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Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian and Southwestern Association for Indian Arts
Present
The Eleventh Annual Native Cinema Showcase
August 15 - 21, 2011
 Welcome to the Santa Fe Indian Market’s Native Cinema Showcase, a collaborative partnership between the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA). To better present the vitality of Native film narrative, we are pleased to bring important changes to the film festival by expanding it to an entire week and consolidating all showings into one venue.
These changes acknowledge the growing momentum of Native filmmaking by increasing accessibility and creating new educational opportunities for Indian Market visitors, as well as participating artists and their families.
There is something for everyone at this year’s Native Cinema Showcase, from children to adults, serious to funny, and intimate to less familiar—all providing insight into the complexity of Native life. The week begins on Monday, August 15, with a screening of this year’s Indian Market film entry winners. Highlights of the showcase include filmmaker introductions and panel discussions.
All screenings will be at the New Mexico History Museum and are free to the public. Both SWAIA and NMAI are appreciative of this new partnership as well as the support of Silver Bullet Productions, Native American Public Telecommunications, and imagineNATIVE.
On behalf of the SWAIA Indian Market and NMAI boards and staff—again—welcome.
Kevin Gover (Pawnee)
Director, National Museum of the American Indian
Bruce Bernstein
Director, Southwest Association for Indian Arts
Schedule
at-a-glance
All screenings and programs are located at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM).
Monday, August 15 |
7 pm |
Indian Market’s Classification X winners
This special program of film screenings features the work of Classification X winners. The moving images category is the tenth and one of the newest art classifications at Santa Fe Indian Market. Awards for Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Animation Short, and Experimental Short recognize an artist’s dedication and skill in working with traditional materials and techniques, as well as experimentation with new media and innovative art forms.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with winners, moderated by Shawna Shandiin Sunrise (Diné/Kewa).
Following the Q&A, there will be a reception at Rouge Cat, 101 West Marcy, Santa Fe. Everyone is welcome.
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Tuesday, August 16 |
11 am |
Let My Whakapapa Speak
Presented in cooperation with the Indigenous Language Institute.
Preceded by History Is Unwritten
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3 pm |
A Good Day to Die
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6 pm |
Ancient Pathways – Modern Leaders
Preceded by a trailer for Growing Native, a new documentary series produced by NAPT/Native American Public Telecommunications, directed and hosted by Chris Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho). The first episode, produced by Beverly Morris (Aleut) and KNME in Albuquerque, features Santa Clara Pueblo artist Roxanne Swentzell.
Screening followed by panel with: Conroy Chino, Chris Eyre, Beverly Morris, Wes Studi, Silver Bullet Productions, and Shirley Sneve (Sicangu Lakota), Executive Director, NAPT.
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Wednesday, August 17 |
11 am |
KidFLIX!
The Visit, How Birds Got Their Song, Dancers of the Grass, Walk-in-the-Forest, My Name is Kobe, The Story of Priest Point, Kiss En Concert, Wapos Bay: As the Bannock Browns
Total running time: 51 minutes
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1 pm -
4 pm |
International Indigenous Art on Film
Screening followed by a panel led by Nora Noranjo-Morse.
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Thursday, August 18 |
1 pm |
Showcase Shorts
A diverse selection of works from Indian Country.
Search for the World’s Best Indian Taco, Cousins, Ebony Society, Bear Tung, Indian Elvis, Keeping Quiet, Shimásání, Sikumi/On the Ice
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3 pm |
Showcase Shorts
A diverse selection of works from Indian Country.
Search for the World’s Best Indian Taco, Cousins, Ebony Society, Bear Tung, Indian Elvis, Keeping Quiet, Shimásání, Sikumi/On the Ice
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7:30 pm |
Opening Night – On the Ice
Best Feature Film Crystal Bear for Generation 14plus, 2011 Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
In person: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean and Cara Marcous
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Friday, August 19 |
1 pm |
KidFLIX!
The Visit, How Birds Got Their Song, Dancers of the Grass, Walk-in-the-Forest, My Name is Kobe, The Story of Priest Point, Kiss En Concert, Wapos Bay: As the Bannock Browns
Total running time: 51 minutes
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3 pm |
Pelq'ilc/Coming Home
Presented in cooperation with the Indigenous Language Institute.
In person: Helen Haig-Brown
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7 pm |
imagineNATIVE Shorts
This collection of shorts from Indigenous filmmakers living in Canada reflects the diversity of works shown at the annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto, which will take place from October 19-23, 2011. Spanning the country from each of the four directions, these films represent the artistic visions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists.
Tungijuq, Wapawekka, Inuit High Kick, Lumaajuuq, Burnt, Savage, File Under Miscellaneous, ?E?anx/The Cave
Total running time: 71 minutes
In person: Jason Ryle (Saulteaux), Executive Director, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
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Saturday, August 20 |
1 pm |
Indian Market’s Classification X winners
This special program of film screenings features the work of Classification X winners. The moving images category is the tenth and one of the newest art classifications at Santa Fe Indian Market. Awards for Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Animation Short, and Experimental Short recognize an artist’s dedication and skill in working with traditional materials and techniques, as well as experimentation with new media and innovative art forms.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with winners, moderated by Shawna Shandiin Sunrise (Diné/Kewa).
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3 pm |
Grab
In person: Billy Luther
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7 pm |
From A to S with Tvli and Steven
Tvli Jacob (Choctaw) and Steven Judd (Kiowa/Choctaw) share what they learned in their first ten years in the film industry, from their first feature American Indian Graffiti: This Thing Life to their most recent Shouting Secrets, written for hire and starring Chaske Spencer, Q’orianka Kilcher, Tyler Christopher, Gil Birmingham and Tantoo Cardinal.
In person: Tvli Jacob and Steven Judd
Moderated by: Georgiana Lee (Navajo) of NAPT/Native American Public Telecommunications
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Sunday, August 21 |
11 am |
Showcase Shorts
A diverse selection of works from Indian Country.
Search for the World’s Best Indian Taco, Cousins, Ebony Society, Bear Tung, Indian Elvis, Keeping Quiet, Shimásání, Sikumi/On the Ice
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1 pm |
Columbus Day Legacy
In person: Bennie Klain
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2:30 pm |
Apache 8
In person: Katy Aday (Apache)
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4 pm |
Smokin’ Fish
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Presenting Organizations
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN and NMAI FILM & VIDEO CENTER
Chartered by an act of Congress in 1989 as the 18th museum of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is dedicating to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Americas. For information, visit www.americanindian.si.edu. The NMAI Film and Video Center (FVC) produces the Native American Film + Video Festival and provides screenings of and information services about Native film, video, radio and television in the Americas and Hawai’i. The FVC is headquartered at NMAI in New York where it develops local, national and international programs for NMAI. Visit www.nativenetworks.si.edu (English) or www.redesindigenas.si.edu (Spanish).
SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN ARTS and SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET
SWAIA’s mission is to be an advocate for Native American arts and cultures and create economic and cultural opportunities for Native American artists by producing the Santa Fe Indian Market. This largest juried show of Native fine art with over 1,100 artists from 100 tribes shows their work in over 1,000 booths over a two-day period. This year marks the 90th Annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market, and it takes place on the Plaza and surrounding streets in Santa Fe, N.M. Join us for a week of festive cultural events including the screening of Classification X films, the spoken word at Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, music on the plaza, 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 20 and 21. For information visit www.swaia.org.
Showcase Team
NMAI: Reaghan Tarbell (Mohawk), Program Coordinator, FVC; Melissa Bisagni, Media Initiatives Program Manager
SWAIA: Bruce Bernstein, Director; John Torres-Nez (Diné); Shawna Shandiin Sunrise (Diné/Kewa); Corey Garcia (Acoma)
Showcase Info
All screenings and programs at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) are free. The Museum is located at 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM
Phone: 505-476-5200
www.nmhistorymuseum.org/
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
Further information: www.swaia.org
Visit the NCS on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/NMAIFVC
Showcase Thanks
Jason Ryle and Daniel Northway Frank, imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival
Inée Yang Slaughter and Rachael Nez, Indigenous Language Institute
Elizabeth Weatherford, Millie Seubert, Rebekah Mejorado, and Cindy Benitez, NMAI Film and Video Center
NMAI Office of Publications
Shirley Sneve and Georgiana Lee, Native American Public Telecommunications
Rouge Cat
Silver Bullet Productions
Bill Hill, Hill Top Productions
Trish Lopez, New Mexico Filmmakers Program Director, New Mexico State Film Office
Advisement committee: Ross Chaney (Osage/Cherokee), Director of Business Programs, Santa Fe Business incubator; Dustinn Craig (White Mountain Apache/Navajo), Independent Producer/Director; Trish Lopez, NM Filmmakers Program Director, New Mexico Film Office; Beverly Morris (Aleut), Independent Producer/Director; Diane Reyna (Taos/Ohkay Owingeh), LSC Coordinator, Institute of American Indian Arts; Jonathan Sims (Acoma Pueblo), Independent Producer/Director; Patty Talahonga (Hopi), Independent Producer/Director; Alton Walpole, Unit Production Manager/Line Producer
Image credit: Audience
at Plan B Cinematheque during discussion after A House Made
of Dawn - photograph by Amalia Cordova; On the Ice |
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