2016 Film Guide

• 100 Years: One Woman’s Fight for Justice When Elouise Cobell, a petite Blackfeet warrior from Montana, started asking questions about missing money from government managed Indian Trust accounts, she never imagined that one day she would be taking on the world’s most powerful government. But what she discovered as the Treasurer of her... See Details

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• Ace the Music Man Music is part of Ace’s identity. He discusses why he joined the Granite High Music Band and how it made his last year at school more enjoyable. See Details

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• Caucasian Activity Paranormal activity is taking place at the Big Pine Indian Reservation! It is up to the youth to invistigate what is hunting the place and how to get rid of the activity. See Details

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• Field of Dreams A young boy finds solace on the baseball field and the courage to bridge the widening gap with his father. See Details
• Fire Song When a teenaged girl commits suicide in a remote Northern Ontario Aboriginal community, it’s up to her brother Shane to take care of their family. Shane was supposed to move to the city for University in the fall, and he has been trying to convince... See Details
• The First Volunteers The First Volunteers shows a diverse group of WWII pilots that first fought alongside Allies in the Pacific Theater, revealing the character of different men and women who are confronted by the realities of war. See Details
• Fox 24 News Fox 24 reports the hard-hitting news on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation. See Details

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• H.A.M In 1961,Peter, a 16 year old boy loves nothing more than listening to his favorite radio shows and reading a good book. While periodically finding himself intrigued by some of his father crazy gadgets, Bernie (Peter’s father) runs rampant around the house embellishing their home with... See Details
• Heaven’s Floor A photographer chases adventure from Los Angeles to the Canadian Arctic and for the first time she finds herself on the line between life and death. Desperate for more meaning in her life, Julia, (Clea Duvall) meets a fearless expedition leader Jack, (Timothy V. Murphy) who... See Details

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• Indian Giver Indian Giver is a comedic short about one man’s journey to winning his family back after being absent for 15 years. See Details

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• Judge Joedy Luv Court case is heard and ruled on by Judge Joedy Luv. See Details

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• Killer Movie Tribal employees at the CRIT reservation do not tolerate theft. When they say you must wear a bracelet to enter the resort pool, you better follow the rules or else… See Details

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• Little Brother Ava George is brought into a nightmare dream world by her little brother and it is through spirit world Jesse George is able to communicate with his sister about his addiction. Pregily.com offers best pregnancy pillows, read reviews now. Pregnancy pillows are becoming a necessity... See Details
• Little Folk of the Arctic In the folklore of most cultures around the world there are stories of magical little folk. And the Arctic is no exception. Inuit traditional knowledge is filled with references to many different races and tribes of little folk. These beings always try to avoid human... See Details

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• Mlad Three homeless youth go to the movies and imagine a better life for themselves. Sweetie massage chick getting fucked Horny Alexis Ford is into hardcore buggering Stepteen Anya Olsen licks stepmom Reagan Darling is tempting fellow with her tits Roxy Raye stretches her anus with... See Details
• Mohave History Youth from the Colorado River Indian Tribes share the history of the Mohave people. See Details
• Monster Slayer In this contemporary retelling of the Navajo story of the Hero Twins, teenagers Shondiin and Nathan Yazzie battle monsters raised by the mysterious Coyote with the help of their medicine man grandfather and metalhead uncle. Monster Slayer is a short film shot on location in... See Details

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• Nemo Hádéést’íí After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Finding Nemo is known in Navajo as Nemo Hádéést’į́į́’, it’s part of a larger cultural initiative to keep the native... See Details

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• Ogress of the Gravelbank Inuit oral history is filled with strange beings and supernatural creatures. One of these feared land spirits is the Ogress of the Gravelbank. This cruel being was known to lure children into her lair, and trap them there. All that perish in that cave remain... See Details
• Ohero:kon – Under the Husk “Ohero:kon – Under the Husk” is a 26-min documentary following the challenging journey of two Mohawk girls as they take part in their passage rites ceremony to become women in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory located in upstate NY. See Details
• The Oka Legacy In the summer of 1990, all eyes were on the small town of Oka, Quebec. Triggered by plans to expand a golf course on ancestral land, it was a standoff between the Mohawk people of Kanehsatake, the police and eventually the army. The Oka Crisis,... See Details
• On The Farm The film follows main character Nikki Taylor (Maija Tailfeathers), a sex worker who notices the disappearance of an alarming number of women. She teams up with a female police officer and a social worker to investigate. They face a slow-moving police department until the media... See Details
• The Owl and the Lemming The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit stories are often instructive, and with this fable, children quickly learn the value of being clever and humble, and why pride... See Details

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• Promised Land Indigenous recognition is at the frontline of the battle for native sovereignty. These tribes—who signed treaties, helped settlers, and lost their land—are asking for their treaties to be honored. To redefine their recognition, to put blood quantum restrictions on who is and isn’t native enough,... See Details
• Proud to Be Native Kumeyaay share why they are proud to be Native. See Details
• The Purge The world is going crazy. You cannot trust anyone! It is up to you to survive. See Details

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• Remains, Human When reporter Jessica Hale interviews a mysterious man named Victor Merrick about the sighting of monsters in the city, her and her cameraman get more than they bargained for. See Details
• REZilience Serpent Lake Reserve has been forgotten. This indigenous community in Canada’s far north experiences a catastrophe that will decimate 90% of the population. A military experiment gone horribly wrong exposes centuries of genocide and corruption and unleashes a seemingly unstoppable evil.   See Details
• River Monster Kids on the CRIT reservation have been disappearing and no one knows who or what is taking them. See Details

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• The Saver After being orphaned in the middle of a harsh Montreal winter, teenager Fern resolves to avoid her mother’s tragic fate – by becoming a millionaire.  “All you need to do is save,” according to the book How to become a Millionaire. So, with Youth Protection... See Details
• The Scare Show Follow Chance and Mook as they scare tribal employees. Who will be next? See Details
• The Seventh Fire When gang leader Rob Brown is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved American Indian community in northern Minnesota. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the... See Details
• Skokomish to Quinault Skokomish Tribal members embark on a 100 mile journey to the coast of Washington State. “Skokomish to Quinault” presents a unique look at preserving culture & custom in a modern age. Hikers battle fatigue, injuries and Bigfoot…? See Details
• Soup For My Brother Today is a special day for Jimmy’s brother, Danny. As Jimmy prepares a batch of soup for his brother, we learn this documentary is about tradition, brotherly love and loss. This documentary was filmed entirely on the Seneca Nation Territory which is located 50 miles... See Details
• Spook A student is studying taboo topics, and is warned not to mess with these things. Despite warnings, she continues researching and finds herself intertwined within that which she looked at from a distance. Based upon true stories and experiences from local elders, this story shares... See Details
• Stolen A young girl escapes from a foster home, only to  be picked up by a dangerous stranger. In Canada, there are over 1200 documented cases of missing and murdered Native American girls and women. This film shines light on the issue. Viber for Windows 7... See Details

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• Taken A father will do anything to get his kidnapped child back. See Details
• Thanks to Him Young girl learns a valuable lesson about judging people.   See Details

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• Very Very Mean Ladies Being a new girl at school is always rough. The cool girls are just too cool to hang with you. See Details
• Viejas History Viejas youth share the origin of their Kumeyaay band name. See Details
• Vámonos Hope struggles with grief after Mac, her butch girlfriend, passes away and must must overcome homophobic hostilities from her dead girlfriend’s family in order to respectfully send Mac off into the afterlife in the way she would’ve wanted. Deginta mediena ir klijuotos medinės sijos https://ligni.lt/ See Details

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• Waabooz Twelve year-old Rabbit spends most of his days, drawing, collecting comics, and avoiding the teasing of his peers. Insecure and shy, Rabbit dreads dancing in the upcoming powwow and begins to draw Waabooz, a superhero that embodies his desired self; bold and unafraid. Through traditional... See Details
• What Was Ours A young Arapaho journalist and a teenage powwow princess travel from the Wind River Indian Reservation with a wise Shoshone elder to explore vanished artifacts kept in the archives of a museum. The three uncover ancestral objects kept in boxes for many years, setting each... See Details
• Wild ‘N’ Out To be part of the Wild ‘N’ Out Show you got to have skillz! Watch Native youth compete with Raymond Te Sam hosting this fast paced comedy. See Details

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• Xalax Ti: House of the Red Lizard A local salmon fisherman discovers a petroglyph that supports an ancient oral tradition of a lizard monster that threatened the Native Quileute people of the Pacific Northwest centuries ago. This documents the tribe’s removal of the rock back to their care on their reservation and... See Details