INDIGENOUS FILM SCREENING
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Indigenous Peoples Day Phx. Fest Announces Official Film Screenings
presented by Cahokia PHX and Indie Film Fest
Join us for an afternoon of film screenings to celebrate and explore Indigenous cultures through the lens of moving pictures. Every project has been carefully selected to provoke thought, inspire dialogue, and promote cultural understanding. Our feature film is “Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting”. This award-winning film made the Washington Post’s evolving critics’ list of 2023’s best films and we’re proud to share this with our local community
Come for the films, stay for the short panel discussion that will follow afterwards.
Tribute to Jake Hoyungowa (Navajo Hopi)
“Seeds of Resilience” Winner of the Best Documentary Award at Indie Film Fest 2019
“Voices of The Grand Canyon” Winner of the Best Documentary Award at Indie Film Fest 2022
A documentary by Deidra Peaches (Diné)
Instagram: @Deidrapeaches
“Long Line Of Ladies”
Winner of Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival 2022
A film by Shaandiin Tome (Diné) and Rayka Zehtabchi (Iranian-American)
This film was made in association with The Pad Project. Long Line of Ladies tells the story of a girl and her community as they prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming-of-age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.
Instagram: @shaandiin @raykazehtabchi
“ᎤᏕᏲᏅ” (What They’ve Been Taught)
A documentary by Brit Hensel
Brit Hensel is an Oklahoma-based writer and award-winning filmmaker who debuted at Sundance Film Festival 2022. She is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
The title ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (pronounced oo-day-yo-NUH) is Cherokee.
Program Lineup
RUN OF SHOW
Welcome
This Land is My Land, This Land is Your Land
Light Up Navajo
Spirit of the Dress
Rent is Too High
Feature Film: Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
Panel Discussion with Film Directors30 p.m. - Land Acknowledgement