14 14TH ANNUAL NATIVE CINEMA SHOWCASE AUGUST 18 – 24, 2014 PRESENTED BY THE SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND SWAIA SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET SHOWCASE INFORMATION Main Screening Venue: New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) Screenings are FREE. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. All programs subject to change. W. Marcy St. Sheridan St. Nusbaum St. Lincoln Ave. W. Palace Ave. Washington Ave. The Plaza E. San Francisco St. Museum location: 113 Lincoln Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 476-5200 www.nmhistorymuseum.org Further Information: www.AmericanIndian.si.edu www.swaia.org WELCOME In addition to great films programmed by the NMAI’s Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase team, SWAIA’s Indian Market National Museum of the American Indian Classification X attracts new, diverse, and cutting-edge works for competition. As in the past years, you will AND THE be able to see the screenings of the Classification X winners during the week. Once again we are bringing the Showcase to the Indian Market visitor with free screenings at the New Mexico History Museum and the SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN ARTS Santa Fe Railyard Park Screen. We are pleased to continue this relationship with accessible venues and supportive PRESENT partners. Both NMAI and SWAIA are appreciative of this year’s pro- gramming partnerships. We extend our deepest thanks to The Fourteenth Annual Future Voices of New Mexico, imagineNATIVE Film + Video Festival, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, and Vision Native Cinema Showcase Maker Media. We’d like to highlight the unique offerings August 18–24, 2014 of these four programming partners. On behalf of SWAIA’s Indian Market and the NMAI boards and staff, thank you for joining us at this year’s Native Cinema Showcase. Welcome to Native Cinema Showcase, a collaboration between the NMAI and SWAIA. Our partnership has grown out of shared goals of education both within and outside the Native community. Indian Market and the Showcase acknowledge the growing momentum of Native filmmaking by creating new educational opportunities while entertaining Indian Kevin Gover (Pawnee) Market audiences. Director National Museum of the American Indian As always, there is something for everyone at this year’s Native Cinema Showcase, from children to adults, dramatic to comedic, and intimate to less familiar – all providing insight into the complexity and nuances of Native life. In keeping with the missions of our organizations, film showings are enhanced by inviting the filmmakers to attend so they can participate in post- screening conversations. Dallin Maybee (Seneca and Northern Arapaho) Interim Chief Operating Officer Southwestern Association for Indian Arts 1 2 Presenting Organizations Showcase Team NMAI: Melissa Bisagni, Media Initiatives Program The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Manager; Cynthia Benitez, Film and Video Center Program the American Indian Coordinator; Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet), Film Project Manager This year marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the museum by an act of Congress, the 20th anniversary Graphic Design: Neebinnaukzhik Southall (Chippewas of the opening of the museum in New York, the 15th of Rama First Nation) of Neebin Studios, www.neebin.com anniversary of the museum’s Cultural Resources Center in Maryland, and the 10th anniversary of the opening of the museum in Washington, D.C. Programming Partners This is an important and especially exciting time in the For more information, please visit their websites. history of the institution. Amid the fanfare surrounding this auspicious time, we are launching a series of new exhibitions and a groundbreaking education program, engaging millions more visitors in Washington and New York City and expanding our already vast presence throughout Indian country and the world. None of this would be possible without the support of our members, donors, and friends. NMAI is committed to advancing knowledge and www.futurevoicesofnewmexico.org understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere – past, present, and future – through partnership with Native people and others. For information visit www.AmericanIndian.si.edu The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) and Santa Fe www.imaginenative.org Indian Market SWAIA’s mission is to bring Native arts to the world by inspiring artistic excellence, fostering education, and Museum of Indian Arts & Culture creating meaningful partnerships. This largest juried Laboratory of Anthropology show of Native fine art displays the work of more than www.indianartsandculture.org 1,100 artists from 100 tribes in more than 1,000 booths over a two-day period. This year marks the 93rd Annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market, and it takes place on the Plaza and surrounding streets in Santa Fe. Join us for a week of festive cultural events including the screening of Classification X films, book signings at Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, music and cultural performances on the Plaza Stage, and the Native Cinema Showcase organized by NMAI – all leading up to an exciting weekend of incomparable Native arts at the Santa Fe Indian Market on August 23 and 24. www.visionmakermedia.org For information visit www.swaia.org 3 4 SCHEDULE MONDAY, AUGUST 18 Monday, August 18 7:00 p.m. Incident at Oglala (pg. 6) Tuesday, August 19 1:00 p.m. Indian Market Classification X Winners(pg. 7) 7:00 p.m. Kumu Hina (pg. 8) Wednesday, August 20 1:00 p.m. Navajo Film Themselves (pg. 9) 7:00 p.m. Craters of the Moon (pg. 13) Thursday, August 21 12:00 p.m. Mann V. Ford (pg. 15) 3:00 p.m. Road to Paloma (pg. 16) 7:00 p.m. Among Ravens (pg. 17) 8:00 p.m. Concert on Museum Hill with A Tribe Called Red at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (pg. 18) Friday, August 22 Incident at Oglala 1:00 p.m. Spirit in Glass (pg. 19) 7:00 p.m./Monday 5:00 p.m. Future Voices of New Mexico (pg. 21) FOR MATURE AUDIENCES 8:00 p.m. Rhymes for Young Ghouls (pg. 22) (USA, 1992, 89 min.) Director: Michael Apted Saturday, August 23 Interviews recall the turbulence of the Pine Ridge Res- 9:00 a.m. Educator’s Workshop at Museum of Indian ervation when, on June 26, 1975, mounting antagonism Arts and Culture (pg. 24) between the U.S. government, tribal government, and 1:00 p.m. Yakona (pg. 24) Lakota traditionalists resulted in the deaths of many, 3:00 p.m. Something to Talk About Shorts Program (pg. including two FBI agents. The subsequent trial ends in the 26) conviction of one – American Indian Movement member 8:00 p.m. Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau at Santa Leonard Peltier. Fe Railyard Park Screen (pg. 33) Michael Apted started his career in television and continued Sunday, August 24 on to the big screen, directing and producing both fiction and non-fiction films. He is perhaps best known for the Up 11:00 a.m. Indian Market Classification X Winners Series documentaries that revisited the same subjects every (repeat) (pg. 7) seven years, starting in their seventh year: the most recent 3:00 p.m. Empire of Dirt (pg. 34) installation being 56 Up. In Person: John Trudell (Santee Sioux). 5 6 Preceded by: ištíŋma/to rest Kumu Hina (USA, 2013, 8 min.) 7:00 p.m./Tuesday Director: Andres Torres-Vives (USA, 2014, 77 min.) Written by: Jesse Antoine Short Bull (Lakota) and Directors: Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson Andres Torres-Vives In English, Hawaiian, and Tongan with English subtitles. A Lakota man reconciles with his father. During a momentous year in her life in modern Honolulu, Hinaleimoana “Hina” Wong-Kalu, a Native Hawaiian māhū, Andres Torres-Vives was born in Chile, raised in New York, or transgender, teacher uses traditional culture to inspire and completed his MFA in Film Directing/Producing at UCLA. a student to claim her place as leader of the school’s all- He is currently a film professor at Arizona State University’s male hula troupe. But despite her success as a teacher, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. His films have Hina longs for love and a committed relationship. Will her played throughout the Western Hemisphere and he has marriage to a headstrong Tongan man fulfill her dreams? produced for film and radio worldwide. As Hina’s arduous journey unfolds, her Hawaiian roots and values give her the strength and wisdom to perse- vere, offering a new perspective on the true meaning of TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 aloha. Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson have produced and directed many insightful and provocative documentaries about often overlooked social Indian Market Classification issues. Their films have been supported by Sundance, Independent Television Service (ITVS), and Pacific Islanders in X Winners 2014 Communications, and are used as outreach and educational tools by a wide range of organizations. 1:00 p.m./Tuesday 11:00 a.m./Sunday–repeat Preceded by: Wakening Total running time: 178 min. (Canada, 2013, 9 min.) Director: Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis) Featuring the Santa Fe Indian Market moving image In English and Cree with English subtitles. Classification X winners, this category is the tenth classi- fication to be added to the SWAIA juried market. Awards The Trickster, Weesagechak, played by Sarah Podemski for Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Animation Short, (Saulteaux), must confront the ferocious, cannibalistic Experimental Short and Feature, and two Youth divisions Wendigo in hopes of ending her people’s suffering. recognize an artist’s dedication and skill in working with new media and innovative art forms while retaining Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis) is an award-winning writer and a commitment to traditional creation and technique. director. Her short film Barefoot (2012) received a Special Following the two Classification X screenings, a Q&A with Mention from the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival attending winners will be moderated by Jhane Myers Generation 14-plus international jury.