Join the Film Festival Department for a NYFA meet-up in observation of National Native American Heritage Month.
First, watch the Native Cinema Showcase's "Our Stories" Shorts Program any time between Friday, November 22 and Tuesday, November 24 at
https://nmai.brand.live/c/ourstoriesshortsprogramThen on Tuesday, November 24, join Crickett Rumley, NYFA's Director of Film Festivals, on Zoom from 4-5 pm Pacific // 7-10 pm Eastern for conversation and connection around the shorts and how they compare to the traditional presentation of Native Americans in Hollywood cinema.
Fill out the form below, and we'll send you all the links.
Questions? Email Crickett Rumley at
festivalsla@nyfa.edu.
ABOUT the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Native Cinema Showcase:
An annual celebration of Native film, this year’s program features a combination of new works, fan favorite classics and conversations with filmmakers. It includes a total of 64 films (nine features and 55 shorts) representing 49 Native nations in 12 different countries: United States, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Guatemala, Finland, Ecuador, Norway, Peru, Argentina, Australia and Belize.
Genres include documentaries, music videos, kid-friendly shorts, films in Indigenous languages and more.
The online program will be streaming Nov. 18–27.