The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase brings to the Mary Pickford Theatre on March 13th and 14th, the annual Native Film Fest. Only in Cathedral City can you view the following wonderful films for a limited time:
Friday, March 13, 2020
4:30 PM – Meet and Greet/ Red Carpet
5:00 PM – Screening – TRT: 74 min
The Ice Cream Man
An inspiring story of two brothers launching their own business and creating a better future and hope on the Blackfeet Reservation in Northwest Montana
Director Rebecca Drobis – USA – 2016
5 mins – Short Documentary
One World
New music video by Taboo of the Black-Eyed Peas featuring Native hip-hop artists, the MAG 7.
Director Johnny Lee – USA – 2018
5 mins – Music Video
Warrior Women
In the 1970s, organizers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) fought for Native liberation as a community of extended families. Warrior Women is the untold story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, one such AIM leader, who molded the children of activists – including her own daughter Marcy – into a group called the “We Will Remember” survival group. Together, Madonna and Marcy fought for Native rights in an environment that made them more comrades than mother and daughter.
Director Christina D. King (Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma) and Elizabeth Castle – USA – 2018
64 Minutes – Feature Film
7:00 PM – The Richard M. Milanovich Award for Indigenous Filmmaking awarded to Christina D. King, Producer/Director “Warrior Women”
Saturday, March 14, 2020
11:00 AM Meet and Greet/Red Carpet
11:30 AM Documentary Screening – TRT 105 mins
We Are Birds
A documentary film project focusing on the Head Bird Singers who are currently leading the tribes in their cultural traditions. The Head Bird Singer fulfils a critical role not only as a cultural leader, but also as a preservationist of songs and the traditions that go with the performance of these songs.
Director and Screenwriter Albert Chacon – USA – 2016
106 Minutes – Documentary
3:00PM – Showcase Shorts Screening – TRT: 85 min
Emptying the Tank
A striking portrait of Chippewa female mixed martial artist Ashley Nichols.
Director Caroline Monnet (Anishinaabe/French) – Canada – 2018
10 mins – Short Documentary
Fight Before the Fight
Jake Rameriez shares his life story, examining the experiences that pushed him into Muay Thai.
Director Christopher Nataanii Cegielski (Navajo) – USA – 2018
3 mins – Short Documentary
Turning Tables
Joshua DePerry (Anishinaabe), also known as Classic Roots, deftly navigates the two worlds that inspire his music to be urban and Indigenous.
Director Chrisaan Hessing – Canada – 2018
16 mins – Short Documentary
Blood and Memory (2)
A split-screen remix of home movies demonstrates how the construction of Indigenous memory fast forwards and rewinds and then stops to dance
Director Marcella Ernest (Bad River Band of Chippewa) – USA – 2018
3 mins – Short Documentary
Hooghan
Larry and Carmelita Lowe tell their family history over images of a Hogan, a traditional Navajo dwelling.
Director Blackhorse Lowe (Navajo) – USA – 2018
English and Navajo with English subtitles
11 mins – Short Documentary
A History of Service (Auburn Vet)
Native Americans serve in the U.S. Armed Forces at a higher rate in proportion to their population than any other ethnic group. This film explores the warrior tradition and the exemplary record of service among the United Auburn Indian Community of California
Director Tracy Rector (Seminole/Choctaw) – USA – 2018
4 mins – Short Documentary
Kelly Robinson-4D Carver-Bringing it Back Home
Kelly Robinson, A Nuxalk carver, brings two masks to life and bestows his carvings upon his people.
Director Jamaine Campbell (M’kmaq/Seminole) – Canada – 2018
10 mins – Short Documentary
Return
Disturbed by their community’s declining health, Native American women reclaim ancient traditions leading toward better food ways and spiritual awakening.
Director Karen Cantor – USA – 2018
28 mins – Short Documentary
4:30 PM – Q&A
Saturday, March 14, 2020 – Closing Night
6:30 PM – Meet and Greet/Red Carpet
7:00 PM –CLOSING NIGHT – TRT: 105 min.
Changer’s Land
The Salish people sing and drum in celebration of the ocean, mountains, and creatures of the Salish Sea.
Director Tracy Rector (Seminole/Choctaw) – USA – 2018
5 mins – Short Documentary
SGAAWAAY K’UUNA (Edge of the Knife)
At a seasonal fishing camp in Haida Gwaii in the 1800s, two families endure conflict between the nobleman, Adiits’ii, and his best friend, Kwa. After Adiits’ii causes the accidental death of Kwa’s son, he flees into the rainforest, descending into madness and transforming into Gaagiizid – “the Wildman.” When the families return in the spring, they discover Adiits’ii has survived the winter. Can he be rescued and returned to his humanity
Directors: Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida) and Helen Haig-Brown (Tsilhqot’in) – Canada – 2018
Haida with English subtitles
100 Mins – Feature Film
For more information or to purchase tickets and passes, go to https://www.acbci.com/filmfest
