Thursday, August 17 to Sunday, August 20
Presented by The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian and The Center for Contemporary Arts

Bently Spang Now in its sixth year, this celebration of indigenous media arts features groundbreaking films and videos by and about Native people. From classics to the best new works, these films celebrate innovation, challenging the persistent pop-culture misrepresentations of indigenous peoples. The showcase offers filmmakers a venue during the renowned Santa Fe Indian Market, the world's largest exhibit for indigenous artists, and provides an opportunity to advance dialogue about the essential issues facing Native communities.

The showcase is produced by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the Cinematheque at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), in cooperation with the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, the Institute of American Indian Arts, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, and the Gary Farmer Gallery of Contemporary Art.

Featured Works

Schedule at-a-glance


1 pm	At the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque Trudell and A New Tradition (shorts) As part of the Southwest Indian Film Theater Festival, the Native Cinema Showcase presents Trudell, a portrait of an American icon and a selection of short fictions that embody the growing tradition of Native American filmic storytelling: Conversion, Smoke Break, From Cherry English, Sunshine, Slide, and Divided by Zero. Screenings presented by Charmaine Jackson-John (Navajo), Native Cinema Showcase, and Tazbah McCullah (Navajo) of IPCC.

7 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque Focus on Paul M. Rickard Features recent works by a multi-versed and prolific Cree director: The Winter Chill and Aboriginal Architecture Living Architecture. Following the screening, author, educator and filmmaker Beverly Singer (Tewa/Navajo) will conduct an on-stage interview with Paul Rickard.
7:30 pm	At the Gary Farmer Gallery • Free Handle with Care (shorts) Innovative filmmakers from the U.S and Canada explore relationships and family. Includes: Interview with Alice McCabe, Thunderstorm, Su Naa (My Big Brother), A New Day in a New Life, ADD Diction, and Suckerfish.
8:30 pm	Opening Night Party, CCA Warehouse Performers include the Bastard Fairies, The Dust Dive and DJ Digital Vigilante. An all-ages event. Tickets: $7/$5 members, students, seniors and Showcase ticket stub holders.

2 pm & 7:30 pm	At the Gary Farmer Gallery • Free A New Tradition (shorts) A selection of short fictions that embody the growing tradition of Native American filmic storytelling: Conversion, Smoke Break, From Cherry English, Sunshine, Slide, and Divided by Zero.
5:30 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque Everyday Heroes Diverse fiction and non-fiction shorts by young Native filmmakers: Grace, Apples and Indians, My Indian Name, Nganwendaanan Nde'ing (I Keep Them in My Heart), Patrick Ross precede a portrait of an inspiring elder. Silent Thunder will be introduced by producer and director, Angelique Midthunder and David Midthunder (Assiniboine/Sioux).
8 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros This debut feature film from Auraeus Solito (Palawa'n) casts a gently humorous and compassionate gaze on the "coming of age" of a young boy smitten with a young man. Introduced by Elizabeth Weatherford, director, NMAI Film and Video Center
9 pm - 2 am	At the Cowgirl Hall of Fame Restaurant Wes Studi and his band Firecat of Discord trade sets with Chocolate Helicopter.

2 pm	At the Gary Farmer Gallery • Free A New Tradition (shorts) A selection of short fictions that embody the growing tradition of Native American filmic storytelling: Conversion, Smoke Break, From Cherry English, Sunshine, Slide, and Divided by Zero.
2:30 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque Mohawk Girls A short, By the Rapids, takes place at Kahnawake as does Mohawk Girls, a compelling portrait of teen culture that reveals the hope, despair, heartache and promise of growing up Native in Canada. Introduced by Reaghan Tarbell (Mohawk), program assistant, NMAI Film and Video Center
5 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque Waterbuster The short Gesture Down (I Don't Sing), an interpretation of a poem by Native writer James Welch, is followed by Waterbuster, an unforgettable meditation on place, loss, and the American Dream. Screening followed by a discussion with Waterbuster director J. Carlos Peinado, land-rights attorney David Gomez (Taos Pueblo), and Gov. Cippy Crazyhorse (Cochiti).
7:30 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque Johnny Tootall A timely, provocative film featuring powerful ensemble acting by Alex Rice, Sheila Tousey, and Adam Beach focuses on a solider returning from the conflict in Bosnia who now must do battle with inner demons and an attempt from developers to take over his home.
7:30 pm	At the Gary Farmer Gallery • Free Handle with Care (shorts) Innovative filmmakers from the U.S and Canada explore relationships and family. Includes: Interview with Alice McCabe, Thunderstorm, Su Naa (My Big Brother), A New Day in a New Life, ADD Diction, and Suckerfish.

2 pm	At the Gary Farmer Gallery • Free A New Tradition (shorts) A selection of short fictions that embody the growing tradition of Native American filmic storytelling: Conversion, Smoke Break, From Cherry English, Sunshine, Slide, and Divided by Zero.
3 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque Trespassing Director Carlos DeMenezes and producer Susana Lagudis introduce Trespassing , an in-depth look at land rights, uranium mining, nuclear testing, and nuclear waste disposal in the Four Corners, Nevada'sYucca Mountain and the Mojave Desert of California.
6 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque Views from Maori Country Short fictions Tama Tu and Guarding the Family Silver celebrate New Zealand's thriving indigenous cinema movement. Introduced by Elizabeth Weatherford, head of the NMAI Film and Video Center.
8 pm	At the CCA Cinematheque The Snowbowl Effect A Minor Disturbance, featuring the evocative sounds of The Dust Dive, is followed by The Snowbowl Effect, a thoughtful look at our relationship to the lands that sustain us seen through the lens of the most recent threat to the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona. Director Klee Benally (Navajo) will introduce.

Event Locations

CCA Cinematheque • The Center for Contemporary Arts
1050 Old Pecos Trail • Santa Fe, NM • 87505
505-982-1338 • www.ccasantafe.org

Cowgirl Hall of Fame Restaurant
139 S. Guadelupe • Santa Fe, NM • 87501
505-982-2565

Gary Farmer Gallery of Contemporary Art
121 W. San Francisco Street • Santa Fe, NM • 87501
505-988-1171 • www.garyfarmergallery.com

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th Street NW • Albuquerque, NM • 87104
505-843-7270 • www.Indianpueblo.org

Ticket Information

All shows, unless otherwise noted:
$8 general admission
$6 CCA and NMAI members, students, and seniors
$5 student and senior members
$75 Patron Pass, includes priority admission to all events and the Filmmaker Brunch
$40/$35 Festival Pass, includes priority admission to all films

Emerging Filmmakers Programs

New Traditions and Handle with Care feature exemplary short films by Native America's finest young artists. Each running approximately 45 minutes, they are curated by Jason Ryle (programmer and chair of the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival) and Reaghan Tarbell (program assistant, NMAI Film and Video Center). See the Schedule at-a-glance for details.

Works from the 2006 IAIA Summer Film and Television Workshop

Friday through Sunday, August 18 through 20
IAIA Museum, Cathedral Place, downtown Santa Fe

The first look at new works created at the IAIA eight-week workshop, in which Native students team up with established producers, writers, actors, and directors. Sponsored by the Disney-ABC Television Group, Talent Development Programs, Walt Disney Studios, Time Warner, NBC Universal, and New Mexico Arts. Admission to this program and to the IAIA exhibit Relations: Indigenous Dialogue is free. Call 505-983-8900 for information.

Organizers

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Chartered by Congress in 1989 as the 18th museum of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of the American Indian is the only national museum dedicated to the Native peoples of North, South, and Central America. Its educational mission is to preserve, present, and celebrate the Native cultures of the Americas. For more about the NMAI, including information on its museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and at the George Gustav Heye Center in New York, please visit www.americanindian.si.edu.

CINEMATHEQUE AT THE CCA
Through its film, media, visual, and performing arts and interdisciplinary programming, the CCA provides a forum to promote the exploration of new ideas in contemporary art and thought. CCA supports visual artists, performers, filmmakers, and other creative people who work in exploratory ways, sparking dialogues and collaborations in and beyond the Santa Fe community. The Cinematheque has screened the best in new and classic cinema daily since 1984. Visit www.ccasantafe.org for more information.

Staff and Thanks

Festival Committee: Elizabeth Weatherford, Michelle Svenson, Reaghan Tarbell, Melissa Bisagni (NMAI Film and Video Center); Jason Silverman, Kierstan Pickens, Filip Celander (CCA Cinematheque); Charmaine Jackson-John (NCS Outreach Coordinator); Jason Ryle (ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival); Gary Farmer (Gary Farmer Gallery of Contemporary Arts).

Very special thanks to Frieda and Jim Arth.