The Inuit thriller Sikumi/On the Ice has made a splash at Sundance and is coming to New York City tomorrow, and other venues soon after. Read more it and check out the interview with director Andrew Okpeaha Maclean.
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Imprint Trailer I just watched Imprint, a 2007 thriller directed by Chris Eyre that is set on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It tells the story of Shayla Stonefeather, a Lakota prosecutor, who, along with her white partner and boyfriend, takes a case against a Lakota teenager who is found guilty of murder. [...]
Trailer for The Only Good Indian This feature film, like Older than America, revolves around the theme of Indian boarding schools but provides some more nuance since it is played from the perspective of three characters, two of which have troubled pasts. Although the film dragged a little bit at certain parts [...] A trailer for the documentary “LaDonna Harris: Indian 101″ produced by Julianna Brannum Last night, I caught the Association on American Indian Affairs Film Showcase at NYU’S Cantor Center where Firelight Media co-founder and CCNY alumnus, Stanley Nelson was honored. He directed Wounded Knee, episode 5 of the PBS We Shall Remain series, [...] Older Than America trailer Older Than America is the story of a young teacher who is haunted by dreams and visions about the abuses that went on in Indian boarding schools. Prior to watching it, I had only read about the schools’ assimilationist policies which required Native American children to abandon native dress [...] I just read that Georgina Lightning has been nominated for a 2010 EPIC Award in the “Emerging Artists” category by the White House Project. I actually haven’t checked out her award-winning film, “Older than America” because I was watching “Club Native” at the NMAI Film Festival opening night. But, I did get a chance [...] I just went through the fall 2009 American Indian Library Association (AILA) Newsletter and, on page 9, saw mention of a project to remaster Edward Curtis’s 1914 film “In the Land of the Head Hunters,” which preceded “Nanook of the North” as the first feature-length film to star all Native North Americans. Rutgers University [...] For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska (http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/eng/orange/for_the_rights_of_all.html) will be screened at the NMAI NYC on February 20, 2009. Click here for directions: http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/eng/blue/atm_10.html#feb A few weeks ago, I saw Skins again after a long time and also caught Edge of America. Both are Chris Eyre films. I like his work. His films tend to deal with poignant issues in nuanced ways, incorporating drama and humor, Western and Native culture, and sometimes, just when you think that there’s [...] |
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