About the Native Cinema Showcase
 The
Native Cinema Showcase is a festival that celebrates diversity
in the media arts by exhibiting film and video produced by and
concerning Native Americans. Produced by the Smithsonian National
Museum of the American Indian, Plan B Cinematheque
and Taos Talking Pictures, the Showcase exhibits
pre-eminent contemporary Native cinema both to local audiences
of northern New Mexico and to national and international viewers
who come to Santa Fe for the renowned Indian Market.
FEATURED WORKS
Film & Video Programs, Native Cinema
Showcase
Schedule at-a-glance
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2:30 pm
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Atanarjuat/The
Fast Runner
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Plan B Cinematheque
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2:30 pm
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Atanarjuat/The Fast
Runner
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Plan B Cinematheque
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6 pm
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Follow Me Home
The director's sister, Lakota Harden, orator, activist,
community organizer and poet will introduce the film and
offer a Q&A after the screening.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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2:30 pm
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Atanarjuat/The Fast
Runner
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Plan B Cinematheque
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5:30 pm
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To the Future: Native Student Shorts
Made possible by Intel
This collection of short videos demonstrates the enormous
range and passion of youth media-makers. Included are How
the Raven Stole the Sun, an animated short film created
by Penobscot filmmakers led by Tiana Vermette; Nanibáa;
videos made in community centers sponsored by Intel; and
other works to be announced.
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Plan B Video Hall
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6 pm
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Native Narratives from the NMAI Archive: These narrative
films are directed by three visionaries of the new generation
of Native filmmakers. Shelley Niro (Honey
Moccasin), Chris Eyre (Tenacity)
and Randy Redroad (High
Horse) each have found innovative ways to use cinema
in exploring complex issues of identity.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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7:45 pm
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One Night
the Moon with Confessions
of a Headhunter
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Plan B Video Hall
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8:15 pm
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Follow Me Home
The director's sister, Lakota Harden, orator, activist,
community organizer and poet will introduce the film and
offer a Q&A after the screening.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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11 am
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Hollywood and Native Americans Panel
This panel discussion, featuring Showcase guests including
Drew Lacapa and Chris Eyre, will be broadcast live throughout
North America on Native America Calling, hosted by
Harlan McKosato. The topic will be the history of Native
representation by Hollywood filmmakers.
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IAIA Museum, Cathedral Place
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2:30 pm
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Atanarjuat/The Fast
Runner
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Plan B Cinematheque
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5:30 pm - 7 pm
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TTPIX and Plan B Showcase Reception
Join Showcase guests, Taos Talking Pictures
and Plan B staff and Boards of Directors and staff from
the National Museum of the American Indian for a cocktail
reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres. Ticket includes
a reserved seat for The Talking Couch.
Proceeds to benefit Plan B and TTPix educational programming.
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Plan B Video Hall
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6 pm
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Kusah Hakwaan
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Plan B Cinematheque
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7:30 pm
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The Talking Couch (performance)
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Plan B Warehouse
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8:15 pm
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The Business
of Fancydancing
Invited guests: Sherman Alexie, Evan
Adams.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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2:15 pm
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Book Signing/Slide Show
Authors Gwendolen Cates (Indian Country) and Beverly
Singer (Wiping the War Paint Off the Lens: Native American
Film and Video) will discuss and sign their books. Other
authors to be announced.
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Plan B Video Hall
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2:30 pm
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Atanarjuat/The Fast
Runner
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Plan B Cinematheque
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3:30 pm
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Visualizing
Nunavut
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Plan B Video Hall
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5:30 pm
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Rocks with Wings
Invited guest: Rick Derby.
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Plan B Video Hall
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6 pm
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Native Narratives from the NMAI Archive: These narrative
films are directed by three visionaries of the new generation
of Native filmmakers. Shelley Niro (Honey
Moccasin), Chris Eyre (Tenacity)
and Randy Redroad (High
Horse)
each have found innovative ways to use cinema in exploring
complex issues of identity.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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8:15 pm
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TBA
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Plan B Cinematheque
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8:30 pm
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Tushka
Invited Guest: Ian Skorodin.
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Plan B Video Hall
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11:30 am
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In Our Language: 3 Shorts
Lijj' Biyiin/Horse Song,
Wichán and
War Code: Navajo
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Plan B Video Hall
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12 noon
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Atanarjuat/The Fast
Runner
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Plan B Cinematheque
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1:45 pm
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To the Future: Native Student Shorts
Made possible by Intel
This collection of short videos demonstrates the enormous
range and passion of youth media-makers. Included are How
the Raven Stole the Sun, an animated short film created
by Penobscot filmmakers led by Tiana Vermette; Nanibáa;
videos made in community centers sponsored by Intel; and
other works to be announced.
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Plan B Video Hall
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3:30 pm
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Tushka
Invited Guest: Ian Skorodin.
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Plan B Video Hall
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4 pm
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Redskin
This film will feature live accompaniment.
Print courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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5:15 pm
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TBA
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Plan B Video Hall
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6 pm
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TBA
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Plan B Cinematheque
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7:45 pm
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Rocks with Wings
Invited guest: Rick Derby.
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Plan B Video Hall
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8:15 pm
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The Business
of Fancydancing
Invited guests: Sherman Alexie, Evan
Adams.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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12 noon
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Atanarjuat/The Fast
Runner
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Plan B Cinematheque
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1:30 pm
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In Our Language: 3 Shorts
Lijj' Biyiin/Horse Song,
Wichán and
War Code: Navajo
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Plan B Video Hall
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3:30 pm
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One Night
the Moon with Confessions
of a Headhunter
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Plan B Video Hall
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4 pm
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TBA
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Plan B Cinematheque
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5:30 pm
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Visualizing
Nunavut
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Plan B Video Hall
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6 pm
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Kusah Hakwaan
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Plan B Cinematheque
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7:45 pm
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TBA
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Plan B Video Hall
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8:15 pm
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The Business
of Fancydancing
Invited guests: Sherman Alexie, Evan
Adams.
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Plan B Cinematheque
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Artist in Residence: Chris Eyre
Chris Eyre is the director of numerous short films, including
Tenacity, being screened
at the Showcase, and the feature films Smoke
Signals, Skins
and the forthcoming Skinwalkers. He is also a creator of
the performance piece The Talking Couch,
to be performed at the Showcase. Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho) is a
graduate of the New York University Film School.
 The
Talking Couch
Inspired by cultural critics including Beavis, Butt-head
and the Mystery Science Theater crew, filmmaker Chris Eyre and
comedian Drew Lacapa will talk back to the troubling representations
of Native peoples projected by Hollywood.  Using
clips from Buster Keaton to Dances with Wolves, Chris and
Drew visit the low points and the high ones, questioning, mocking,
mourning, and celebrating the (mis)representations of Indian people
through the first century of the moving image. The Talking
Couch premiered at the 2002 Taos Talking Picture Festival
to great acclaim; this updated version will become a touring show
in 2003.
Albuquerque Tribune Online Review: The
man on the couch
- by Paul Ingles
Producing Organizations
Established in 1989 by an Act of Congress, the Smithsonian
National Museum of the American Indian is a museum of living
cultures dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history,
and arts of the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere. The
Museum includes the George Gustav Heye Center, a permanent exhibition
and education facility in New York City, and the Cultural Resources
Center, a research and collection facility in Suitland, Md. The
Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is now under
construction and will open in fall 2004. Please visit www.nmaicam.si.edu
to check on our construction progress. We need your support to
finish the construction of the Mall Museum and to plan the opening
events and programs. For information about the NMAI and Charter
Membership, please visit our website at www.americanindian.si.edu
or call 1-800-242-NMAI (6624) to request a Membership brochure.
Questions may be emailed to aimember@nmai.si.edu.
The Plan B Cinematheque is a division of the Center for
Contemporary Arts of Santa Fe. The Plan B Cinematheque showcases
the best in world cinema, focusing on independent film, foreign
cinema, documentaries and Hollywood classics. Call 982-1338 for
information and schedule of events.
Taos Talking Pictures is a not-for-profit media arts organization
that encourages the thoughtful production and informed consumption
of the modern media. TTPix produces year-round educational events,
as well as the annual Taos Talking Picture Festival, rated one
of the top ten festivals in the world. The 2003 Taos Talking Picture
Festival takes place April 10-13. Information at www.ttpix.org,
or by calling 505-751-0637.
Presenting Organizations
The Institute of American Indian Arts is a fine arts
college and museum devoted to contemporary Native American art.
Located in historic Santa Fe, the IAIA is currently undergoing
a major period of expansion as a four-year institution. For information
check www.iaiancad.org,
or 1-800-804-6423.
Native America Calling is a live call-in program, linking
public radio stations, the Internet and listeners together into
a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific
to Native communities. The show is heard daily on more than 60
stations in the United States and in Canada by more than 37,000
Native listeners. Online at www.nativeamericacalling.com.
Thank You!
Special thanks to Eric Radack, W. Richard West, Director, National
Museum of the American Indian, Elizabeth Duggal, Director, External
Affairs and Development, NMAI, Helen Scheirbeck, Assistant Director
for Public Programs, NMAI, Edison Wato, Jr., Manager, Member Services,
NMAI, Andy Dudzik, Theresa Rosen and Ira Gordon, KUNM 89.9 FM,
Jim Jarmusch, Frieda Arth, Sally Mayer, Helen Brandt, Lumina Greenway,
Emily Alsen, Jaqueline Loyd, James Kelly, Karla Eoff, Julia Chiang,
Deitch Projects, Mike Mashon, Library of Congress, Eric Hedlund
and The Taos News.
Sponsor Directory
Intel is the proud sponsor of the Native Cinema Showcase
and supporter of youth-created media in New Mexico and nationwide.
www.intel.com
Delta Air Lines: The official airline of Taos Talking
Pictures. www.delta.com
KBAC Radio Free Santa Fe is now simulcast on both 98.1
FM and 104.1 FM, the first step in making the transition to 104.1
our final home on the airways. More power, better reception. Check
www.kbac.com for
more information.
The Santa Fe Reporter, Santa Fe 's alternative
weekly, available throughout Santa Fe each Wednesday.www.santafereporter.com
Native Roots and Rhythms 2002, the 8th Annual Native
American Performing Arts Showcase. World-Class Award-Winning Performers.
Sat., August 17, 7:30pm, Paolo Soleri Amphitheater, Santa Fe.
For ticket information please call 505-988-1234, or visit www.tickets.com.
For event information, please call 505-989-8898, or visit www.santafe.net/nativerootsnrhythms
James Kelly Contemporary Art, Almost American, an exhibition
of recent large-scale oil paintings on canvas and works on paper,
by Brad Kahlhamer, opening reception August 9th.Continues through
October 24th, 2002. 1601 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501;
505-989- 1601, info@jameskelly.com
Festival Staff
National Museum of the American Indian, Film and Video Center:
Elizabeth Weatherford, Director and Founder; Michelle Svenson,
Media Festivals Project Manager; Amalia Cordova, Latin American
Programs Coordinator; Melissa Henry, Gabriella Zamorano, Interns.
Plan B Cinematheque: Jerry Barron, Director; Marcia Lieberman,
Theater Manager. Taos Talking Pictures: Morten Nilssen, Executive
Director; Jason Silverman, Artistic Director; Kelly Clement, Director
of Film/Video Programming; Spencer Floyd, Director of Development;
Judy Terra, Manager of Operations; Lynn Gawron, NCS Producer.
Cover Art by Brad Kahlhamer
Born in Tucson, Arizona of Native ancestry, and adopted by German-American
parents, Brad Kahlhamer lives in New York City where he shows
with Deitch Projects. His work has also been shown at Cais Gallery
in Seoul, Francesca Kaufmann in Milan, Modern Art in London, and
the Aspen Art Museum, and is in the collections of MOMA, and the
art museums of Denver, Milwaukee, and Seattle. "The work is the
result of a personal journey through America's history, and contemporary
life and art," writes Jeffrey Deitch. "Kahlhamer's work gives
us an animated and profound vision of the American experience."
Mr. Kahlhamer currently has an exhibit at James Kelly Contemporary,
Santa Fe.
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Image credit
(starting at color bar from top to bottom): Randy Redroad
with Jim Jarmusch after the screening of Dead Man, 2001
Native Cinema Showcase - Photograph by Amalia Cordova, NMAI;
Thalia + TV, 2000, Watercolor on paper, Brad Kahlhamer;
At the table Left to Right: Charlene Teters, Bird Runningwater,
Heather Rae, Chris Eyre, Irene Bedard, Ben DuPris and audience
participant at the Native America Calling panel at the Institute
of American Indian Arts, 2001 Native Cinema Showcase -
Photograph by Amalia Cordova, NMAI; Talking Couch, Chis
Eyre, Drew Lacapa and audience, Taos Talking Picture Festival,
Taos , New Mexico, April, 2002 - Photograph by Amalia Cordova,
NMAI; Talking Couch, Chis Eyre and Drew Lacapa, Taos
Talking Picture Festival, Taos , New Mexico, April, 2002 -
Photograph by Amalia Cordova, NMAI
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