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  First Nations Film & Video Festival   

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First Nations Film & Video Festival

  • Location: ISM Chicago Gallery, Chicago
  • Date: Friday, November 07, 2014, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

First Nations Film & Video Festival features films by Native American filmmakers.  

Free and open to the public.  

Feature Film
1:00 PM - Indian 101, by Julianna Braumann, Comanche filmmaker, 63 minutes                   
Indian 101 is a feature documentary film about Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who led an extensive life of Native political and social  activism, and is now passing on her traditional cultural and leadership values to a new generation of emerging Indigenous leaders. Harris’ introduction to the federal government began when President Lyndon Johnson assigned her to educate the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government on the unique role of American Indian Tribes and their relationship with the federal government. This course was called “Indian 101” and was taught to members of Congress and other agencies for over 35 years.  

Short Films
2:10 PM  "Silverback" by Lucas Rowley (10 min). Two urban hunters battle the elements in Alaska while hunting the elusive black bear.
2:20 PM  "Locked Doors" by Arlene Bowman (5 min). Dine' filmmaker, A video about exclusion & inclusion.
2:25 PM   "Salmon Spearing" by Annabella Bruaker (8 min). A film about salmon spearing.
2:35 PM   "Scenes from HAMLET" by Ernest M Whiteman III (25 min). Northern Arapaho filmmaker, is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's play in production now as a full-length feature film that features an all-Native American cast.

For information call 312-814-5318.

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