3rd Annual Southwest Native American Film & Video Festival
July 14-15, 2006 at the Museum of Northern Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona

Click here to view the poster	The 3rd Annual Southwest Native American Film and Video Festival recognizes and emphasizes the Southwest's unique offerings by contemporary Indigenous media makers. Held in Flagstaff, Arizona at the Museum of Northern Arizona, July 14–15, 2006, this two day festival features video, film and animation as well as a panel discussion exploring issues surrounding Native filmmaking.

Invited filmmakers will be in attendance to answer questions about their work. Presented by Indigenous Action Media, Flagstaff Cultural Partners and the Museum of Northern Arizona, the festival also seeks to provide an opportunity for audiences of all ages to further their understanding of Indigenous cultures today.

Screenings will be held at the Museum of Northern Arizona in the Branigar/Chase Auditorium. Weekend festival passes can be purchased in advance for $18 ($14 for students) and general and student admission fees will be collected at the door. Please call 928/779-2300 for additional information or visit these websites for a schedule of events: www.indigenousaction.org, www.musnaz.org, and www.culturalpartners.org.

3rd Annual Southwest Native American Film and Video Festival
2006 FILM SCHEDULE

Friday, July 14 - Museum of Northern Arizona
7:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
$10/general admission - $6/students

WELCOMING

Rez Hope
Director: Norman Brown
Dramatic Short
Running Time: 30 min
"Rez Hope" follows a group of Navajo students during a day at school. The short film tackles a number of issues facing Native American teens today such as alcohol and drug abuse, violent relationships, sexual activity, depression, and suicide.

Grace
Director: Darwyn Roanhorse
Dramatic Short
Running Time: 11 min
A young runaway named Pearl, meets Grace, a poor woman who sells banana bread at the local government offices. From this first encounter with Grace, Pearl gets the idea that she can sell the bread herself. What ensues is a life lesson Pearl learns by observing Grace and her inherent goodness - her grace

Trudell
Director: Heather Rae
Feature Documentary
Running Time: 80 min
Award winning documentary about legendary Native poet, musician, and activist John Trudell.

Saturday, July 15 at the Museum of Northern Arizona

PANEL DISCUSSION
11 a.m –12:30 p.m.
A panel discussion will explore perspectives on Native filmmaking. Media makers will discuss questions such as, “What is Native film?,” “What unique challenges face contemporary Native media makers?,” and “What is the future of Native filmmaking?”
Free to the public
With special screening of "Taking it Back".

Taking it Back
Director: Leahn Cox
Running Time: 12 min
Native American Film students discuss the challenges of "Native" filmmaking in depth.

EXPERIMENTAL NATIVE FILM
1 p.m –2 p.m
At the Coconino Center for the Arts (2300 N. Fort Valley Road)
Discussion & Special Screening
Free to the public

Irrelevant Static
Director: Shonie De La Rosa
Experimental Short
Running Time: 36 min
Ed, who lives in seclusion, has lost his wife and son to a super strain of tuberculosis unleashed by terrorists that has killed millions around the globe. Ed has contracted the deadly disease, but continues to go about his day-to-day routine in his home with only a radio as his only connection to the outside world.

AFTERNOON SCREENINGS
2 p.m –5 p.m
At the Museum of Northern Arizona
Youth, Student and Shorts Presentations
$5/general admission
$3/students

Running with Tradition
Director: Angelo Baca
Documentary Short
Running Time: 20:49 min
This documentary takes a look at modern native American runners and the people that drive them to succeed. The film focuses on a younger generation of High School and colligiate runners, also discusses influences ranging from Olympic dreams to diabetes risk.

Siriusly Funny
Director: Darren Gordy
Short/Comedy
Running Time: 5 min
See a "revolution" in radio. Originally made for Howard Sterns film festival.

Marble Gangsta
Director: Youth Media Project
Youth/Student - Dramatic Short
Running Time: 4 min
A young girl wakes from a nightmarish future where skateboarding is illegal, only to be confronted by her greatest fear in a mysterious form.

Meth on the Rez
Director: Tori Nez - Red Mesa High School
Youth/Student - Documentary Short
Running Time: 10 min
Meth is a growing problem on the Navajo reservation. This student documentary examines the issues related to meth use.

Mountain King (Strong language, discretion advised)
Director: Rough Rock High School/Leahn Cox
Youth/ Student - Dramatic Short
Running Time: 7 min
An encounter with a mysterious creature changes a young man's perspective.

Interview with a Werewolf
Director: Youth Media Project
Youth/ Student - Mocumentary
Running Time: 3 min
In a rare interview a werewolf shares his personal side.

EDG Cease the Fire
Director: Shonie De La Rosa
Music Video
Running Time: 4 min
A music video featuring the band Ethnic Degeneration.

Native Wind
Director: Robby Romero
Short/PSA
Running Time: 1 min
A public service announcement about the vast wind energy potential on tribal lands of the northern great plains.

Agape
Director: Darren Gordy
Dramatic Short
Running Time: 19 min
A film inspired by unconditional love. 2 good friends go online to find dates.

Tavake
Director: Paul Stoll
Dramatic Short
Running Time: 14:33 min
Set in the Kingdom of Tonga (South Pacific Islands), this film looks at the influence and encroachment of western culture as shown in the relationship of a young man and his traditional father.

Hoop Dance
Director: Brian Hammil
Documentary Short
Running Time: 40 min
A look into the world of Hoop Dancing.

EVENING SCREENINGS
7 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
At the Museum of Northern Arizona
$10/general admission
$6/students

Sa'ah
Director: Sarah Del Saronde
Documentary Short
Running Time: 20:14 min
Sa'ah means "over there" in Navajo. This documentary follows the journey to the reservation to seek a Navajo medicine man. The internal journey speaks about the ongoing cultural changes within families and the wider community.

Conversion
Director: Nanobah Becker
Dramatic Short
Running Time: 9:07 min
In the 1950s a visit by Christian missionaries has devastating consequences for a family in a remote part of the Navajo reservation.

The Repatriator
Director: Angelo Baca
Dramatic Short
Running Time: 18 min
A professional Native American thief steals back sacred items from museums, private collections and gaslleries and returns them back to the people they rightfully belong to.

The Last Great Hunt
Director: Shonie De La Rosa
Short/Comedy
Running Time: 7:30 min
A comedic short that stereotypes the Native American to a whole new level.

My Darkest Hour
Director: Happy Frejo
Dramatic Short
Running Time: 22 min
Based on true events this story is about a young girl named Joy who is deeply affected by the separation of her parents. Blaming her mother, Joy is controlled by her hate and unforgiveness which leads to substance abuse. While leading a self destructive life she plans her suicide and in the event she has a vision that changes her life forever.

Mormon Shoshonie Experience
Director: Angelo Baca
Documentary Short
Running Time: 7:15 min
This brief documentary describes early Mormon and Shoshone interactions before and after the creation of the state of Utah through both perspectives.

The Ballad of Peter LaFarge
Director: Sandra Schulman
Documentary Short
Running Time: 13 min
The untold story of Native Americas protest pioneer and the writer of the song "The Ballad of Ira Hayes". This film contains rare photos and never before published information

A Beautiful Dawn
Director: Klee Benally
Music Video
Running Time: 4 min
Music video featuring Navajo singer Radmilla Cody.

Alcatraz is not an Island
Director: James Fourtier
Feature Documentary
Running Time: 57 min
The 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island was a watershed in American history. The tumultuous days of "Red Power" live again in occupation footage and interviews with participants.

*Schedule subject to change

**Subject matter of the films presented does not necessarily represent the views of the Museum of Northern Arizona, the Flagstaff Cultural Partners or Indigenous Action Media.