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Thursday, August 21 - Sunday, August
24, 2008
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The 8th Annual Native Cinema Showcase
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Presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American
Indian (NMAI), the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), and
the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA)
 The
2008 Native Cinema Showcase features recent works to expand
our understanding of world indigenous cultures and to provide
rich opportunities for audiences to cross generational and
ethnic divides. Special programs consider Native languages
and film, screen a new Native history series for public
television, and provide workshops for young filmmakers.
This year NCS adds as a new partner SWAIA, the organization
that produces Indian Market, and has expanded to include
an additional venue at Cathedral Park near the Plaza. The
showcase is also pleased to be working in conjunction with
the Indigenous Language Institute, the New Mexico Film Office,
WGBH, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and the Indian
Pueblo Cultural Center .
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Featured Works
Schedule
at-a-glance
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7:45 pm
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OPENING NIGHT SCREENING
 At
the CCA
We
Shall Remain: Geronimo
Welcome: Kevin Gover (Pawnee/Comanche), Director, National
Museum of the American Indian.
In person: honorary host Gary
Farmer; executive producer, We Shall Remain,
Sharon Grimberg; producer-director
Dustinn Craig (White Mountain
Apache/Navajo), Geronimo; and director Chris
Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho) and producer Ric Burns, Tecumseh.
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6 pm
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 At
the CCA
The Prize
of the Pole
Invited: Hivshu Peary (Inughuit).
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7 pm
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 At
the Cinema at
Cathedral Park
Imprint
In person: producer Chris
Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho).
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8 pm
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 At
the CCA
Nils Gaup: Sámi Visions
Sámi writer-director Nils Gaup's long-awaited,
forthcoming The Kautokeino Rebellion explores
a key moment in the history of indigenous resistance. This
program includes a clip from the film, followed by a rare
public screening of Pathfinder
(Total program time: 120 min.)
In person: director Nils
Gaup (Sámi). Invited: Suzan
Shown Harjo (Cheyenne/Hodulgee Muscogee), Morningstar
Institute.
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10:30 am
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At the Cinema at Cathedral Park
 Animation
Celebration!
Selections from the NMAI's annual series: Tales
of Wesakechak: Wesakechak and the First Spring Flood;
Tainá-Kan, The
Big Star; Raccoon
and Crawfish; By
the Rapids; and Raven
Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun.
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12 noon
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At the Cinema
at Cathedral Park
IAIA Summer Workshop Shorts
 The
Institute for American Indian Arts recently concluded its
fifth annual Summer Television and Film Workshop, in which
participants learn real-world moviemaking skills—writing,
directing, producing, and acting. The program of works by
young people who may represent the next, best wave will
be announced at the event.
(Total program time: 60 min.)
In person: J.
Carlos Peinado (Mandan/Hidatsa), IAIA; Shawna
Begay (Navajo), IAIA.
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1:30 pm
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 At
the Cinema at
Cathedral Park
We
Shall Remain: Geronimo
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2 pm
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 At
the CCA
Little
Caughnawaga:
To Brooklyn and Back
Preceded by: High
Steel
In person: director Reaghan
Tarbell (Mohawk) and Audra
Simpson (Mohawk), Cornell University. Invited:
Steve Fadden (Mohawk), IAIA
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4 pm
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 At
the CCA
Firekeepers
Preceded by: Mun
Ja Mun
In person: Sara Marielle Gaup (Sámi) and
Lars Ailo Gaup (Sámi). Invited: director Ken Are
Bongo (Sámi).
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5:30 pm
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 At
the Cinema at
Cathedral Park
We
Shall Remain: Tecumseh
In person: director Chris
Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho) and producer Ric Burns.
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6 pm
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 At
the CCA
Pïrinop,
My First Contact
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8:15 pm
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 At
the CCA
Eye of the Beholder
Outstanding short films by Native directors from Canada
and the U.S.: Sikumi/On
the Ice; The
Old Man and the River; Aydaygooay;
Ati-wîcahsin/It's
Getting Easier;
Writing the Land;
Horse You See; Gesture
Down (I Don't Sing); and 4-Wheel
War Pony
In person: directors Melissa
A. Henry (Navajo) and Dustinn
Craig (White Mountain Apache/Navajo) and programmer
Reaghan Tarbell (Mohawk).
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10 am
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At the Cinema at Cathedral Park
Animation
Celebration!
Selections from the NMAI's annual series: Tales
of Wesakechak: Wesakechak and the First Spring Flood;
Tainá-Kan, The
Big Star; Raccoon
and Crawfish; By
the Rapids; and Raven
Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun.
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11:30 am
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At the Cinema at Cathedral Park
 Always
Becoming and
A
Thousand Roads
Two films produced by the National Museum of the American
Indian explore contemporary Native art and identity.
In person: Nora
Naranjo-Morse (Tewa, Santa Clara Pueblo), Dax
Thomas (Laguna/Acoma), Chris
Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho)
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1 pm
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At the Cinema at Cathedral Park
Talking Our Language
 Presented
in collaboration with the Indigenous Language Institute.
Welcome and introduction: Maura Dhu Studie, Indigenous Language
Institute, and Elizabeth Weatherford, NMAI.
Short films reveal the power of Native languages
in contemporary life: Why
Save a Language?; Cane
Music;
From the New Mexico-based digital project Telling
the Stories: Nde
Bitsiighaa and Aak'ume
Tsatseem'a/Past and Present; Female
Rain-Nilts'a Bi'áád; Radio
Chanul Pom, From the Heart of the Highlands of Chiapas;
Newen/Life-Force;
and Goodnight
Irene.
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5:30 pm
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 At
the CCA
March Point
Preceded by: Rez
Life
In person: director Tracy
Rector (Seminole).
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7:30 pm
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 At
the CCA
Older Than
America
In person: director Georgina
Lightning (Cree) and actor Wes
Studi (Cherokee).
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Special Event
NCS
presents at the SouthWest Indian Film Festival, Indian Pueblo
Cultural Center, Albuquerque
Call 1-866-855-7902 or visit www.indianpueblo.org
for a full schedule.
Panels, Workshops & Performances
Animation Workshop
Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22, 9 am - 5 pm
At the CCA
Presented in conjunction with the New Mexico Film Office
Animator Chris Kientz (Cherokee),
creator of the Raven Tales series, offers a two-day intensive
for students 12 - 18 who are interested in making their own animated
films.
Filmmaking Intensive
Friday, August 22, 9 am - 5 pm
At the CCA
Students receive a brief but intensive introduction to the art
of cinema, including conversations with filmmakers. Lunch will
be provided.
New Views of Native History
Saturday, August 23, 3:30 pm
At the Cinema at Cathedral Park
An examination of the challenges of portraying Native history
and culture on screen features directors Chris
Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho), Dustinn
Craig (White Mountain Apache/Navajo), Ric Burns, executive
producer Sharon Grimberg,
who will draw on their experiences in producing the forthcoming
WGBH American Experience series We Shall Remain.
Moderator: Shirley Sneve (Sicangu Lakota), executive
director, Native American Public Telecommunications
Why Save a Language?
Sunday, August 24, 2:30 pm
At the Cinema at Cathedral Park
Presented in conjunction with the Indigenous Language Institute.
A discussion of the ways indigenous languages can used to deepen
the cinematic experience, and how filmmaking can support the efforts
to maintain indigenous languages.
Moderator: Conroy
Chino (Acoma). Panelists include Wes
Studi (Cherokee), Genevieve
Jackson (Navajo), and Dr.
Matthew Martinez (Ohkay Owingey)
Native Youth Jam
Thursday, August 21, 6 pm - 11 pm
At Warehouse 21
Poetry, music & performance by & for teens.
$5 admission
For more information call 505- 989-4423.
The Troublemaker's Jam
Friday, August 22, 8:00 pm - 1:00 am
At the VFW Post 2951
Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers
with The Plateros, Clyde Roulette and surprise musical guests.
$10 admission
For more information, contact gonzodriverecords@gmail.com.
Ticket Information
The opening night reception and screening are open
to festival passholders only.
General admission: $9; discounts for students, seniors and NMAI
and CCA members
Festival pass: $75/$65 NMAI and CCA members, includes admission
to opening night reception and film and priority seating at all
screenings.
Free admission to all events at the Cinema at Cathedral Park.
Passholders are seated first and all others on a first-come, first-served
basis.
For further information contact the Center for Contemporary Arts
at 505-982-1338.
Event Locations
- CCA Cinematheque: 1050 Old
Pecos Trail, behind the Children's Museum
- Cinema at Cathedral Park: (two blocks
from the Plaza) 213 Cathedral Place
- VFW Post 2951: The corner of Montezuma
and Sandoval
- Warehouse 21: 1614 Paseo de Peralta,
near the corner of Guadalupe
Presenting Organizations
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN and the
NMAI FILM & VIDEO CENTER - Chartered by Congress in 1989
as the 18th museum of the Smithsonian Institution, the National
Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) preserves, presents, and
celebrates the Native cultures of the Americas. For information,
visit www.americanindian.si.edu.
The NMAI Film and Video Center (FVC) presents screenings and information
services concerning Native film, video, radio, and television
in the Americas and Hawai'i. The FVC is headquartered at NMAI
in New York with staff and programs also in the NMAI's museum
on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Visit www.nativenetworks.si.edu
(English) or www.redesindigenas.si.edu
(Spanish).
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS and CCA CINEMATHEQUE - 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 others who work in exploratory
ways, sparking dialogues and collaborations in and beyond the
Santa Fe community. The CCA Cinematheque has screened the best
in new and classic cinema daily since 1984. Visit www.ccasantafe.org
for more information.
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 650 booths over a two-day
period. This year marks the 87th Annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian
Market, and it takes place on the Plaza and surrounding streets
in Santa Fe, N.M. on August 23 and 24. For information visit www.swaia.org.
Showcase Team
NMAI: Elizabeth Weatherford (Director, Film and Video
Center), Michelle Svenson, Reaghan Tarbell (Mohawk), Amalia Cordova,
Millie Seubert, Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Santee Dakota/Ohkay Oweengeh
Pueblo)
CCA: Jason Silverman (Cinematheque Director), Charmaine
Jackson-John (Navajo); Filip Celander; Jett Boynton, Sam Cobean,
Sibel Melik, Chris Brandenberg; Special thanks: Bruce Bernstein
and the entire SWAIA staff
Thanks
WGBH, Boston (Sharon Grimberg, Lauren Prestileo); New Mexico
Film Office (Lisa Strout, Jodi Delaney); Institute for Indigenous
Language (Inee Slaughter and Wes and Maura Studi); Indian Pueblo
Cultural Center (Ron Solimon, Tazbah McCullah); Institute for
American Indian Arts (Ann Filemyr, J. Carlos Peinado, Shawna Begay),
NMAI Office of Public Affairs, NMAI Resource Centers, NMAI-GGHC
Board of Directors, CCA Board of Directors and staff, and Santa
Fe Suites; Walter Burke Catering; Black Mesa Winery; Montreal
Festival des Films du Monde (Danièle Cauchard); Norwegian
Film Institute(Jan Erik Holst); Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (Kristin Iglum, Randi Kårstad and Per Øystein
Vatne); Sámi Film Festival (Ken Are Bongo)
Cover artist: Diyin, Dustinn
Craig (White Mountain Apache/Navajo)
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Image credit: Audience
at Plan B Cinematheque during discussion after A House Made
of Dawn - photograph by Amalia Cordova; Diyin, Dustinn
Craig (White Mountain Apache/Navajo); We Shall Remain: Geronimo;The
Prize of the Pole - courtesy of Icarus Films; © 2007
Imprint; Still from Pathfinder; Tales of Wesakechak:
The First Spring Flood; J. Carlos Peinado - courtesy of the
filmmaker; We Shall Remain: Geronimo; Little Caughnawaga:
To Brooklyn and Back; Adjagas; We Shall Remain: Tecumseh;
Pirinop, My First Contact - courtesy of Vídeo nas
Aldeias; Still from Sikumi; Tales of Wesakechak: The
First Spring Flood; A Thousand Roads - photograph by
Claudio Miranda. Photographs courtesy of the Smithsonian's National
Museum of the American Indian; Cane Music; March Point
- courtesy of Tracy Rector; Older Than America; Tales
of Wesakechak: Wesakechak and the First Spring Flood
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