18th Annual LA SKINS FEST

Tuesday, November 19

  • Opening Night Industry Mixer November 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Creative Artists Agency (CAA) 2000 Avenue of the Stars
    Los Angeles, CA 90067     + Google Map     The LA SKINS FEST launches the 18th year with the Opening Night Industry Mixer at Creative Artists Agency! The 2024 festival opens at the world-renowned entertainment and sports agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), with our annual industry mixer that welcomes filmmakers, Native American Media Alliance program fellows, community leaders and supporters. Invited festival guests enjoy... Read more » See Details
  • 18th Annual LA SKINS FEST Recap November 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - November 24, 2024 @ 5:00 pm The 18th Annual LA SKINS FEST was an incredible week long event that hosted hundreds of Native American and indigenous filmmakers and showcased over 80 new films! Events included screenings at the iconic TCL Chinese Theater, industry mixer at Creative Artists Agency, movie studio tours, luncheon at Netflix, pow wow in Hollywood and concluded at... Read more » See Details

Wednesday, November 20

  • Native American Filmmaker and Writer Luncheon November 20, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Netflix Los Angeles, CA United States + Google Map Netflix hosted a special luncheon to celebrate Native American filmmakers and writers. This exclusive event provided a unique opportunity to network, share experiences, and explore potential collaborations. Participants enjoyed a delicious meal and engaging conversation with industry professionals and fellow indigenous artists. This event is only available by invitation only. See Details

11/20: Shorts Program 1

  • Screening The Great Cherokee Grandmother November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A pleasant date between a man of Cherokee heritage and a Caucasian woman goes downhill when the woman flagrantly fixates on the very bane of Cherokee peoples’ existence: the Cherokee Grandmother syndrome. See Details
  • Screening The River November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A mother struggling with problem gambling is at war with herself and puts her family in the crossfire. THE RIVER is a poignant exploration of family, addiction, and cultural legacy, set against the backdrop of the Gila River Indian Reservation. The story follows three generations of basket makers from the O’otham tribe: Rocky, struggling with... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Ghosts in the Blood November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A modern-day genetics professor struggles personally and professionally when, while conducting an experiment, he inadvertently stumbles across a quantum connection with his ancestors. See Details
  • Screening Patriot November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     John, a militia member who stormed the capitol on January 6th, deals with relationships while his militia plans to kidnap a Senator. See Details
  • Screening Come Together November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Inspired by the 1978 documentary “Omai Fa’atasi: Samoa Mo Samoa,” a teenage girl growing up in a strict Samoan household lives the same day everyday cooking, cleaning, and taking care of her siblings until she joins a community organization that helps her realize her full potential. See Details
  • Screening Hasta la Raíz November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Set in 1856 in the greater Los Angeles basin, a Gabrieleno (Tongva) woman working at a Mexican rancho must fight for her land and daughter when the ranchero’s wife leaves to defend her own land grant. See Details
  • Screening An Ode For Leviticus November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     See Details
  • 11/20, 10p: Filmmaker After Party November 20, 2024 @ 10:00 pm - 11:59 pm SHIRLEY BRASSERIE — Roosevelt Hotel 7000 Hollywood Blvd
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Join this year’s filmmakers at the Roosevelt Hotel’s Sherley’s Brasserie Restaurant! This event follows the incredible opening films from this year’s festival and celebrates the emerging talent in Indian Country. This event also honors the many participants of the year round development programs from the Native American Media Alliance and highlghts our partnership with the... Read more » See Details

Thursday, November 21

  • NBCUniversal – Native Youth Studio Tour November 21, 2024 @ 11:00 am NBC UNIVERSAL 10 Universal City Plaza
    Los Angeles, CA 91608 United States     Participating Native youth will be invited to tour a Hollywood studio. Native youth participants will learn about film and television history, walk on sets, sound stages and meet with studio personnel. The purpose of tour is to inspired the next generation to explore film and television as a viable career and educational option. The ages will... Read more » See Details

11/21: Shorts Program 2

  • Screening Kalli Nepantla November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Kalli Nepantla (The House of In-Between) is based on the real life experiences of an Indigenous woman and her family. In Kalli Nepantla, our family consists of Tlalli (older sister), Xochipilli (younger sister), and Marialena (mom).  Each member of the family lives with their own mental health realities and fights to maintain a sense of... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Mary Margaret Road-Grader November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     In writer/director Steven Paul Judd’s adaptation of Howard Waldrop’s 1976 sci-fi short story, Mary Margaret Road-Grader transports us to a post-apocalyptic Indigenous world. Stakes are high for a new and controversial contender as she fights for her place amidst changing traditions. See Details
  • Screening Pretendian November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     retendian is a provocatively glamorous yet disturbingly bitter tale that explores the question: How far would you go for fame? See Details
  • Screening Red Hand November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A young Navajo girl named Dakota lives her everyday life on a reservation but experiences one of her most challenging losses she’s ever had. After coming back home from school, Dakota’s older sister has gone missing without any sign of communication. Months pass while Dakota and her family are still struggling to find her older... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Second Sunrise November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Constable agent Francis has spent years enforcing evictions, each day another family out on the streets. His personal life is in shambles especially with his daughter that he hasn’t seen. since he ran off on her when she was just a baby. He is a broken man trying to fix himself, he has been trying... Read more » See Details
  • Screening KWADDU (To Return) November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     When Chenoas mother falls ill to tuberculosis her father wants to abandon the reservation and take her to the city. Confused as to why her mother wants to die on the land. She inquires of her ancestor and is shown the story of her survival which brought them to the land on which they now... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Datrin (Raven) November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A Gwich’in elder in Canada’s far North dreams of the last remaining Datrin ( Raven ). Who would you talk to if you were the last speaker of your language? See Details

11/21: Feature Film Program

  • Screening Angela’s Shadow November 21, 2024 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     When a socialite visits her nanny’s remote reserve, she discovers her Cree ancestry and delves into her new-found spiritual traditions to save herself and her newborn baby from her husband’s psychotic, and purity-obsessed racism. See Details
  • Thursday Night After Party November 21, 2024 @ 10:00 pm - 11:59 pm Come to the Chinese Theater VIP Lounge for music, food, and drinks! Enjoy a night with live DJ, food, drinks and our community of indigenous artists! This intimate event provides opportunities to meet with our filmmakers, network with our content creators and be a part of the largest Native American film festival in the United... Read more » See Details

Friday, November 22

  • Warner Bros Studios – Native Youth Studio Tour November 22, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Warner Bros. Studio 3400 Warner Blvd.
    Burbank, 91505 United States     + Google Map     This year, Native American youth will tour the historic Warner Bros Studios. Invited guests visit production sound stages, the studio backlot and learn about the many opportunities in the entertainment industry. The goal of the tour is to inspire the next generation of Native youth to explore media as a viable career and educational option.... Read more » See Details

11/22: Young Emerging Filmmakers Program

11/22: Animation Program

  • Screening Baah The Perfect Bread November 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A young trans-Navajo man named Tristan tries to make the perfect bread for an upcoming family reunion. However, he listens to a gatekeep podcast host that makes him question his abilities. Will he succeed in creating the perfect bread or will his bread not live up to his nali’s expectations? See Details
  • Screening Chums November 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A rag tag group of furry friends on Turtle Island are discovering their relationship with the animals and their environment on Mother Earth See Details
  • Screening Grow With Me November 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     An old hound dog who likes to invent things, and an old cat who likes to garden, are happily married and live together. But when the cat goes blind and can’t garden, the hound dog tries to invent things to help her garden again. See Details
  • Screening Tule November 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Tule is a poetic 2D animated mixed media short film championing awareness and hope. A young Pomo girl serves as the narrator of our project. Her poetic contemplations ring true with convictions shared by her Pomo community at Clear Lake, California. She revels in the local nature’s glory, but dread strikes when she faces today’s... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Cut Knife Creek November 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Seven Tsuut’ina men refuse to turn back despite 3 dark omens urging them to, they come upon a Cree camp which leads to battle and death in a supernatural way. See Details
  • Screening The Band Shandiin “Stadium Walk” November 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Small time Indigenous band “The Band Shandiin” prepare for their first and biggest stadium concert. Sundance ponders on the bands difficult journey and how they got there. See Details

11/22: Shorts Program 3

  • Screening Uncommon Ground November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Set in the Coast Salish region of the Pacific Northwest, 150 years in the future, the true history of North America has been swept under the rug, the stories of Indigenous peoples have been silenced, and religion and culture are criminalized. Indigenous people, like Tawni and her aunt, were driven out of the cities, living... Read more » See Details
  • Screening The Inherited November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A grieving young woman returns to her childhood home to settle her parents’ affairs, only to encounter her long-forgotten imaginary friend lurking in the shadows. See Details
  • Screening Pendleton Man November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm In ‘Pendleton Man,’ three young Blackfoot cousins, left home alone, encounter the spooky Pendleton Man, in a night of terror. See Details
  • Screening Tales From the Rez November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Come listen as The Rez Keeper Uncle Randolf brings forth the terribly twisted and delightfully creepy Tales From The Rez.  See Details
  • Screening Forest Echoes November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A love story set against the backdrop of the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic, Forest Echoe follows Echo and Wild, two urban Indigenous land defenders. On the one-year anniversary of their arrest on the front lines, a death in their community opens old wounds but also offers them a chance to heal. See Details
  • Screening Hell Throne – King of Death November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     In the shadows of his pulpit, Pastor Leyton Thompson leads a double life, using his charm and title to seduce vulnerable women. His next target is Grace, a seemingly innocent parishioner. But as Leyton’s dark obsession grows, Grace reveals a hidden agenda, threatening to destroy his carefully crafted facade. As their twisted game of cat... Read more » See Details
  • Friday Night After Party November 22, 2024 @ 10:00 pm - 11:59 pm VIP Lounge at the Chinese Theater 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
    Los Angeles, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Join us for the Friday Night After-Party Celebration! After a day of incredible films and inspiring conversations, keep the energy going at the official LA Skins Fest after-party on Friday, November 22nd. Enjoy delicious food, refreshing drinks, and electrifying DJ sets. Network with fellow filmmakers, industry professionals, and Indigenous artists. It’s the perfect opportunity to... Read more » See Details

Saturday, November 23

11/23: Short Docs 1

  • Screening Lady Red Warriors November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A story about the rise of the Oklahoma Choctaw Nation women’s stickball team, Tvshka Homma Ohoya also known as the Lady Red Warriors, and two Nations coming together (Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation) to become a force in the stickball community. See Details
  • Screening Sky Sisters: The Justice System November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Created by a group of Indigenous women, this film explores Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls through the lens of the Justice System. See Details
  • Screening Tentsítewahkwe November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Haudenosaunee people follow the season cycles of the earth.  Our mothers and grandmothers knew how to take what was harvested from the land to create what was needed for their families.  They gathered clay to create intricate pottery and pipes, they wove matts from bullrush and cattail, they tanned moose hides and adorned them with... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Támqaliks Ciklíitoqa November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     The people of Wal’áwa return to their homeland through the annual Tamkaliks celebration. See Details
  • Screening Tsa-La-Gi LA “Keep Our Stories Alive” November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Storytelling has been a part of Cherokee ways for as long as we can remember. It’s a means of sharing our history and keeping it alive from generation to generation. Within Tsa-La-Gi LA, we honor the oral histories shared by our Elders and community members. These narratives unveil the journey of their families relocating to... Read more » See Details
  • 6th Annual Hollywood Pow Wow November 23, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 7:00 pm OVATION HOLLYWOOD 6801 Hollywood Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     The LA SKINS FEST will host the 6th Annual Hollywood Pow Wow at the courtyard at Ovation Hollywood. The Pow Wow takes place Saturday November 23rd, 2024 starting at 11am. The event features traditional singing, dancing and youth performances from numerous tribes around the country. Located at the Ovation Hollywood Center Courtyard. For more information email [email protected]... Read more » See Details
  • 6th Annual Hollywood Pow Wow Recap November 23, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 7:00 pm OVATION HOLLYWOOD 6801 Hollywood Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     The LA SKINS FEST will hosted the 6th Annual Hollywood Pow Wow at the courtyard at Ovation Hollywood. The Pow Wow took place Saturday November 23rd, 2024 and featured traditional singing, dancing and youth performances from numerous tribes around the country. Check out the photos! Pow Wow Staff: Head Woman Lily Baga (Taatsi Yokut /... Read more » See Details

11/23: Shorts Program 4

  • Screening Plaansh a Roo November 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Jonny’s a Métis kid with big hopes for the summer — right until he breaks his skateboard. When he meets some buskers who know his grandpa’s fiddle tunes, he realizes he could play fiddle to buy a new board. But is that really what Jonny wants? See Details
  • Screening Shacktown November 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Nevin, a teenager on the Rez, is convinced to start selling weed. When the Rez dealer tries to recruit his little cousin, Nevin steps up to protect him. Now he has to get the money or deal with the consequences. See Details
  • Screening Anywhere (Nooj Goji) November 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     George lives a quiet life with his Gokmis on reserve. His girlfriend, Eileen, lives alone in the big citydown south. Facing alienation, isolation, and a society of lovelessness, George chooses instead to love radically – at times through impossible means. See Details
  • Screening Anishinaabemowin November 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Thea is an 8-year-old Ojibwe girl who is in the process of learning how to speak her traditional language from her mother, Rose. Once a fluent speaker of Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe language, Rose’s language skills have become rusty now that she and her daughter live in Vancouver, far away from their family. But through flashcards,... Read more » See Details
  • Screening NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ (The South Wind) November 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Having left Nunavut with her mother Kumaa’naaq (koo-MAT-na) in 1938, young Marguerite must negotiate the unspoken pressures of being Inuk in her new life in the South. When an extraordinary letter arrives from home, Marguerite discovers what’s really expected of her. Based on a true story. See Details
  • Screening Cleaning’s a Cakewalk November 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     (Navajo Language Short) An imaginative and independent young boy, Albert, learns the value of hard work and finds his place in his community after having to clean the Chapter House which he finds out is no cake-walk in the park. See Details

11/23: DOCU-SERIES PROGRAM

11/23: Short Docs 2

  • Screening Kenji November 23, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     The life and work of Japanese photographer, Kenji Kawano, explored through his extraordinary five decade long journey documenting the WWII Navajo Code Talkers through his lens.  See Details
  • Screening Know To Run: Yatika November 23, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     When representation is everything, it can make a difference and have a profound impact when community is included in spaces that lack inclusion and diversity. Know to Run features Yatika Starr Fields, an Indigenous runner, artist and advocate, and the recipient of GU Energy Labs + Rising Hearts – 2022 Western States Endurance Run (WSER)... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Tahnaanooku’ November 23, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     An artistic celebration of the environmental activism of Darline Deegan and her efforts to protect the land of her Indigenous community. See Details
  • Screening ᏩᏯ Waya, Saving Our Red Grandfather November 23, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     The Red Wolf is not only the most endangered wolf in the world, it’s quite possibly the most misunderstood. In this 30-minute documentary, we explore the Red Wolf’s cultural significance to the Cherokee people and why conservationists hope indigenous knowledge will help save it from extinction. See Details
  • Screening Making the Jump: The Horsemen of Omak Express November 23, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     World Champion team Omak Express have spent a lifetime fighting to define themselves and their Colville Confederacy Tribe as true horsemen in the 400 year old sport of Indian Relay Racing. Now, as one of the oldest teams on the track, they lay their hopes on the shoulders of their jockey Tyler Peasley as they... Read more » See Details

11/23: Shorts Program 5

  • Screening This Means Forever November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     The aftermath of loss causes a toxic fallout between aunt and nephew, and a turbulent grieving process soon follows. This Means Forever follows Lloyd, a young man who has lost both of his parents in such a short amount of time. Being their only child, the stress of handling everything following their passing is solely... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Babe November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A young man forms an inseparable bond with his car. Over a decade of adventures and pivotal life events, he faces the bittersweet moment of parting ways with his cherished “friend,” reflecting on the memories that defined an era. See Details
  • Screening Skylar’s Comet   November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     “Skylar’s world is a desolate place, devoid of purpose and hope. However, everything changes when he receives a letter from his grandfather. Within the pages of his grandfather’s stories lies a glimmer of hope, a lifeline amidst the darkness. As Skylar unravels his grandfather’s tales of pain and adversity, he finds himself on a profound... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Regalia   November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A mens chicken dancer leaves a Powwow and finds himself back in the city where he can’t quite fit in. See Details
  • Screening Safe Place November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     A young man has chosen to help a young woman take shelter at his place of work but will see that getting involved means more than he thought. See Details
  • Screening Mother’s Day November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     While searching for love and connection, Ashleigh (Natalie Benally) works through her own challenges between parenthood vs adulthood, while discovering what’s truly important to her. See Details
  • Screening One of Our Own November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Nome, Alaska has the highest Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women per capita in the nation. This short narrative is based on true events on what has happened to one of our own. See Details
  • Saturday Night After Party November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 pm - November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 am Lucky Strike Hollywood 6801 Hollywood Blvd Ste 143
    Hollywood, Ca 90028     + Google Map     Bowl, Eat, Drink and Celebrate with LA SKINS FEST Filmmakers! We take the party to Lucky Strike in Hollywood! Party with the LA SKINS FEST filmmakers, Native American Media Alliance fellows and our community of artists at our Saturday night after party. Hang out in the lounge, knock down a few pins and be a... Read more » See Details

Sunday, November 24

11/24: Shorts Program 6

11/24: Short Docs 3

  • Screening This is Indian Country-San Diego November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     “This is Indian Country” invites you on a captivating journey through the rich diversity and cultural wonders of America’s indigenous communities. This episode focuses on the people of Southern California, and how they are holding onto their rich heritage.  Discover their indomitable spirit, ancient traditions, and contemporary challenges, shedding light on their sovereignty and contributions... Read more » See Details
  • Screening HAAGUA November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Haagua” depicts the timeless connection between Grandmother Ocean and her children – speaking from the past and praying into the future. Birthed and sprung from water, a timeless memory of survival thrusts us forward to a current time. To thrive, surfing. More than a sport, surfing is a re-cognition of cultural practice and a re-creation... Read more » See Details
  • Screening Endangered Language November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Yosemites’ indigenous nation strives to keep their culture alive amid continued colonization rendering their language highly endangered. See Details
  • Screening Shaping Our Future November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Carving a 40 ft totem pole takes time and patience. Doing it from a Victoria BC jail … this is their story. See Details
  • Screening My Native America November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     “My Native America” is a documentary presented in an episodic travel exploration show format. This documentary will introduce “My Native America” creator and host Jim Warne (Tásunka akân Wicakte) from the Oglala Lakota of the Oceti Sakowin (The Great Sioux Nations). See Details
  • Screening Hunting in the Dehcho November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Short documentary about two Indigenous people hunting in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. See Details
  • Screening Bad Indian: the Josh Emerson Story November 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
    Hollywood, CA 90028 United States     + Google Map     Josh Emerson (Dine’ Navajo) travels from Denver to Los Angeles to produce the first all Native line up for Netflix is a Joke festival, spreading his dead mom’s ashes along the way. See Details

11/24: Short Program 7