Screening List:
"The Snowbowl Effect" (56
mins)
Klee Benally (Dine')
is the Director & Editor of "The Snowbowl Effect".
Currently living in Flagstaff, Arizona, Klee has been the projects
director of the non-profit media group Indigenous Action Media
(IAM) for over 2 years. Klee has been a media activist for
over 6 years, producing short documentaries and offering consultation
for various indigenous media campaigns. He is also an entertainer
with the Native American Music Award winning rock group Blackfire
(www.blackfire.net) & the internationally acclaimed traditional
Dine' dance group, The Jones Benally Family.
"Four Generations of Wisdomkeepers"
Nick
Halsey with Eye of the Eagle Productions (Lakota)
Nick
Halsey is a Lakota Souix born on the Standing Rock Reservation,
North Dakota. As an accomplished artist, his stone sculpture
works are on display in galleries and museums in Colorado,
New Mexico,and South Dakota. Nick has served as an artist in
residence in Estes Park, Colorado and Madrid, New Mexico. His
latest artistic direction is toward video and film production.
"A Century of Genocide in the Americas:
A Residential School Experience" (15mins)
Dax Thomas (Laguna)
"Going Native" (10 mins)
Megan Winston (Blackfeet/Cherokee)
Going Native is a documentary short centering on a group
of Native youth called Red Eagle Soaring. This is a performance
group in Seattle, WA that seeks to discover their traditions
and heritage, since they have grown up in an urban environment
where tribal cultures have been fragmented. The piece follows
their journey from indifference to finding pride and a sense
of identity in being Native. "Going Native" is
directed by Karen Suyama (a Senior Environmental Studies
major at the University of Washington) in association
with the American Indian Studies class at the University
of Washington (including Megan Winston, Erin Ludolph, and
Kaleena Marchand)
"Running with Tradition" (20
mins)
"Out of Communion" (11mins)
"In Laman's Terms: Looking at Lamanite Identity" (2.5
mins)
Angelo Baca (Navajo/Hopi)
is an Anthropology graduate from the University of Washington, now pursuing
a Masters in Communication. Working with the Native Voices Program, this
film was produced while he was an undergraduate at UW and was a member
of the UW cross-country and track teams during 2002-2003 as well as a three-time
NJCAA national champion in cross-country and track. Angelo is
a Wings of America representative and summer camp clinician.
"Call to Action" (15mins)
Carey
Tully (Dine') is an independent
filmmaker, camerawoman and aspiring director. She is
from a small community in Northeastern Arizona known as Oak
Springs. She is Salt Water born for the One Who Walks Around
Clan. Her recent film credits include a short documentary "A Call
For Action" (addressing
a highly controversial Native issue in Northern Arizona known
as the Bennett Freeze) and many other short pieces. Carey
is currently working on documenting a unique uranium mining
issue on the Navajo Reservaton and coordinating with Leahn
Cox for the 2005 Native Cinema Film Festival.
Narrative / Drama / Experimental:
"Stanley: A Rocumentary" (10mins)
Cameron Lee (Apache, Dine',
and Southern Ute) grew
up in northern New Mexico. After finishing High School he went
to study acting in PHX, AZ where he received a diploma for acting.
He then returned to New Mexico where he studied Digital Filmmaking
in ABQ, NM and received another diploma for filmaking. He
attended IAIA's (Santa Fe, NM) first summer film enrichment program.
Within the past four years Cameron has done several independant
films.
"Bloodties" (10mins)
Leahn
Cox (Dine') is very passionate
about social awareness and responsibility, and film has become
her means to express and inspire. She is currently starting a
non-profit film foundation devoted to the "emergence
of the native voice" - a resource for Native Americans to
become empowered and engaged in the world. A recent graduate from
Mount Holyoke College as a Cultural Anthropology major, she made "Bloodties" to
deal with layered social issues and the conflicting thought-worlds
of language.
"His Light" (13mins)
Pierre
Barrera (Sioux/Klamath) and Migzi
Pensoneau (Ojibwa)
Pierre Barrera was born and raised on the Rosebud Indian Reservation
in South Dakota. He is of Lakota/Klamath decent. Pierre has been
writing for most of his life and an actor for sixteen years.
This summer Pierre attended the IAIA Summer Film and Television workshop
and was chosen by ABC Television Talent Development Program to
receive a grant to continue his film and writing education as
well as write a script. “His Light” is his first film.
"Native Aspect Ratio" (15mins)
Alan Natachu (Zuni/Laguna)
and Deron
Twohatchet (Kiowa)
Alan Natachu comes from Zuni, New Mexico. He's been actively invovled
in acting for the last six years. Acting is one of many passions
that drive his creativity. Another passion is digital film making.
In addition to acting, Natachu has been an digital video editor,
dvd creator, and director. He is currently finishing his B.A. program
in Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Natachu hopes that
in addition to becoming more active in the acting and film scene, he'll be an
excellent father to his newborn son.
"Withdrawal" (5mins)
Dax
Thomas (Laguna)
"B.Y.O.B." (18mins)
"Stool Pigeon" (11mins)
"Cutter" (50 mins)
Renzo Spirit Buffalo(Lakota)
Hailing from South Dakota now living and working in New York City, Renzo
Spirit Buffalo has been a member of the International Cinematographers
Guild Local 600 for more than ten years and has worked in
major TV and movie productions including Adrian Lyne's "Unfaithful".
He has also been a member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1998.
He is the Director of Photography of independent features entitled "Cutter" (Winner
2001 Best Picture in Long Form, Iowa Motion Picture Association)
and "Special
Breakfast Eggroll: 99¢" (Official Selection 2003 New
York International Independent Film & Video Festival, Best
Comedy Feature 2003 DIY Film Festival, Honorable Mention 2003
Columbus Film Festival) as well as other short films. He
is currently developing film scripts and is engaged in the production
of movie ventures. Among those is an arthouse/documentary film
about downtown independent musicians, one of whom is the 2003
Grammy award winner songwriter for Norah Jones. In the Summer
of 2003, Spirit Buffalo was awarded a grant by the New York State
Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for his project entitled "ReZervations,
USA". This multi-media installation about Indian Reservations
is scheduled for exhibit at the American Indian Community House
(AICH) Gallery, NYC in the Spring of 2005. "ReZervations,
USA" is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation
for the Arts.
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