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15th Annual Indigenous Film & Arts Festival
Opening Night October 4, 2018 |
| | | Dear Friends of the Indigenous Film & Arts Festival
It's Opening Night! The 15th Annual Indigenous Film & Arts Festival is now in full swing, running from October 4-8, 2018. Please join us as we celebrate our 15th anniversary with film, art and lively discussion around our theme of Reclaiming Our Spaces. 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 Schedule (dates, venues, parking information) is printed below. The Film Schedule & Film Synopses are posted posted on the website: www.iiirm.org and on our Facebook page: Indigenous Film & Arts Festival - check "Events." You can request a copy by email at film@iiirm.org.
Hope to see you there. 
Jeanne Rubin Film Festival Director Indigenous Film & Arts Festival |
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Please join us!
SCHEDULE
TONIGHT - Thursday, 4 October, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Flat Rocks and Dirt McComber: Last of the Mohicans Q&A with Dirt McComber, Director Joanne Storkan, and Executive Producer Brant Davis University of Denver Davis Auditorium Room 248 Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury, Denver 80208
Cosponsors: DU Museum of Anthropology Closest lots are 316E, 317, 302 and 301 Upcoming Programs
Friday, 5 October, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Art Opening - Indigenous Futurisms, with artists Kristina M. Bad Hand and Elizabeth LaPensée Reception: 5:00 pm ? Artist Talk: 6:00 pm University of Denver Museum of Anthropology
Room 102 Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury, Denver 80208
Cosponsors: DU Museum of Anthropology
PARKING INFORMATION: DU Sturm Hall Parking
Saturday, 6 October - Double Feature 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.
Short Films from Around the World -
L'envol (Taking Flight) (Anishnabe) -
The Battle Within (Algonquin) - Niish Manidoowag/Two Spirited Beings (Odawa/Potawatomi)
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Thunderbird Strike (Anishnaabe/Métis/Irish) -
Shaman (Inuk) -
A Day in the Life (Ojibwe) -
The Golden Fidget (Ojibwe) -
J'aime toute (I Love Everything) (Innu) -
Possum (Maori) -
Waiting (Maori and Samoan) -
Mud (Hasht?'ishnii) (Diné)
6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Reception catered by Tocabe - Meet filmmaker Kumu Hina
7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Leitis in Waiting St. Cajetan's Center 1190 9th Street, Auraria Campus, Denver 80204 Q&A with Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Kumu Hina)
Cosponsors: Metropolitan State University Department of Journalism and Technical Communication, Niuli'i Foundation and Kumulau Foundation Hourly parking is available in the Holly Lot adjacent to St. Cajetan's.
Sunday, 7 October, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Sweet Country
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Phipps Theater
2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver 80205 Cosponsor: Denver Museum of Nature & Science PARKING: DMNS has its own parking lot. Parking is free. Monday, 8 October - Indigenous Peoples Day 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Roundtable on Reclaiming Our Spaces: Visualizing and Realizing Diversity in the Museum of the Future - by invitation - observers welcome
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Roundtable Film & Brown Bag Lunch
Lived History: The Story of the Wind River Virtual Museum 1:50 - 5:00 p.m. Roundtable continues 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Films & Discussion Young Inuk ? Three Thousand ? Ka Piko ? Wakening Discussion/Q&A with Ka Piko Director Bryson Kainoa Chun and Mervyn Tano, President, IIIRM
History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver 80203
Cosponsors: History Colorado, Denver American Indian Commission, Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs Street parking - meters are free after 6:00 p.m. Cultural Center Complex Garage has hourly parking (enter on the West side of 12th between Broadway & Acoma).
? FESTIVAL FINALE ?
Wednesday, 14 November, 6:00 - 8:30 P.M.
Taino DaKa (I Am) Q&A with Director Alex (Guaragua'Ko) Zacarias
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Phipps Theater
2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 80205
Cosponsors: Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Denver American Indian Commission PARKING: DMNS has its own parking lot. Parking is free All events are FREE. Suggested donation ($5) accepted on line or at the door.
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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. |
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 | | | Indigenous Film & Arts Festival January 10th The Velvet Devil |
| | | | Dear Friends of the Indigenous Film & Arts Festival The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, Denver American Indian Commission and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science are pleased to present another year of programming from the Indigenous Film & Arts Festival. Join us the 2nd Wednesday of the month for a film screening and discussion. The event is free (suggested donation $5).
Please join us on Wednesday, January 10th as we kick off the new year with The Velvet Devil in the Museum's Phipps Theater, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver 80205. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the program begins at 6:30 p.m. Please use the Evening Entrance on the EAST side of the Museum. Parking at the Museum is free. Hope to see you there.  Jeanne Rubin Film Festival Director Indigenous Film & Arts Festival |
| | The Velvet Devil Films + Q&A 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Velvet Devil, from director Larry J. Bauman, is a visually compelling  adaptation of Andrea Menard's play about a young Métis woman who leaves her mother, her native culture, and her home to find fame as "the Velvet Devil" a 1940's singing sensation. The film shows Velvet's journey from home to stardom and her return, a journey of spirit, memory, identity, and joy. Featuring actor, singer/songwriter, playwright and screenwriter Andrea Menard (Métis). (WestWind Pictures Ltd, 85 min.) www.WestWindPictures.com Richard R. Martel, former Commissioner on the
Denver American Indian Commission
will lead an audience discussion
after the film screening.
Special Thanks to our 2017-2018 Series Sponsor and Media Sponsor
___________________________________________ Where & When Phipps Theater (EAST Entrance) Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80205 Wednesday, January 10th Door Open: 6:00 p.m.; Program: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Suggested donation $5 (no one turned away)
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| | | | 2018 Schedule - titles to be announced - Screenings will be at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Phipps Theater, except as noted - 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Hold the dates - titles to be announced January 10 - The Velvet Devil February 14 - To be announced March 14 - To be announced April 11 - Our Children, Our Future (titles to be announced) May 9 - To be announced June 13 - Showcase of Youth Films July 11 - To be announced August 8 - To be announced September 12 - To be announced October 3 to 8 - Indigenous Film & Arts Festival, various venues November 14 - To be announced December - no films - holiday break
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| International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management 444 South Emerson Street Denver, Colorado 80209 (303) 744-9686 |
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musher was Harry Okpik's childhood dream, but during the Dog Slaughter in the 1960s, when government agents shot thousands of Inuit huskies across the Canadian Arctic, 11-year-old Harry thought his dream was forever destroyed. Twelve years later, after traumatic residential schooling, another personal tragedy struck when he suffered a shooting accident and the eventual loss of his leg. In this powerful documentary, filmed over the course of several seasons, Harry recounts the momentous events of his life, including the realization of his life-long dream of running a dog sled team in the 600-km Ivakkak race, and the challenge of passing on his knowledge to a younger generation. In Inuktitut and English. (Catbird Productions, 2015, 72 min.).
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and North and South Dakota. The documentary looks at renewable and non-renewable energy resources and the tensions that arise from efforts to balance development of the resource with environmental and cultural concerns. Executive Producer Lisa D. Olken, Director of Photography, Charles "Boots" Kennedye (Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma). (Rocky Mountain PBS and Vision Maker Media, 2016, 57 min.).
teens encountering and coping with substance abuse, violence, bullying and thoughts of suicide. It is the product of a filmmaking workshop conducted by Films by Youth Inside and funded by the Tribe. The frank and compelling depiction of the difficult issues encountered by tribal youth initiated an intergenerational conversation among the youth, their parents, and leaders at Ute Mountain Ute. The impact of the film is as compelling a story as the film itself. (2015, 23 min.).
allocation of water that flows in the Wai?hole Ditch on the island of O'ahu. The title comes from an old saying referring to the stubbornness of the people of Wai?hole Valley. The film document the fight of local Hawaiians to restore the water flow in Wai?hole Ditch, which was diverted to sugar plantations in the 1900s, and is critical to restoring traditional taro patches, streams, coastal areas and the communities that depend on them. (N? Maka o ka '?ina, 1995, 59 min.).
culinary career that reflected his classical French training, but soon came to realize that his true passion was the celebration of Peru's culinary heritage. "Why do we cook? Is it to make the customers in our restaurants happy, or do we have a bigger responsibility?" Sourcing from indigenous farmers and fishermen, creating cooking schools in rural areas throughout Peru, sharing recipes with indigenous cooks from across the country, employing academics from around the world to research the history of Peruvian ingredients, Gaston Acurio has become one of the Peru's most influential ambassadors, using food to help reinvigorate national identity and pride. (Chiwake Films, 2015, 75 min.).
personal stories of two Manitoba First Nations communities that are still displaced as the result of a 2011 flood. The film chronicles the hardships of 2,100 residents of the Lake St. Martin region who have been forced to live in hotels and temporary housing for the past three-and-a-half years after their homes were destroyed by the flood. It is also a powerful portrayal of how social injustice and race confounds the calculus of risk assessments of high impact-low probability phenomena and trumps sound risk management and recovery efforts. (Wookey Films, Inc. and Nüman Films Production, 2014, 48 min.).
central role that military service plays in Native life and explores the spiritual traditions that help returning American Indian soldiers reintegrate into society. The film shows how some American Indian ceremonies and ways of healing are being used in the treatment of non-native veterans suffering from PTSD. Narrated by Peter Coyote. Producer/Director Taki Telonidis, Co-Producer Gary Robinson (Choctaw/Cherokee). (Western Folklife Center and KUED, 2014, 57 min.). 
(Cherokee), tells the story of an all-female wildland firefighter crew from the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who have been fighting fires in Arizona and throughout the U.S. for over 30 years. The film delves into the challenging lives of these Native firefighters. Four extraordinary women from different generations of the Apache 8 crew - Cheryl Bones, Nita Quintero, Kay Aday, and Erica Hinton - share their personal narratives with humor and tenderness. They speak of hardship and loss, family and community, and pride in being a firefighter from Fort Apache. Apache 8 weaves together a compelling tale of these remarkable firefighters, revealed for the first time. 
used as beverage, food staple, oil and ceremonial object. It was respected and revered as a critical part of creation. The Gift explores the powerful bond and spiritual relationship that continues to exist between people and corn. Gary Farmer takes us on a journey that begins in North America on the traditional lands of the Six Nations Confederacy (in southern Ontario and northern New York) and wends its way south to Mayan and Zapatista communities in Mexico. Through interview, dance and song, The Gift explores the intertwined lives of people and corn, capturing the traditional, spiritual, economic and political importance of this sacred plant. (National Film Board of Canada, 1998, 49 min.).
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.
