2015 Film Guide

• 7th Generation 7th 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... See Details
• The 7th Wave In 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... See Details

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• Cante Etanhan Iapi (Language of the Heart) Faced 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... See Details
• Cool Camp :) Native youth from the Graton Rancheria TANF capture their experience during the summer camp. See Details
• The Crash A crime was committed on the Viejas Indian Reservation and several suspects have been accused. Only a series of hard nosed interrogations can solve the case. See Details

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• Drinking and Driving Two boys learn a hard lesson about drinking and driving. See Details

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• Escape “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

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• The Fast The 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... See Details
• FrogMan A 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.... See Details

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• Ghost Hunters Do 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
• Give and Take “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... See Details

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• Haunted Babies The Morongo TANF is overrun with haunted babies. Someone has to find out the secret behind their possession before everyone is zombified.   See Details
• Home Away From Home Sherman Indian High School students talk about their experience attending the school and what it means for their future goals. See Details
• Hush After 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

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• In Circles When 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... See Details

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• Jew in Choctaw Country Episode 4 Returning 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... See Details

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• Lost Reflection Never 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... See Details

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• Mahcianitonahk – The Devil Dwelling Delvin 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... See Details
• The Marking of a Milestone The 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... See Details
• The Middles The 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... See Details
• Morongo History Youth from the Morongo TANF program discuss the Morongo tribe’s history, origin and heritage. See Details
• Mîkiwâm ~ From the Streets to the Bush Street 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... See Details

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• Native Game Show Viejas Youth go head to head on history, politics and current events in this intense showdown of overall knowledge. See Details
• Native Kombat Two professional fighters go head to head in this once in a lifetime, ultimate, decisive, extreme, conclusive championship Kombat match.   See Details
• #NightsLikeThese Rowan 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,... See Details
• Not Indian Enough A First Nations woman confronts her cousin about spreading rumours about her authenticity as a Native woman. See Details

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• The Ojibway Switchback The Ojibway Switchback, a Popular Native American gigolo, is sent to repay a debt for his madam in trade. However, he underestimates exactly what is in store for him. See Details
• Other A Native American man goes on a job interview and discovers a glaring omission on the job application. See Details

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• Pauma Band of Mission Indians Short History Youth from the Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians discuss their tribal history, life ways and culture.   See Details
• Pauma Veterans Pauma youth discuss their tribe’s contribution to the men and women who served in the United States military forces. See Details
• PingPong Wars A defeated ping pong champion trains to reclaim her title. See Details
• Pro-Ana Pro-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... See Details

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• Restoration of the Spirit “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... See Details
• Returning Stories 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. More details and betting opportunities at indibet . Quick registration in 2 minutes without KYC entitles you to a welcome bonus. Hurry... See Details
• Rincon Band of Mission Indians Short History Youth from the Rincon Band of Mission Indians discuss their tribal history, life ways and culture. See Details
• Road Trip Filmed 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... See Details
• Ronnie BoDean Ronnie 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

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• Sacramuertos For 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... See Details
• The Sacred Place Where Life Begins – Gwich’in Women Speak In 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... See Details
• The Shifter After 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... See Details
• Skye and Chang Skye 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... See Details
• Some Kind Of Change “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... See Details
• Surrender At Crow Lake Leon, 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... See Details

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• Teen Pregnancy Native youth demonstrate the pitfalls of teen pregnancy. See Details

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• Viejas Anti-Drug PSA Viejas Youth speak out against drug use. See Details
• Viejas Reservation History Youth from the Viejas Indian Reservation discuss their tribe’s past, life ways and culture. See Details

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• Wave Episode 2 ROGER “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... See Details
• Wave Episode 2 ROGER “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... See Details
• Wave Episode 3 ​Roger takes his teaching too far and defies the film school dean forcing him to rethink his teaching style. See Details
• Wind Walkers Wind 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.... See Details
• The Wolf of Waubamik Woods Based 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... See Details
• The Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay Cree In 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

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• Youth Empowerment Native youth speak on what makes them proud. See Details

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• Zion and Carlos Skate Two Native youth show off their awesomeness at the skate park. See Details