19th Annual LA SKINS FEST

Wednesday, November 19

Wed, Nov 19th 6:30p-10p Opening Night Shorts Program 1 & Reception

• Screening Vaha’s | The Distance Between November 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Creative Artists Agency (CAA) 2000 Avenue of the Stars
  Los Angeles, CA 90067 + Google Map After his mother’s death, a boxer struggles with grief and a strained relationship with his father, who coaches him in the ring but remains distant outside of it, forcing him to fight both opponents and inner demons. See Details
• Screening The Beguiling November 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Creative Artists Agency (CAA) 2000 Avenue of the Stars
  Los Angeles, CA 90067 + Google Map What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people takes a sinister turn as one grows suspicious of the other. When confronted, deceit turns their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare. See Details
• Screening Legend of Fry-Roti: Rise of the Dough November 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Creative Artists Agency (CAA) 2000 Avenue of the Stars
  Los Angeles, CA 90067 + Google Map A Navajo/Bengali niece kneads to find dough-mestic harmony when her aunties burst into a frybread vs. roti showdown. With all the ingredients of her culture, she must cook up her own recipe for belonging. See Details
• Screening Braids November 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Creative Artists Agency (CAA) 2000 Avenue of the Stars
  Los Angeles, CA 90067 + Google Map “BRAIDS” follows a young Native American boy, Raven, who grapples with identity, tradition, and societal pressures in a world that often misunderstands his heritage. Through the lens of a single school day, the film explores the struggle between maintaining cultural integrity and conforming to societal expectations. See Details
• Opening Night Screening Reception November 19 @ 8:00 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 19th year with an Opening Night Screening of collection of short films. The screening is followed by Filmmaker Reception at Creative Artists Agency! The 2025 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... Read more » See Details

Thursday, November 20

Thur, Nov 20th 2p-4p Short Doc Program 1

• Screening This is Indian Country-Hollywood November 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States n this captivating episode of This is Indian Country, we journey to Hollywood, where we meet trailblazer Tantoo Cardinal, who has shattered glass ceilings for Native actors. Tantoo shares her inspiring story of how her ancestors paved the way for her success as one of the most prominent women in film, proudly opening doors for... Read more » See Details
• Screening Masali: To Begin to Heal November 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Indigenous fashion is not just an image of headdresses and deerskin covers, yet mainstream media continuously settles for these stereotypical presentations — in New York City though, an Indigenous model strives to represent a tie between modern fashion and traditional wear, bringing culture to the big stage of New York City fashion. See Details
• Screening The River That Untangles One’s Mind November 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Created as an educational resource for the Illuminating Worldviews project, ‘The River That Untangles One’s Mind’ invites audiences on a reflective journey into the reciprocal and symbiotic relationship between language, worldview, and world-making. Alongside Yukon First Nations and Alaska Native language speakers, artists, and knowledge-keepers, producers Skaydu.û Jules and Guná Jensen collaborate with filmmaker Douglas... Read more » See Details
• Screening Neah Bay: Restoring Ancestral Waters November 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map For thousands of years Makah Tribal fishermen like Robert Moss hunted for traditional foods in the waters of Washington’s Neah Bay. But today thousands of tons of marine debris literally loom over the Makah Tribe’s ancestral waters, threatening to choke the waters that sustained these self-described ocean hunters’ families for generations – including a dystopian... Read more » See Details
• Screening My Grandfather & Me November 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map My Grandfather is George Manuel, a very prominent, and prolific Indigenous leader. The film explores how my Grandfather’s values transferred over to me even though I never met him. It’s a personal journey on discovering who I am as an Indigenous person through an actual journey from North Vancouver to Chase BC. See Details

Thur, Nov 20th 4p- 5:30p Emerging Filmakers

• Screening From the Heart of a Monster November 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A Nimiipuu filmmaker reflects on their relationship to their homeland. See Details
• Screening Stop Doubting Yourself November 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map When you stop doubting yourself, life truly begins. See Details
• Screening Basket Lady November 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Three young Indigenous women must contest with a power beyond their own worst nightmares, in this fictional depiction of a traditional Ute legend. Lisha, Lyric, and Riley are three young Native Ute teens who must heed the warnings of their elders or face the deadly consequences. See Details
• Screening Scare of the Night November 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map In the first ever brickfilm done in the Cherokee language, a Cherokee couple hears noises coming from around their property, and they confront what ought to be a real scare of their night. See Details

Thur, Nov 20th 5:45p-8p Feature Doc with Short Doc

• Screening Abby Scott: The Rezball Legacy November 20 @ 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Abby Scott: A Rezball Legacy is a short documentary produced by youth from the Warm Springs Community Action Team, led by filmmakers LaRonn Katchia and Brutis Baez. The film offers an intimate portrait of Abby Scott (Warm Springs), a coach whose passion for mentorship goes beyond the game. From elementary to high school athletes, she... Read more » See Details
• Screening Generation Warrior November 20 @ 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Generation Warrior is a deep and intimate film about a group of young Native Americans and their stories, told in their own words, of the challenges they face becoming warriors in a violent and changing world. Although they have grown up surrounded by their tribes and families on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming,... Read more » See Details

Thur, Nov 20th 8p: Shorts Program 2

• Screening Just One Bite November 20 @ 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A man experiences his childhood memories by making his mom’s soup recipe. See Details
• Screening W7éyle (Moon’s Wife) November 20 @ 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map In a near future where a pill for immortality exists, a Secwépemc woman must choose between living forever or having a child. But to choose immortality means to never return to her ancestors in the afterlife. See Details
• Screening Choices November 20 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map After a devastating family emergency, Elly is faced with the difficult decision to follow her dreams or leave the love of her life behind. See Details
• Screening Eyes Twirl Rounds November 20 @ 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Singular musician Laura Ortman takes us on a journey through 3 songs in EYES TWIRL ROUNDS as she reconvenes with legendary dancer Jock Soto on a wintery mountaintop. See Details
• Screening Wind Rabbit November 20 @ 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Wind Rabbit is a video poem in the experimental genre inspired by train poetry written on a long three-day train ride from Niagara Ontario to Miami Florida in 2024. Original poetry by January Rogers. Soundscape by January Rogers. As a train rider enthusiast, and Haudenosaunee person, January remains in conflict with herself knowing the laying... Read more » See Details
• Screening Yáamay: An Ode to Blooming November 20 @ 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Using original poetry as the foundation, we are taken through a journey examining what it means to be a contemporary California Indigenous woman. With a montage of modern, archival, and animatic visuals, this film becomes as dynamic and alive as the women telling their stories. These highs and lows, histories and dreams, questions and answers,... Read more » See Details
• Screening Grey November 20 @ 8:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map ‘Grey’ is an experimental hybrid about a Native American woman grappling with aging, identity, and generational trauma. Finding a grey hair in her long, dark hair unsettles her, symbolizing more than aging—it connects her to a violent lineage personified by a haunting male figure from her past. She confronts dualities: vanity and wisdom, performance and... Read more » See Details
• Thursday Night After Party November 20 @ 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm 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

Friday, November 21

Fri, Nov 21st 2p-4:30p Feature Doc and Short Doc

• Screening Waabishki (White) Mashkode-Bizhiki( Bison ) November 21 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, gifted not one, but five white buffalo calves to area tribal nations around present day North Dakota. This is more than just a simple gesture. It’s the sharing of medicine, which fulfills a spiritual prophecy among indigenous tribes on turtle island. See Details
• Screening Healing Journey: Comanche Academy November 21 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Comanche Academy, A Healing Journey, follows a group of Comanche educators in Lawton, OK as they open an Indigenous charter school to reclaim their nation. In doing so, they confront the deep generational impact caused by boarding schools. With less than ten fluent Comanche speakers left, the urgent challenge of securing a permanent home for... Read more » See Details

Fri, Nov 21st 4:30-7pm Shorts Program 3

• Screening Tahi November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Two Yaqui men venture into Arizona seeking aid for their people, however after being tricked they are led through the desert by a sacred flame. Spoken in Yaqui. See Details
• Screening Redbird November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Johnthony Redbird’s day of drinking gets interrupted by Sasquatch See Details
• Screening Poacher’s Paradise November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A group of Poachers hunt on Indigenous lands where they unexpectedly are being hunted by an unknown threat. See Details
• Screening Missing Time November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Government Agent Blackwell must listen to a UFO abductee tell her fantastic story about a recent incident, with a surprising result See Details
• Screening Imperfect November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Perfect faces that the idea that society is not too accepting of creativity and has to be fixed See Details
• Screening Death Mask November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Death Mask follows a Medicine Man, known as the “Native Exorcist,” as he leads a paranormal investigation into a land of restless spirits, using Indigenous knowledge to communicate with the unseen. When he encounters ancient beings and tormented souls, he is called to perform a once-extinct ceremony to restore balance. See Details
• Screening Midnight at the Lonely River November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map When the lights go out at a seedy little motel bar, at the crossroads of a seedy little town, nefarious happenings are taking place and three predators are enacting their evil deeds. Enter Vicky, a drifter who quickly realizes what’s happening right under everyone’s nose. After midnight, In the shadows of this dim establishment, evil... Read more » See Details
• Screening Ancestral Beasts November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map At the lowest point of her life, a troubled woman finally commits to conquering the figurative demons in her past only to uncover a literal demon living within the bowls of her rural ancestral home, threatening her very spirit and the spirits of those who love her. See Details
• Screening Rookie November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Rookie, a fresh academy graduate, is partnered with Inspector Singer, a hardened investigator with nearly 30 years on the force and little patience for newcomers. When the pair responds to an anonymous tip, the situation quickly spirals out of control. Rookie “accidentally” shoots a suspect, forcing the partners into a harrowing choice: confess and face... Read more » See Details

Fri, Nov 21st 7p-10p Feature and Short Film

• Screening Condomania November 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A young, quirky store clerk’s day takes a turn when she must assist a teenage boy in purchasing condoms for the first time. See Details
• Screening 20 Pounds to Happiness November 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map 20 Pounds to Happiness is about a full figured Latina who joins a Real Women Have Curves Support Group to cope with her critical mother, who must decide whether to get gastric bypass surgery with her renegade friends from the support group or risk losing the man of her dreams who wants her to keep... Read more » See Details
• Friday Night Filmmaker After Party November 21 @ 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm VIP Lounge at the Chinese Theater 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90028 United States + Google Map The Friday Night Filmmaker After-Party: Laugh, Connect, and Celebrate Keep the energy high after a powerful night of cinema at our Friday Night After-Party Celebration! This is where the magic happens—an electric evening designed for networking, fun, and connecting with the brightest talent in Indian Country. Mingle with filmmakers, industry executives, and fellow Indigenous artists... Read more » See Details

Saturday, November 22

Sat, Nov 22nd 11a-1p Short Doc 2

• Screening Blacktop Poets: The story of without Rez November 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Through a series of archival footage, pictures, and interviews, filmmaker Mike J. Marin chronicles the rise of Native hip-hop told by Without Rezervation (WOR), the first recognized Native American rap group in the United States. Chris “MC Hiddese” Lamarr, Kevin “Mac Nez” Nez, and Mike “Saint Mike” Marin tell their stories of the life and... Read more » See Details
• Screening Guardian of the Land November 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Indigenous Peoples of the Nch’i-Wána, or Columbia River, know Bigfoot not as a monster but as a protector, a spiritual being that walks between the seen and unseen. For thousands of years, oral histories of Bigfoot have been passed down as a knowledge system, rooting Pacific Northwest tribes in respect, reverence and relationship with the... Read more » See Details
• Screening Dene Brother November 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A short documentary about a Dene Brother set in the Northwest Territories, Canada. See Details
• Screening CARLY BUCKETS November 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A small Choctaw reservation gets behind Tribal member Carly Keats, as she overcomes hardships and adversity in taking her basketball journey to the University of Arkansas. See Details
• Screening My Braid is Beautiful November 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map “My Braid Is Beautiful – Gnaajwan Nkaadengan” is a visual poem exploring the deep connection between identity, relationships, and community through the power of a braid. Weaving together strength, beauty, and cultural pride, the film honours the significance of language revitalization, emphasizing how tradition and belonging endure through the simple yet profound act of braiding. See Details
• Screening Keepers of The Coastline November 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map In 2023, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ people alongside partnering tribes asserted sovereignty over the 700 square miles of their ancestral fisheries. Now in 2024, we see how marine science and resource management can be guided by community and culture. See Details

Sat, Nov 22nd 1p-3p Short Doc with Feature Doc

• Screening Keep Your Eyes Open November 22 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Michael suffers from self-inflicted insomnia in an effort to avoid confronting grief head on. After the loss of his partner, Michael does everything he can to avoid sleeping. He knows when he sleeps, he will inevitably dream about what he has lost. What should be a pleasant experience is quickly clouded by the memories of... Read more » See Details
• Screening Midnight in the Orange Grove November 22 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Based on true events, MIDNIGHT IN THE ORANGE GROVE is the story of a young woman who is jarred into remembering a tragedy long buried in her subconscious. Through therapy, a blossoming romance, and the appearance of a mysterious woman, past and present collide as she’s forced to confront the dark secret of her childhood. See Details

Sat, Nov 22nd 3p-5p: Shorts Program 4

• Screening My Friend Saabe November 22 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map My Friend Saabe follows Lindy, a spirited Anishinaabe girl whose closest companion is Saabe, the towering being of Anishinaabe teachings. To Lindy, Saabe is a trusted friend who brings comfort and guidance as she moves through life on the reserve. With her Auntie’s teachings in her heart, Lindy takes on the challenge of bringing medicines... Read more » See Details
• Screening Guts November 22 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A hungry drifter on the Navajo reservation embarks on a comedic adventure to steal ceremonial sheep intestines, weaving together an uproarious tale that pays homage to Navajo folk stories and language. See Details
• Screening Uncle Lyle November 22 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Set on the Piikani Nation, Uncle Lyle is an Indigenous comedy follows Billy, a carefree Indigenous teen, who asks his unreliable but well meaning Uncle Lyle for a ride to school. Lyle, freshly fired from his job, he drowns his sorrows at the local bar, agreeing to give Billy a ride, only to end the... Read more » See Details
• Screening Up and Down the River November 22 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map As the Revolutionary War brews in 1700s Connecticut, all the Mohegan men decide to fight, but it had always been the Mohegan women who decided these matters. As more and more change appears to be on its way, the Mohegan women fear how many more rights might be taken away. (This film honors Samuel Ashbow... Read more » See Details
• Screening Lost in your Thoughts November 22 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A woman undergoes EMDR therapy and enters a physical manifestation of her memories looking for her lost sister. See Details

Sat, Nov 22nd 5p-7:30p: Feature and Short Narrative

• Screening Juice November 22 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A woman falls deeply in love with a beautiful orange, cherishing it as her soulmate- Until, in a moment of passion, she eats it, leaving her heartbroken. See Details
• Screening Crystal Cross November 22 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Crystal Cross is the story of Dotty, a Christian singer in trouble, intent on reversing her fate. When she eyes James, who looks a whole lot like Jesus, that’s her sign from God — her ride out of town. Only James is no Jesus. After a string of failed suicides to stop the pain of... Read more » See Details

Sat, Nov 22nd 8p-10p Shorts Program 5

• Screening Ghost November 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A Native American action short about redemption. A former elite operative leaves a violent past behind to raise his daughter in peace. But when she’s taken by the shadows he once served, he’s forced to return to the life he tried to escape. Now, with nothing but his skills and a heart full of regret,... Read more » See Details
• Screening Anonymous November 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Chaos erupts at an AA meeting when a new member, Jay, reveals his true intentions. See Details
• Screening Hungryland November 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A fame-hungry influencer and his devoted cameraman stage a BBQ mukbang in the deep desert on sacred land but their livestream turns into a real nightmare, haunted by the spirits of Tony’s regrets. See Details
• Screening Lookout 32 November 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Isolated, a lookout host discovers a terrifying Native American legend. See Details
• Screening Totem November 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Ashley Harrah is a “pretendian” falsely claiming Native American heritage to boost her popularity as an online influencer. Her latest video takes her on a vision quest for a sacred totem pole she discovers is cursed, not sacred. See Details
• Screening The Moth November 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map It’s 2039 in Omagakii First Nation. The land has been consumed by lithium mines and the Nuclear Waste Corporation has buried 100,000 tonnes of Canada’s nuclear waste in the ground. Few were prepared for the disaster. An Ogichidaa-Kwe who refused to evacuate survives in isolation, continuing to love and resist as the world sickens around... Read more » See Details
• Screening ‘Wa̱ts’a November 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Set in 1960s Port Edward, ‘WAT’SA is a haunting, all-Sm’algya̱x horror based on a powerful Tsimshian Adaawak. As Jeremy works a late shift in the North Pacific Cannery, a shape-shifting river otter spirit begins to stalk him, blurring the line between reality and the supernatural in the first-ever cinematic portrayal of the ‘Wat’sa. This film... Read more » See Details
• Saturday Night Filmmaker After Party November 22 @ 9:50 pm - 11:30 pm VIP Lounge at the Chinese Theater 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Wrap up your Saturday night in the VIP Lounge! Celebrate the cinema and community at the official Saturday Night Filmmaker After-Party in the VIP Lounge at the Chinese Theater. This intimate event is a premier opportunity to meet and network with filmmakers, industry professionals, and Indigenous artists from the festival. Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere with... Read more » See Details

Sat, Nov 22nd 10pt: Feature Film and Short Film

• Screening Confluence November 22 @ 10:00 pm - 11:45 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Transmissions of creation among the echoes of our ancestors guides new waves of storytelling in this unconventional 16mm film. See Details
• Screening Green Hill November 22 @ 10:00 pm - 11:45 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map After reconnecting with his high school crush Mercedes, Matthew is inspired to break free from his lonely, stagnant life. But when a chance encounter with his ex-girlfriend sends him spiraling back into old habits, he must confront his past in order to find a new path forward. See Details

Sunday, November 23

Sun, Nov 23rd 10a-12:30p: Short Doc and Feature Doc

• Screening Bdote: A Birthing Island November 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map “You Are Here” is a public history series about stories of people, place, and the past. “Bdote: A Birthing Island” is a episode that traces the Dakota people’s profound connection to Bdote, where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers meet. Through the lens of Dakota oral histories and the journeys of women like Ramona’s great-great-grandmother, Pazahiyayewin,... Read more » See Details
• Screening Drowned Land November 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Logline: Deep in the Choctaw Nation of rural Oklahoma rages a fight to preserve the Kiamichi River, reckoning with a cycle of land loss for the Indigenous diaspora and the community at large. Winding its way through southeastern Oklahoma, the Kiamichi River is a bastion of ecological diversity. Already twice-dammed, the state of Oklahoma and... Read more » See Details

Sun, Nov 23rd 12:30p-2p Natives in Animation

• Screening Inkwo for When the Starving Return November 23 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Two lifetimes from now the world hangs in the balance. Dove, a young, enigmatic, gender-shifting warrior, discovers the gifts and burdens of their Inkwo (medicine) to defend against an army of hungry, ferocious monsters. Dove’s courage, resilience and alliance with the Earth culminates in a battle against these flesh-consuming creatures, who become stronger with each... Read more » See Details
• Screening Saq Mikté and the Spirit of the Mask November 23 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map In a forgotten community, an artisan girl puts an old K’iche’ invocation to the test and summons a curious spirit into our world. See Details
• Screening Pow! November 23 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow. Note: Check out the “Pow! Visual Cultural and Production Inspirations” document under Files & Attachments for more information about the work that went into making Pow! authentic and very Native. See Details
• Screening My Friend the Green Horse November 23 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map Blending live-action footage and stop-motion animation, My Friend the Green Horse shares the remarkable true story of the childhood of Alanis Obomsawin, one of the world’s great documentary filmmakers. Often feeling lost and alone, the young Alanis found solace and companionship in the Animal World. In her sleeping life, she was visited night after night... Read more » See Details

Sun, Nov 23rd 2p- 4:15p Feature and Short Narrative

• Screening She Cried That Day November 23 @ 2:00 pm - 4:15 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States She Cried That Day is the story of a sister’s love and the spirit, strength and will of Indigenous Women refusing to let their loved ones remain invisible in the eyes of the justice system. See Details

Sun, Nov 23rd 4:30p-7p Shorts Program 7

• Screening Finding the Funny November 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map An indigenous comedian, stuck in a creative rut, encounters unexpected moments of inspiration within his community as he prepares for an important performance. See Details
• Screening Something New November 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map When Daniel gets caught stealing food, the store manager calls his uncle Bernie to come get him. Bernie brings Daniel over for a home-cooked meal, where Daniel learns that his uncle danced traditionally. Inspired, Daniel learns how to grass dance and in the process discovers his family’s history. See Details
• Screening When Girls Go Missing November 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map The film centers around a young girl named Jamie, who is about to leave the reservation to study to be a doctor. Her friends decide to have one last night of fun together in the woods before she leaves but they get caught drinking underage. Jamie finds herself alone in the woods and encounters something... Read more » See Details
• Screening The Birth of the Crying Indian November 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map What do an AIM member, a western stuntman and Iron Eyes Cody have in common? They are all up for the same monumental role. “The Birth of the Crying Indian” is a comedic retelling of how the famous crying Indian commercial came to be. See Details
• Screening Siren of the Wood November 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map “Siren of the Wood” is a Native American pre-contact period sci-fi/thriller short film based on my (Christopher Coursey) original story about deer woman. -shown entirely in CHEROKEE LANGUAGE DIALOGUE! Written and Directed by Christopher Coursey See Details
• Screening Voluntarily Solitary November 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map When a solitary introvert, a burned-out influencer, and a socially awkward fan find each other in the wilderness, a tense standoff turns into a fight for survival. See Details
• Screening The Narrowz November 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level
  Hollywood, CA 90028 United States + Google Map A hiker goes missing in an area known as, The Narrowz. His mother reports him missing to the game warden. A search party sets out. They find the missing hiker but they were not prepared for what they would find next. The search party has not been heard from. The head game warden sets out... Read more » See Details
• 14th Annual Native American Media Awards November 23 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm Hard Rock Cafe 6801 Hollywood Blvd Suite 105
  Los Angeles, CA 90028 United States + Google Map The 19th Annual LA SKINS FEST celebrates the annual Native American Media Awards honoring Native American achievement in media and entertainment. This year’s award ceremony is an incredible event that brings together indigenous filmmakers, leaders and the entire community! Taking place Sunday, November 23rd at 7p PT at the Hard Rock in Hollywood and hosted... Read more » See Details