Skins Writers WorkshopNovember 12, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 10:00 pmOn Wednesday November 11th 2015, Native American writers participated in an intensive workshop sponsored by NBC, ABC, CBS, BET, HBO and Sony Pictures. Native writers received guidance on pitching their projects from BET development executive, Donna Michelle Anderson, and then pitched to NBC, CBS, ABC, managers, agents, and independent producers. Film Independent joined the writers for dinner... Read more »See Details
Industry Panel for Native American ActorsNovember 12, 2015 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pmRaleigh Studios Mary Pickford Theater5300 Melrose Ave Los Angeles,
CA
90038United States+ Google MapOn Thursday November 12th, the 9th Annual LA SKINS FEST hosted an industry panel for Native American Actors. NBCUniversal casting personnel and independent casting directors discussed the professional side of acting in film and television. Native American actors inquired about new opportunities for diverse actors, what they can do to take advantage of them and... Read more »See Details
Industry Panel for Native ActorsNovember 12, 2015 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmRaleigh Studios Mary Pickford Theater5300 Melrose Ave Los Angeles,
CA
90038United StatesDuring the LA SKINS Film Festival, we will be hosting a panel of working industry professionals that include casting agents,casting directors and talent representation. This is designed to offer genuine advice and career building information for Native American actors. The panelists will discuss their career, what they look for in new talent, and how to... Read more »See Details
Friday, November 13
LA SKINS FEST Youth Media TourNovember 13, 2015 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pmWe expanded our youth initiatives to include the YOUTH MEDIA TOUR. This is a career development component designed to encourage Native American youth to explore employment in the entertainment industry and seek higher education. These professional visits include presentations from corporate staff that encourage the participating youth to pursue careers in film, television and media. This program entails Native American... Read more »See Details
Native Youth Media TourNovember 13, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmSony Pictures10202 West Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapOn November 13th, 2015, the LA SKINS FEST conducted its annual studio and network tour for Native Youth. In the morning, youth and tribal councilmen from the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay went on a walking tour of the historic Culver Studios, visited sound stages, and walked on the set of the LAST SHIP (TNT/Michael Bay).... Read more »See Details
Screening#NightsliketheseNovember 13, 2015 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapRowan and Cali, Two Fifteen-Year Old Girls, seak out to visit Rowan’s crush, and older man who works at a gas station. As both girls are obsessed with their phones, we experience life with them through their social media — a series of hashtags, selfies, and text from boyfriends and bullies. When the night’s escapade... Read more »See Details
ScreeningWind WalkersNovember 13, 2015 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapWind Walkers is the story of a group of friends who travel to the remote Florida everglades where they discover that an ancient, malevolent curse is tracking them. Before they can unpack their rifles they discover their cabin demolished and the mangrove forests unusually silent. Slowly they realise that one of their own may be... Read more »See Details
Saturday, November 14
NATIVE YOUTH FILM WORKSHOPNovember 14, 2015 @ 12:55 pm - 3:00 pmCulver City Studios Theater Lobby9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 United States,
CA
90232 United States+ Google MapThe NATIVE YOUTH FILM WORKSHOP includes two workshops that offer insight into multimedia. Our first workshop is focused on filmmaking and instructs the youth participants in camera operation, directing, editing, and music composition. The second workshop is an acting seminar taught by Native American actor. This workshop will discuss drama techniques, proper auditioning, and the business... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe Sacred Place Where Life Begins—Gwich’In Women SpeakNovember 14, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapIn 1988, elders of the Gwich’in nation, people native to northern Alaska and Canada, called a gathering to discuss the threat of oil and gas development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This area is a birthing and nursing ground for the Porcupine Caribou Herd, on which the Gwich’in people have... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe FastNovember 14, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapThe Fast follows Doreen Manuel into the Rocky Mountains for a 4-day no food or water fasting ceremony in search of storyteller power. Doreen has worked for over 20-years to develop the story about her father George Manuel, an Indigenous leader whose leadership and vision could inspire this generation to take Indigenous people into the... Read more »See Details
ScreeningSacramuertosNovember 14, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapFor nearly 40 years active members of the Chicano Community have organized Dia de los Muertos ceremonies and processions around various parts of Sacramento. This short film features interviews of the early organizers of Día de los Muértos and the challenges faced with celebrating an open ceremony in public spaces in Sacramento,CA.See Details
ScreeningThe 7th WaveNovember 14, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapIn 1989, Emmit Oliver, a Quinault Tribal elder organized the “Paddle to Seattle” as a part of Washington State Centennial Ceremony revitalizing a tradition that was lost for many years. now known as the Canoe Journey, the event has become symbol of cultural revitalization on a national level. In 2013, the Quinault hosted what was... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay CreeNovember 14, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCulver City Studios Theater Lobby9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 United States,
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90232 United States+ Google MapIn a Cree territory called Eeyou Istchee, an ancient legend involving the battle between a wolverine (Kuekuatsheu) and toxic-spraying giant skunk (Mishi-zhigaag) serves as a potent allegory against uranium mining development through a cinematic weaving of animation and local nature footage. See Details
YOUTH FILM WORKSHOPNovember 14, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCulver City Studios Theater Lobby9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 United States,
CA
90232 United States+ Google MapOn Saturday November 14th, Native American youth from Southern California, Northern California, Arizona and New Mexico participated in a film workshop. The youth collaborated on a short film instructed by actor Noah Watts. They acted out scenes, operated camera and sound, directed each other and worked together throughout the day. Great job! See you again... Read more »See Details
ScreeningFrogmanNovember 14, 2015 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapA tribal legend reaps terror on the Pauma Indian Reservation when people start to disappear. Pauma youth combine tribal history and horror in this suspense thriller. Mostbet-ə daxil olmaqda probleminiz varsa, bu, tamamilə normaldır, çünki sayt bloklanıb və onu blokdan çıxarmaq üçün üzərinə klikləmək lazımdır. mostbet-az90-casino.com Daha sonra Mostbet bukmeker kontorunun veb saytına avtomatik keçid... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe CrashNovember 14, 2015 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapA crime was committed on the Viejas Indian Reservation and several suspects have been accused. Only a series of hard nosed interrogations can solve the caseSee Details
Youth Multimedia Film ProgramNovember 14, 2015 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmCulver City Studios Theater Lobby9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 United States,
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90232 United States+ Google MapOn Saturday November 14th, 2015, the LA SKINS FEST screened films from our summer youth multimedia program. Every summer, we travel to Native communities and train youth in multimedia. The participating youth produce several films that range from documentary to comedy to animation. Youth from the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay presented their films from the... Read more »See Details
Short Narrative and Documentary Series – 9th Annual LA SKINS FESTNovember 14, 2015 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapOn Saturday November 14th, 2015, the LA SKINS FEST screened several great documentaries and short films during our afternoon and evening programs. Filmmakers Benalex Dupris, Doreen Manuel, Boise Esquerra, Terry Jones, Adam Reeser, Jim Warne, and several others spoke with the audience during the Q&A following their screening. Special thanks to NBCUniversal, San Manuel Band... Read more »See Details
ScreeningCante Etanhan Iapi (Language of the Heart)November 14, 2015 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapFaced with dwindling number of Nakoda and Dakota language speakers, the Fort Peck Tribes’ Language and Culture Department is working with the youth and elders to teach and preserve the languages. Twenty years ago there were 250 native fluent speakers on the reservation. Today, there are about 60. The film features interviews of some of... Read more »See Details
Screening7th GenerationNovember 14, 2015 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google Map7th Generation covers generations of history, including the perspectives of Jim E Warne (Oglala Lakota) and advocate and educator. His story of the 7th Generation touches many levels of history and experiences of past generations. This documentary film address historical and current perspectives with a focus on a positive future for youth — the 7th... Read more »See Details
ScreeningLost ReflectionNovember 14, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapNever judge a book by it’s cover, so the saying goes. But what if that book holds something darker inside. Things aren’t what they seem as we go into the mind of a seemingly ordinary guy as he encounters a series of women. What is real and what is fantasy…and where is the line between... Read more »See Details
ScreeningRonnie BoDeanNovember 14, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapRonnie BoDean is a larger-than-life outlaw with a short fuse and probably some loose screws. Uncouth and suffering from a mean hangover, he struggles to babysit his jailed neighbor’s precocious kids. Ronnie BoDean has seen better days, today’s not one of them.See Details
ScreeningSurrender At Crow LakeNovember 14, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapLeon, a man whose life is clouded with turmoil travels to a remote area in search for peace and quiet. Being the spiritual man he is, Leon begins to reflect on past events which led him to making such a decision. Meanwhile, not too far away an unexpected dilemma begins to unfold before his very... Read more »See Details
ScreeningGive and TakeNovember 14, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google Map“Give and Take” is a story about Chris Green (Rick Kolceski), a linguistic anthropologist who wants to record indigenous songs for his research. When Chris arrives at a nearby reservation to meet with a community elder, an American Indian trickster (Awenheeyoh Powless) lures him into the forest. “Give and Take” was filmed on the Onondaga Nation Territory in central... Read more »See Details
ScreeningSome Kind of ChangeNovember 14, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google Map“Some Kind of Change” is the story of a homeless man who is attempting to turn his life around through his music. The film follows Jack, an ex-cop who after being relieved of his duties finds himself as a struggling musician and homeless man wandering the streets of LA. After losing his job, his wife,... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe Wolf of Waubamik WoodsNovember 14, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapBased on British Columbia’s “highway of tears” The Wolf of Waubamik Woods follows the story of a young first nations woman hitch hiking across Northern Canada . She’s picked up by a newspaper reporter who warns her of a wolf in the area that’s already claimed the life of one women. Not wanting another fatality, the man gives her money... Read more »See Details
ScreeningMîkiwâm ~ From the Streets to the BushNovember 14, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmCulver City Studios Theater Lobby9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 United States,
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90232 United States+ Google Maptreet theatre overdosing on cinema sets the stage for this allegorical tale about a girl who overdoses in an alley and subsequently transcends back to the harmonious natural environment of Woodland Cree Territory where her ancestral lineage originated. Although serene and peaceful at first, a foreboding presence forces her to realize she must confront her... Read more »See Details
HORROR NIGHT – 9th Annual LA SKINS FESTNovember 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapOn Friday November 13th, 2015, the LA SKINS FEST opened the film festival with the Horror Film Wind Walkers and the award winning short #Nightslikethese. Director Russell Friedenberg, Producers Heather Rae and Dori Sperko, and actors Rudy Youngblood and Tsulan Cooper joined the Q&A to discuss the making of Wind Walkers. Director Amber Midthunder also... Read more »See Details
ScreeningPro-AnaNovember 14, 2015 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapPro-Ana, the film is a young woman’s journey ofrecovery and escape from the cult of pro-ana, whose adherents deify body dysmorphia and live by a strict doctrine of disordered eating. For this young woman, recovery means losing everyone she loves in order to rediscover herself. Dylan meets with a pro-ana support group daily. The group shares tips,... Read more »See Details
ScreeningIn CirclesNovember 14, 2015 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapWhen aspiring artist Isaac (Paul Molina) moves back home to the reservation, he finds things different than when he left them. While using his art to express himself, Isaac rekindles love with an old flame (Danielle Peters) and tries to steer his best friend (Mikhail Sundust) from the rampage of a dangerous drug dealer (Deran... Read more »See Details
SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIENovember 14, 2015 @ 8:00 pmOn November 14th, 2015, the LA SKINS FEST premiered IN CIRCLES, preceded by the short film PRO ANA for our Saturday Night Movie. Filmmakers for both films attended the screening and participated in a Q&A with the Los Angeles Native community. Special thanks to NBCUniversal, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, CBS, HBO, Sony Pictures,... Read more »See Details
ScreeningJew In Choctaw Country Episode 4November 14, 2015 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapReturning from a paid suspension, Aaron Silver faces a medical review board to decide his professional future. Meanwhile, his mom and dad face the Irish mafia in Chicago, as they attempt to raise money, collect guns and find resources to cover up a murder back in Oklahoma.See Details
ScreeningWave Episode 2November 14, 2015 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapROGER “BUNG” BUNGALOW was the greatest production sound man in the industry, making every movie in Hollywood and partying with everyone. Now he’s a burnt out, coke riddled, alkie working low budget films, teaching classes, and living check to check. He has come to his end. But through his close friends, he is offered a... Read more »See Details
ScreeningSkye and ChangNovember 15, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapSkye and Chang is a female-buddy martial-arts sci-fi mash-up with awesome Aboriginal superpowers. Skye and Chang are grown-up inner-city kids with black-belts and warrior spirits. Skye even has a secret superpower. For now? Stunt doubles. When a stunt goes wrong, the star thinks she’s targeted for murder and hires Chang as her bodyguard. At their... Read more »See Details
ScreeningReturningNovember 15, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapStories of spacecanoes and space/time travel across dimensions unravel to “Trade Song” by the Métis Fiddler Quartet in this bitwork beadwork experimental stop motion animation.See Details
ScreeningMahcianitonahk – The Devil DwellingNovember 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapDelvin is a Cree Indian who has been haunted by an evil spirit. When it tricks him into a car accident, it is all he can do to fight off it’s evil power. Delvin must rely on his old teaching or lose his own spirit forever.See Details
ScreeningGhost HuntersNovember 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapDo you believe in the super natural? Ethan and Zane are Ghost Hunters from Sherman Indian High School. They investigate the spooky places at Sherman High.See Details
ScreeningEscapeNovember 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google Map“Escape” centers around two misfit teens who are tempted to end their lives in order to escape their harsh and oppressive circumstances. The story address sensitive topics in a very engaging manner such as teen violence, poverty, substance abuse, bullying, homophobia and domestic abusive.See Details
ScreeningHushNovember 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapAfter an alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity, a lone man makes his way through a vast desert with the alien threat still looming. After confronting a fellow survivor they’re left to decide whether survival is best achieved alone or together.See Details
ScreeningRoad TripNovember 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapFilmed on location in the Tinnemaha campgrounds, in collaboration with the AkaMya Culture Group as part of their Halloween Legend short films. Road Trip shares the journey of two friends escaping the reality of their daily lives. In their haste, they find themselves lost and seeking directions. Soon, small incidents begin building up until they... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe MiddlesNovember 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapThe jocks, the theatre kids, the young loves. Everyone remembers them from school, but what about the kids that well into the background? What about the Middles? From director Madison Thomas comes a coming of age story about the average kids, and how unique they really are. “We are the Middles, but even middles have stories.... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe ShifterNovember 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google MapAfter a long day of work Sequan Sage-Bear, a young Indigenous woman, is brutally attacked on her way home. Her screams for help go unanswered, John is relentless and her hope begins to fade. Sequan makes one last attempt to fight off her attacker, in one strong swoop of her arm and deep fiery yell from within, John flies through... Read more »See Details
ScreeningThe Marking of a MilestoneNovember 15, 2015 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapThe Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) was established as a reservation by the United States Congress in 1865, the year after the Mohave Chief Irataba visited Washington, D.C. and met U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. This compelling film tells the story of the origins of the CRIT reservation, from its ancestral origins with the Mohave tribe... Read more »See Details
ScreeningRestoration of the SpiritNovember 15, 2015 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
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90232United States+ Google Map“Restoration of the Spirit” documentary is the story of how generations of tribal members are transcending the pain associated with the US Governments “termination act”, which dissolved the Tribes’ federally recognized status and dismantled the reservation in 1954. At the time of termination, the Klamath Tribes were the second wealthiest tribe in the nation. The... Read more »See Details
ScreeningLA SKINS FEST Award CeremonyNovember 15, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmDeMille Theater in Culver Studios9336 W Washington Blvd Culver City,
CA
90232United States+ Google MapLA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony recognizes talented Native American artists and their work. During this event we will be awarding the following: Best Feature Film Best Short Film Best Documentary Best Student Film Audience AwardSee Details