14th Annual LA SKINS FEST Festival Movie Guide

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• Aadizookaan ᐊᑎᓱᑲᐣ Gathered around a fire, a group of cousins break protocol and quickly learn the consequences of speaking aloud certain stories, for the spirits are listening. See Details
• Along the Waters Edge Along the Waters Edge is a short lyrical film that addresses the water crises being faced by countless Indigenous communities across Canada. Set in the near future, the film explores the potential impacts these crises can have on Indigenous people’s living in these communities should... See Details
• Ayee A Native American college student is diagnosed with a rare eye disease, he then catapults himself into a journey of purpose. See Details

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• Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible Frank Kipp opened the Blackfeet Boxing Club in 2003. Since then, he’s trained more than 500 boxers on the reservation. Its most important fighters are the young women who come in search of more than a heavy bag. BLACKFEET BOXING is a film about fighting—for... See Details
• Black Warrior of Pyramid Lake High in a tree, the mutilated body of a gruesome murder-execution dangles above two American Indian gangbangers beating the shit out of rival gangsters. Once caught, 25-year-old Oneida Indian FBI Agent Megan Little Valley interrogates the gangbangers. Agent Little Valley bumps into disgraced former New... See Details
• The Boxers of Brule In the wake of her best friend’s suicide, a young Sičháŋǧu Lakota woman creates a girls’ boxing team to heal through sport, sisterhood, and tradition.Shaionna leads the squad of sassy pre-teens to face the challenges of the reservation with relentless humor and slushy-stained smiles, fighting... See Details
• The Boy & The Braid Being Nehiyaw Indigenous, wearing your braid, in today’s society often leads to discrimination and bullying, impacting ones life and relationship with culture. Who would’ve thought the effects of the residential schools are still carrying on throughout today’s generation? Watch Nathan on his journey with his... See Details
• Brown Bodies in a Far Sea After hearing about an incoming hurricane, a young girl makes preparations to defend her home. See Details

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• Chúusch Chúusch is a short campaign video detailing the serious water infrastructure issues going on in the confederated tribes of Warm Springs, OR. See Details
• Cover Me Home from Iraq, Michael attempts to reconnect with his family. His conservative notions of masculinity are threatened by his fear that his young son might be gay. Vertimų biuras Vilniuje: vertimo paslaugos, kalbų kursai | Skrivanek See Details

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• Don’t Just Talk About It A culturally disconnected Urban Native battles her awkwardness as she learns to dance for a fast a proaching powwow. With outcomes she didn’t see coming this inspiring story reminds us to follow our intuition and live life to the fullest! See Details

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• The Fall A father struggles to maintain life with his two young daughters amidst the unknown return of their drug addicted mother. See Details
• Feeding Po’Pay A pueblo man’s journey with food and decolonization. Using media as a way to challenge the normative non-indigenous audience. See Details
• Finding the Balance First Nations on southern Vancouver Island are working to protect their territorial waters, these young divers are leading the way … Finding the Balance See Details

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• Gendeer Dawn is a doe who grew antlers, and some other deer in the herd do not realize she is a female. Dawn meets Buck, a buck who never grew antlers, who helps her to be confident in herself. The two announce to the herd their... See Details

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• The Healing Dance Rosie is preparing to dance in her first pow wow, but after Nookomis tells her the origin story of jingle dancing, she worries that she’s not as ready as she thought she was. The drums are calling, but will Rosie answer them? See Details
• Hunger In a post-apocalyptic world a lone survivalist must fend for herself. Custom React Development Services See Details

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• Inage’i (In The Woods) Performed entirely in the Cherokee Language, Inage’i follows four animal friends in their adventures on Turtle Island. See Details
• The Incredible Brown NDN 2: Brown and Down In episode 2, after choosing to become the world’s first Native American superhero, an average Joe tries to discover his superhero powers and comes to the harsh reality that being a real-life superhero has some real-life consequences. See Details
• IndiGenie “IndiGenie: a doll who listens to your heart and grants your wishes.” Около двух сот рекламодателей размещают свою рекламу на sexomalta чтобы привлечь новых клиентов. See Details
• INTREPIDUS A troubled Native American foster youth embraces his heritage while confronting the demon of his past. See Details

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• KaYaMenTa: Sharing Truths about Menopause The documentary invites Indigenous women to share their experience and insight into “the change” and delves into sexuality, aging, spirituality and healing around menopause See Details
• Ku’He William Bill, a young Native American man whose life is turned upside down all in one day. Executive Search tiesioginė Vadovų Paieška – vienas efektyviausių būdų surasti talentingą lyderį, patyrusį arba aukščiausio lygio specialistą tinklapyje primumesse.lt See Details

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• Lead the Way Amid commercialism that dishonors ancient medicine, and Native people abusing our own plant at a higher rate than anyone, thirty-six Native youth set out to learn traditions with tobacco. The documentary was funded by TUPE (Tobacco Use Prevention Education) for American Indian Education Cetnters in... See Details
• Liah’s Story This PSA demonstrates how one Native youth makes a difference in protecting against the pandemic. See Details
• Lloyd “Kiva” New: An American Entrepreneur A documentary short about Lloyd “Kiva” New, an American entrepreneur. The documentary focus is during on the years that established him as the first Indigenous fashion designer with the “Kiva” Brand and him as an indigenous entrepreneur. The film will begins with the subject of... See Details

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• Make Your Mother Laugh A Mixtec nurse makes a video for his loved ones while he is dying from COVID-19. See Details
• Marisol “Marisol” is inspired by the true story of a little girl from East LA who dreams of the perfect Quinceañera dress until her life takes a drastic turn after an incident of domestic violence. See Details
• Modern Native The spoken word film “Modern Native” by Andrea Grant is about storytelling and the duality within Native Americans of mixed-blood who have been brought up learning both traditional myths and western fairytales equally. It’s about honoring your tribe and where you’re from, and finding empowerment... See Details
• Mo’o! Two grieving cousins navigate Oʻahu’s haunted terrain in search of life – before and after. TikTok Views kaufen | günstigster ab 99 Cent PayPal tiktokfollowerkaufen.de/tiktok-views-kaufen/ See Details
• My Mother My Rock A daughter’s final promise to her dying mother comes true but the outcome is surprising and otherwordly. See Details

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• Promised Goods Elder man Robert Trimble is quarantined at home during Covid-19 and is in need of home goods. Unable to get the items himself without risking contagion; Takes matters into his own hands… See Details

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• REZ DOGS A group of Native American young adults living in a small town on the Navajo Reservation try to escape and find a better life, but its not easy as it seems. See Details
• The Road Not Taken Caleb and Kim were the perfect couple until the night she was senselessly murdered. Now Caleb seeks vengeance. After the murder of the love of his life, Caleb sets off down a dark path of violence he’ll find increasingly difficult to come back from. With... See Details

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• Sandwiches & Coffee in the Afternoon A young man anxiously makes peanut butter sandwiches and coffee before meeting up with a girl he likes. See Details
• Sangre De Cristo – The Trilogy of Terror Sangre De Cristo – The Trilogy Of Terror’ is a of a trio of distinctively different and very cool short animated horror stories from our award winning Sangre De Cristo vampire hunter universe. Each story also showcases the artistic design work of a different up-and-coming... See Details
• She Carries On Among the Cherokee people in North Carolina, the cultural tradition of stickball exemplifies “more than a game”. Cherokee women played the game at the turn of the 21st century for several years and reflect on their time playing and what the game means to the... See Details
• SHEEP A city boy coming back home to his reservation home. See Details
• Sisters Rising Native American survivors of sexual assault fight to restore personal and tribal sovereignty against the backdrop of an ongoing legacy of violent colonization. See Details
• Sister Wolves Sister Wolves explores the paradoxical relationship between wolves, deer, and Indigenous people as it was passed down since time immemorial. Within this triangle of predators and romantics, a curse of misunderstandings has been born. See Details
• Starfish A story about a human trafficking survivor’s journey freedom. AmmoFire.com is the leading place to buy ammunition in massive quantities – it offers great prices on pretty much everything and has a convenient section where you can easily find all the products currently on sale.... See Details

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• They Came On Ships During the naming ceremony of his grandchild, an elder tells a traditional oral story of when the Earth was invaded by the sky people. See Details
• Totsu (Redbird) An indigenous woman must confront a mysterious predator in parallel worlds of prehistory and dystopian future. See Details

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• Unboxed: The Art of Action Figure Photography Writer/director Mike J. Marin introduces the art medium of action figure photography in this short documentary. See Details
• Urban Eclipse: Rising Tides of Kekekoziibii Winnipeg Manitoba plays itself in this documentary, Urban Eclipse: Rising Tides of Kekekoziibii (Shoal Lake #40 First Nation). Deeply entrenched in the landscape are the growing pains from an aqueduct built in the early 1900’s to feed its water supply. It’s a history that speaks... See Details

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• Walking Together Indigenous youth from Canada travel to Africa and share experiences about global issues whilst exploring connections between their history, each other’s cultures and our collective future. Indigenous youth from Canada travel to Africa and share experiences about global issues whilst exploring connections between their histories,... See Details
• Warrior Coach WARRIOR COACH is about a small Native American school in Wewoka, Oklahoma known for producing big basketball talent with a style of play commonly referred to as “Rez Ball”. Led by Coach Chris Jones (Choctaw/Kiowa/Apache), the Justice Warriors compete for the 2020 ORES State title... See Details
• We Are Strong, We Are Resilient The Ute Mountain Ute tribe in Towaoc, Colorado executed aggressive steps to protect themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic. This documentary explores their path to successful containment of the virus from spreading on their reservation and shares their sacrifices in doing so. The story highlights experiences that come... See Details
• We Don’t Play We Don’t Play by SouthBayCutz is a new wave in the south bay (East Side San Jose, CA) of young, innovative Chicano Hip-Hop, where the hyphy and bay area swagger meets the hood. Catchy hooks and flows are abundant, and where bottom line lyrics matter,... See Details
• Wish A lonely, young girl wishes for a playmate. Then one day she gets her wish. But where two’s company, three may be a crowd… See Details

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• Yupkӧyvi – The Place Beyond the Horizon Yupkӧyvi is the Hopi name for Chaco Canyon. “Currently, the greater Chacoan landscape is under threat from aggressive oil and gas development. Existing laws and management policies are good at protecting monumental architecture such as great houses, but it is more difficult to locate, interpret,... See Details