRememberingVisuals and SoundPresentationhttps://doi.org/10.54223/10539/35911