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Honoring Santa Fe’s rich history as a center for Native American arts and culture, the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival’s Indigenous Film Program highlights the best new short film projects by indigenous filmmakers and feature films including indigenous themes and subjects. With special screenings of INDIAN HORSE, THE BLESSING, and WHITE RAVENS: A LEGACY OF RESISTANCE, along with a selection of Indigenous Short Films, this program has something for everyone!
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Indian Horse
Directed by Stephen Campanelli
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Adapted from the gripping novel by Richard Wagamese, INDIAN HORSE depicts the dark history of Canadian Residential Schools through the celebration of hockey—main character Saul Indian Horse’s refuge from racism and abuse—and the horrific realities of these essential prisons. Executive produced by Clint Eastwood and starring Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant) and newcomers Sladen Peltier and Ajuawak Kapashesit (son of Winona LaDuke), this striking drama follows Saul as he tries to overcome his past and pursue his passion for Canada’s favorite sport.
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The Blessing
Directed by Hunter Robert Baker and Jordan Fein
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A documentary capturing the life and trials of Lawrence, a Native American coal miner, THE BLESSING illustrates inner conflicts; Lawrence provides for his daughter, Caitlin, by working for the very coal mining company that continues to destroy his tribe’s sacred mountain, and Caitlin explores contemporary life as a young woman while assuaging a traditional Navajo father’s expectations. The subjects, both directors, producer, and Executive Producer, renowned Native Actor Raoul Max Trujillo, will be in attendance.
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White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance
Directed by Georg Koszulinski
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In the wake of the forced relocation of indigenous youth to Canadian Residential Schools, the headstrong inhabitants of the Haida Gwaii islands (British Columbia) remained resilient against their oppressors, continuing to speak their native language and attempting to prevent deforestation in their lands. The insightful documentary, WHITE RAVENS: A LEGACY OF RESISTANCE, reveals the longstanding abuses, addictions, and endless cycles of violence that resulted from these schools, as well as the importance of mending and maintaining cultural roots through the voices of the Haida people.
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Indigenous Shorts Program
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The documentary, CEDAR TREE OF LIFE interviews three indigenous women to discover the ancient powers and uses for this sacred tree; JUNCTION, another non-fiction flick, depicts life surrounding a passion for basketball on the Navajo Nation. Told through the perspective of two young Lakota sisters, the massacre at Wounded Knee forces deadly conditions upon the two young girls who are disastrously separated during the slaughter, in Myrton Running Wolf’s film SOLDIER. DEVON’S FORREST may be a fictional tale of heartbreak, but it reflects the astounding real numbers of indigenous women that are tragically reported missing each year. Filmed in Albuquerque, CAPTIVITY NARRATIVE follows a man’s hunt for his outrageous doppelganger. Centered on a woman’s addiction and its hindrance of her relationship with her son, MUD (Hashtł’ishnii) is directed by Albuquerque filmmaker Shaandiin Tome.
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Festival Passes and Individual Tickets
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The 10th Annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival: October 17th-21st, 2018. The Santa Fe Independent Film Fest begins October 17th and comes to a close October 21st, presenting films, panels, discussions, and parties in the heart of downtown Santa Fe. Over 100 films, five days and nights of community events, galas, educational panels and discussions, the hottest independent films of 2018 and much more...
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Join Us for Our 10th Anniversary Gala
October 14th, 2018
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WOW, TEN YEARS - what a wild decade of Santa Fe Independent Film Festivals to celebrate. This year’s fest is a milestone, an opportunity to honor our visionary leadership, remember our roster of distinguished honorees, educational panels and workshops, and award-winning films, and roll out our plans for the future to make SFIFF a must on the international film festival circuit.
Join SFIFF in celebration for a three-course meal at the beautiful Hotel Santa Fe to celebrate Ten Years of Excellence in Cinema by the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival!
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