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Subject: Indigenous Film & Arts Festival - NEXT WEEK - October 7-13 (Denver, Colorado Springs)
From: "jeannerubin@iiirm.org"
Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2014 11:00 pm
To: walt@civicsatisfaction.org
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11th Annual Indigenous Film & Arts Festival
Coming Next Week - Join Us October 7-13, 2014 |
| | | Dear Friends of the Indigenous Film & Arts Festival
The 11th Annual Indigenous Film & Arts Festival will be in full swing from October 7-13. Please join us as we celebrate our 11th anniversary with film, art and lively discussion around our theme of Family. The generous support of our Sponsors and Community Partners has made it possible for us to offer all of our events at no charge. The Summary Festival Schedule is has been updated with film synopses. Updates will be posted on the website: www.iiirm.org.
Hope to see you there.
Jeanne Rubin Film Festival Director Indigenous Film & Arts Festival |
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Raven's Piercing Song, acrylic on canvas by Walt Pourier (Oglala Lakota/French descent).
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Please join us at all our Festival events
PRELIMARY SCHEDULE
Tuesday October 7, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Art Opening: Raven Cry Message from the
Stronghold, with Artist Walt Pourier
Reception at 5:30 p.m. Artist's Talk by Walt Pourier at 6:00 p.m. University of Denver Museum of Anthropology Sturm Hall Room 102
2000 E. Asbury, Denver 80208 Wednesday October 8, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Master Fancy Basket Maker Florence
Benedict - Katsitsienhawi
Conversation w/ director RJ Joseph (invited), Morris Te Whiti Love, James Hagadorn, and Mervyn Tano Dessert & Coffee Reception
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver 80205 Thursday October 9, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
The Migration and Ingredients: Hawai'i
Nighthorse-Campbell Native Health Bldg.
Anschutz Medical Campus
13055 East 17th Avenue, Aurora 80045 Friday October 10, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Luisa Torres
Q&A with Luisa's granddaughters
Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver 80204 Saturday October 11, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
White Lies
Discussion led by Morris Te Whiti Love
Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver 80204 Sunday October 12, 6:00 - 8::30 PM
This May Be The Last Time (Espoketis
Omes Kerreskos)
Discussion led by director Sterlin Harjo
History Colorado
1200 Broadway, Denver 80203 Monday October 13, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Luisa Torres
Q&A with Luisa's granddaughters
Colorado College
Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center Screening Room 825 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs 80903 All events are FREE. Suggested donation ($5 ) accepted on line or at the door. For schedule updates see www.iiirm.org or email film@iiirm.org
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FILM SYNOPSES
Ingredients: Hawai'i, by director Robert Bates, introduces us to farmers, chefs, food banks and backyard gardeners all seeking to revitalize locally grown and traditional foods. The stories harken back to a time when Native Hawaiians developed systems of food production that were part of complex social, political and land management systems. The film raises questions about the future of agriculture in Hawai'i as family farms and local growers see the continued urbanization of agricultural land. At its heart, the film is about relationships and o'hana: chefs connecting with elementary school students learning to garden; community college interns working at an organic farm; even the filmmaker standing thigh-deep in mud helping to weed and plant taro in a new lo'i. (OpticNerve Productions and Super 8 Cowboys, 2012, 32 Min.). Luisa Torres, produced by Jack Parsons and Jack Loeffler. This classic documentary presents a profile of Luisa Torres, a 79-year-old elder who lives a traditional life on a small farm in the village of Guadalupita in northern New Mexico. Luisa practices traditions that have remained virtually unchanged for generations, a life shared by her parents and grandparents before her and her neighbors and her neighbors' parents. Through Luisa's recollections we see her commitment to hard work and the goal of self-reliance. At the kitchen table with her husband Eduardo, she talks of marriage and sharing. As she harvests medicinal roots and herbs, Luisa talks of living in balance with the seasons. In her garden she remembers the goodness of the earth, which has given her flowers and food for the table; and asks that she be returned to it with little ceremony and with thanks for a full life. (Chip Taylor Communications, 1990, 48 min.). Master Fancy Basket Maker Florence Benedict - Katsitsienhawi, Director R.J. Joseph (Cree). This elder profile presents Florence Benedict, an elder of the Akwesasne Community of the Mohawk Nation, and master in the art of sweet grass and black ash splint basketry. Florence talks about the learning basket making from her grandmother and aunties, how she taught her daughters and granddaughters, and how they in turn assist in her basket making. Through Florence's story, as told by the many voices of her family and members of the community, we see the evolution of a Mohawk tradition that weaves family together across the generations. (Moccasin Path Productions, 2013, 49 min.). The Migration, Director Sydney Freeland (Navajo). In a future wracked by global warming and controlled by an authoritarian government, an American Indian family goes into hiding, holding out one last hope for the planet's survival. (Intertribal Entertainment, 2008, 10 min.). This May Be The Last Time (Espoketis Omes Kerreskos), by Director Sterlin Harjo (Seminle Creek), presents a history of the ceremonial music of the Creek Nation, as he traces the mysterious death of his grandfather in 1962 and the role Creek song played in his family's history of grief. Through interviews with fellow tribal members and elders who took part in the search for his grandfather, Harjo discovers how the hymns were also influenced by musical traditions from Scottish and Appalachian cultures and African American slave communities across the southeast, following a musical thread that dates back to the Trail of Tears. The film takes us back to a time when the boundaries between cultures were more porous, shows us the key role the hymns have played in maintaining strong families and community resilience, and the fragility of their continued existence. "Creek hymns aren't just historically important," says Harjo, "they are intrinsic to our culture. In times of tragedy and hardship, we often turn to hymns as a way of seeking emotional and spiritual support." (This Land Films and Bond/360, 2013, 93 min.). White Lies (Tuakiri Huna), by Director Dana Rotberg, is about the nature of identity: those who deny it and those who strive to protect it. The story revolves around three women: Paraiti, a M?ori medicine woman, Rebecca, a woman of wealth, and her servant Marae. Their lives intertwine at the turn of the 20th century in Aotearoa (New Zealand), a time when the colonial government of New Zealand is trying to suppress Maori culture by prohibiting healers not licensed in western medicine. It is a story about the clash of beliefs, of life and death, of deception and salvation, and of family. Adapted from the novella Medicine Woman by Witi Ihimaera. (South Pacific Pictures, 2012, 96 min.). For a complete Festival schedule, email film@iiirm.org or see the posts on our website, www.iiirm.org and on Facebook: Indigenous Film & Arts Festival. |
| | International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management 444 South Emerson Street Denver, Colorado 80209 (303) 744-9686 |
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Indigenous Film @ Su Teatro Celebrating Native Lacrosse, Skateboarding & The Stronghold Society's Live Life Movement July 9th
| | Dear Friends of the Indigenous Film & Arts Festival
The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management and the Denver American Indian Commission are pleased to present another year of Indigenous Film @ Su Teatro, a monthly indigenous film series, with our annual sponsor the Native American Rights Fund. Our July 9th program will be a screening of short films celebrating Native Lacrosse, Skateboarding and the Stronghold Society's Live Life Movement. We are pleased to welcome the Stronghold Society as a cosponsor of this program. Details below. Please join us the second Wednesday of every month at SU TEATRO, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Doors open at 6:00 pm, films begin at 6:30. pm. Come early and grab a bite to eat at the Su Teatro concession -- from popcorn to tamales, it gets our vote for best theater munchies in the city. Hope to see you there. Jeanne Rubin Film Festival Director Indigenous Film & Arts Festival |
| |  Celebrating Native Lacrosse, Skateboarding and The Stronghold Society's Live Life Movement Films + Discussion: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Game of Life: Heart and Spirit of the Onondaga, made in consultation with Crooked Arrows Co-Producer and three-time All American in Lacrosse Neal J. Powless (Onondaga Nation), explores the cultural and spiritual significance of Lacrosse to the people of the Onondaga Nation. The documentary has been nominated for a New York Emmy. (Onondaga Nation, 2012, 14 min.). VANS Pass The Bucket Jeff Ament episode. Jeff Ament, bassist and co-founder  of Pearl Jam, has made it a mission to pay it back as activist, philanthropist, and skate park builder. Growing up with humble beginnings in rural Montana, Jeff witnessed both the tranquility of rural life and the difficulties of growing up in extremely isolated areas. Luckily, Jeff found skateboarding and the self-confidence that it can inspire. Remembering his roots and the positive effects of skateboarding, Jeff is helping build epic skate parks in the rural West, including one on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Directed by Lukas Korver. Special thanks to all the Pine Ridge Park supporters: Jeff Ament & Montana Pool Service, Jim Murphy & Wounded Knee Skateboards, Walt Pourier & The Stronghold Society, Mark Hubbard & Grindline Skateparks, Pearl Jam's Vitalogy Foundation, The Tony Hawk Foundation, Vans, Ben Harper, Chris Sacca, The Eagle Bull Family. Other titles to be announced. Following the film, Stronghold Society founder Walt Pourier will talk about the Live Life Movement and this year's ONE Gathering Skate for Life event. This program is cosponsored by The Stronghold Society ___________________________ Where & When Su Teatro 721 Santa Fe Drive Denver, Colorado 80204 Wednesday, July 9th Doors open: 6:00 p.m.; Program: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Suggested donation $5 (no one turned away) |
| | | | 2014 Schedule - titles to be announced - Screenings will be at Su Teatro, except as noted. January 8 - March Point February 12 - Language Healers March 12 - Sirionó April 9 - Short films on Dance, Music & Art; followed by a discussion with Denver Art Collector Rand Smith May 14 - The Thick Dark Fog, co-sponsored by Smith, Shellenberger & Salazar, LLC June 11 - Young Lakota, Venue: Turnhalle in the Tivoli Bldg., Auraria Campus * * * July 9 - Celebrating Native Lacrosse, Skateboarding and The Stronghold Society's Live Life Movement August 13 - to be announced September 10 - to be announced October 8-12 - Indigenous Film & Arts Festival (in multiple venues) November 12 - Honoring our Elders December 10 - Holiday break - no films in December |
| International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management 444 South Emerson Street Denver, Colorado 80209 (303) 744-9686 |
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