The 13Th Annual Native Cinema Showcase
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The 13th Annual Native SWAIA and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian bring a seven-day celebration of films and videos by and about Native Cinema Showcase peoples to Santa Fe Indian Market. All screenings are held at the New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue. For more information, call 505-476-5200. August 12-18, 2013 All films and screening times are subject to change. For the most up-to-date Free admission guide, visit swaia.org or santafeindianmarket.com. Monday, August 12 7 p.m. The Lesser Blessed *FOr matUre aUdIenCeS* Co-presented by imagine natIVe Film + media arts Festival (Canada, 2012, 86 min.) director: anita doron; Writers: richard Van Camp (tlicho), anita doron Fort Simmer, northwest territories. By Larry Sole’s reckoning, there’s not much to do there “if you’re not into booze or sports,” especially not if you’re an awkward teen trying to keep a low profile and the secrets of your past buried on the neighboring rez. But when you’re 16, how do you avoid the raw lure of life? Preceded by: The Hunt (Canada, 2012, 10 min.) Writer/director: Jordan tannahill; Co-writer: annabella Piugattuk (Inuit) In the long light of the midnight sun, a young woman searches for her teenaged son. Tuesday, August 13 1 p.m. Indian 101 – Work in Progress Screening Presented by Vision maker media (USa, 2013, 63 min.) director: Julianna Brannum (Comanche) From her childhood in Cotton County, Ok, through her years in Washington, dC, where oftentimes she was the only “visible Indian,” to her current occupation as a mentor to dozens of young native leaders, Ladonna Harris continues her impactful work shaping social and political practice impacting native people. 3 p.m. The Searchers (USa, 1956, 119 min.) director: John Ford In 1956, John Ford’s The Searchers released to mixed reviews. Over the ensuing decades the film has come to be thought of as one of the most influential, cinematic productions in american film history. For native people, the misrepresentations of the Comanche people have elicited the opposite response: often one of anger and rejection due to its stereotypical, hateful characterizations. at the same time, hundreds of navajo people participated as extras and crew members on the production, and their images on screen, their dress, the location, their style of riding are important depictions of navajo people in the mid twentieth century. this screening of The Searchers is presented on the heels of the recently released Hollywood blockbuster The Lone Ranger, another characterization of Comanches over 50 years later. Join us after the screening for an extended discussion of the past, current and future media representations of native people with nmaI director, kevin Gover (Pawnee), Ladonna Harris (Comanche) and Chris eyre (Cheyenne/arapaho), independent filmmaker and chair of the Santa Fe University of art and design moving Image art department. Preceded by: Shhh! (2013, USa, 1 min.) In kiowa and english director: Steven Paul Judd (kiowa/Choctaw) Interruptions during the main event are nothing new. Wednesday, August 14 11 a.m. NAPT Educator’s Workshop: Sousa on the Rez: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum (USa, 2012, 27 min.) director/Producer: Cathleen O’Connell When you hear the phrase “native american music” you may not think of tubas, trumpets and Sousa marches. Yet this rich musical tradition has been a part of native american culture for over 100 years. this documentary challenges viewers to expand their definition of native american music and broadens their understanding of contemporary Indian life (from the film’s website). Join Vision maker media’s assistant director, Georgiana Lee (navajo) for a discussion and review of the best way to maximize the school curriculum developed for Sousa on the rez by Jamie Lee, former instructor at the Oglala Lakota College, where she taught for five years. 1 p.m. Indian Relay Presented by Vision maker media (USa, 2013, 57 min.) director: Charles dye One rider, four horses, three wranglers, three laps. every year teams across Indian country compete on the Indian relay racing circuit. the film follows three competitive teams: team murray from Browning, mt; team tissidimit from Ft. Hall, Id; and mm express from Crow agency, mt as they vie for the national Championship. Preceded by: The Gathering (Canada, 2010, 23 min.) director: david martin In 2010 over 300 First nations, Inuit and métis men and women, aged 19-29, were chosen to participate in the Indigenous Youth Gathering convened by the Four Host First nations and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to represent the aboriginal people of Canada during the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2012 Olympic Winter Games. 2013 IndIan market 119 3:30-6 p.m. Images of Indians 7 p.m. directors: robert Hagoplan and Phil Lucas; narrator: Will Sampson Class X Winners 2013 in 1979-80, robert Hagopian and Phil Lucas produced a groundbreaking, five-part (Repeats at 3 p.m. Sunday) series for PBS. Images of Indians examined the Hollywood stereotypes of native total running time: 128 min., not including people and the societal effects those portrayals had on the public’s understanding youth pieces of indian history, experience, culture and participation in contemporary american this special program features the Santa Fe life. ( all episode descriptions taken from the original production notes.) indian market moving image Classification X Join us after the screening for discussion with Will Sampson’s daughter, andra winners. this category is the tenth and one Freeman and dawn Jackson. of the most recent classifications to be added to the juried market. awards for narrative 3:30 p.m.: Images of Indians: The Great Movie Massacre Short, documentary Short, animation Short, this first episode traces the indian warrior stereotype from its use in dime novels experimental Short, Feature Film, and music and Wild West shows to present-day films, with clips from Hollywood versions of Video, recognize an artist’s dedication and Buffalo Bill. skill in working with new media and innovative 4 p.m.: Images of Indians: How Hollywood Wins the West art forms while retaining a commitment to this segment explores how movies have wontedly tried to justify the white man’s traditional creation and technique. atrocities against the indian by having indians perpetrate monumental acts of terror. Division A: Animated Short – Shhh! 4:30 p.m.: Images of Indians: Warpaint and Wigs (2013, USa, 1 min.) director: Steven Paul Judd an examination of how the movie image — the noble Savage and the Savage (kiowa/Choctaw) Savage — has affected native americans’ self-image. Division B: Narrative Short – A Red Girl’s Reasoning (2012, Canada , 10 min.) 5 p.m.: Images of Indians: Heathen Injuns and the Hollywood Gospel director: elle-maija tailfeather (Blackfoot/ this part of the series looks at the distortion and misrepresentation of indian Sami) religion and values in movies. Division D: Documentary Short – The 5:30 p.m.: Images of Indians: The Movie Reel Indians Gathering (2011, Canada, 24 min.) director: the Hollywood stereotype of the savage indian is explored. dennis Banks and david martin Vine deloria comment on the portrayal of indians in the film industry, as well as on Division E: Experimental Short – Cibola; filmmakers’ fantasies. Seven Cities of Gold (2013, USa, 10 min.) 7 p.m. Young Lakota (USa, 2013, 82 min.) director: Jamison “Chas” Banks (Seneca/ directors/Producers: marion Lipschutz and Cayuga/Cherokee) *Best of Class* rose rosenblatt; Producer: Heather rae Division F: Feature Film – Young Lakota (Cherokee) (2013, USa, 82 min.) directors: marion On the Pine ridge reservation in South Lipschutz and rose rosenblatt dakota, Sunny Clifford, her twin Serena, and their neighbor, Brandon Ferguson, share an Followed by: Youth Winners 2013 inchoate dream of changing the harsh world Friday, August 16 around them. their opportunity comes when a tribal election hinging on abortion politics and 12 p.m. Coral: Rekindling Venus women’s rights sets off a chain reaction in the PrOGram at tHe diGitaL dOme @ iaia lives these three young Lakota, forcing each to Science and technology Building, 83 avan nu make choices that define who they are, and the Po road, 505-428-5814 adults they will become. (aUStraLia, 2012, 45 min.) in person: Cecelia Fire thunder and Sunny director: Lynette Wallworth Clifford. an extraordinary journey into a mysterious realm of fluorescent coral reefs, bioluminescent Preceded by: Barefoot (Canada, 2012, 16 sea creatures and rare marine life, revealing a min.) director: danis Goulet (métis) complex community living in the oceans most in a small town, some adolescents will go to threatened by climate change. extremes to fit in. 4:30 p.m. Future Voices of New Mexico introduced by marcella ernest (Bad river Band of Thursday, August 15 Ojibwe), Project director, Future Voices of new 1 p.m. Winter in the Blood mexico (Program running time: 90 minutes) (USa, 2013, 98 min.) the third annual Future Voices of new directors/Producers: alex Smith and andrew mexico native Youth Film Festival showcases Smith outstanding film and video by young and a young Blackfoot man searches to understand emerging filmmakers. Future Voices is a his place and time in light of the love and collaborative project of the Lensic Performing torments of his childhood. arts Center, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops and indigenous Language institute. For Preceded by Derby Kings (USa, 2013, 11 min.) information, visit futurevoicesofnewmexico.org Writer/director: Valerie Bischoff native american brothers collide as 8 p.m. The Darker Side: Shorts Program hardworking Jim (tatanka means) struggles to *FOr matUre aUdienCeS* bring demolition derby diehard ace (Jerry Wolf) total running time: 98 min.