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November
3, 2008
Frozen River, a Conversation
with the Director
 Co-presented
with New York Women in Film and Television
Monday, November 3 at 6:30 pm
Auditorium, George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green, New
York, NY 10004. Enter
here for directions.
Join Courtney Hunt for a conversation about her passionate journey
to create her first feature film, Frozen River, winner
of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Award-winning
filmmaker Meryl Joseph (City Farmers and Mainstream)
will moderate.
 Shot
in HD on a skeletal budget raised from nontraditional sources,
Frozen River was sold to Sony Pictures Classics and released
in theaters nationwide to critical acclaim. It was produced by
Heather Rae and Chip Hourihan.
A gritty drama set in an upstate Native community, Frozen
River features actors Melissa Leo and Misty Upham (Blackfeet),
who has also appeared in Edge
of America, Skinwalkers, and Skins.
For more information about New York Women in Film and Television
please go to: www.nywift.org/
Free admission. Reservations are required. Please call 212 514-3737
or email FVC@si.edu.
November 8, 2008
Health and Wellness
November 8 at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm
Diker Pavilion, George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green,
New York, NY 10004. Enter
here for directions.
Animations and a documentary from two national health and wellness
projects focus on diabetes prevention in Native communities. Courtesy
of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and of California
Newsreel and PBS’ National Minority Consortia.
- Eagle Books: Four Videos 32 min.
- Unnatural Causes: Bad Sugar 29 min.
Image credit:
Audience at Club Red Radio, 2000 Native American Film and Video
Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI
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