BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//LA Skins Fest - ECPv5.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:LA Skins Fest X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://laskinsfest.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for LA Skins Fest BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201012T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201012T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T055008 CREATED:20200925T165113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T180052Z UID:8173-1602529200-1602536400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Native America Next Shorts Program DESCRIPTION:Four Short Films by Native American Filmmakers\, followed by a Panel Discussion\n7:00 P.M. PT on Monday\, October 12th \nREGISTER NOW TO PARTICIPATE:\nhttp://cinema.usc.edu/NativeAmericanShortsLive \nThe short films (60 minutes total running time) will be shared directly in the Webinar.\nOpen to USC Students\, Faculty\, Staff\, Alumni\, and the General Public. \nOct 12th marks the 3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Los Angeles. There are over 567 federally recognized tribes in the United States and each tribe has their own culture\, language\, and tribal identity. This screening program will showcase short films that are directed by indigenous filmmakers from Alaska\, Hawaiian\, California\, and Colorado.  \nScreening Schedule: \nGently\, Jennifer\nDirected by Doane Avery\nRunning Time: 10 minutes\nSet in 1982\, Gently\, Jennifer is a coming of age short film about two teen girls exploring body image while looking through an older brother’s magazine. \nDouk\nDirected by Michelle Hernandez\nRunning Time: 17 minutes\nA Native American family confronts the harsh reality of being split apart from their daughters. \nEscape\nDirected by Youth of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe\nRunning Time: 24 minutes\n“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. \nKa Piko\nDirected by Bryson Chun\nRunning Time: 9 Minutes\nMakana\, a young Native Hawaiian man\, struggles with his tenuous connection to his Hawaiian culture. When his girlfriend dies during childbirth\, he is forced to complete a traditional indigenous birthing ritual with his girlfriend’s overbearing father. Together\, they go on a journey that takes them down the long and winding roads of Hawaii island and up the tallest peaks of Mauna Kea in order to fulfill a promise and pave the path toward their uncertain future. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Gently\, Jennifer\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Douk\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Escape\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Ka Piko\n \n \n \n\n\n  \n  \nThis screening is in partnership with: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n USC School of Cinematic Arts\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n USC Visions & Voices\n \n \n \n\n\n  \nAbout the SCA Council on Diversity & Inclusion\nDiversity\, inclusion and respect of differences\, including race and ethnicity\, gender and gender identities\, sexual orientation\, and disability\, are foundational tenets of the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA). SCA is an internationally recognized institution and a leader in the fields of cinematic arts\, games\, emergent media forms and media scholarship. While entertainment industries including film\, television and interactive media have deep histories in progressive social politics\, current cultural discussions about the state of mainstream media industries indicate that much work needs to be done to challenge and change existing paradigms around power\, privilege and inclusion. Recognized as a pipeline to the media industries and graduate media programs\, SCA is uniquely positioned to play a leadership role in preparing the next generation of media producers and scholars to critically engage with issues of diversity and build inclusive creative and scholarly communities within media industries and academia. SCA embraces this opportunity to influence the wider community of media creators and scholars. In 2016 SCA formed the Council for Diversity & Inclusion to address how our community can foster a more inclusive environment. \nUSC is located in one of our nation’s most vibrant and diverse cities\, and we recognize the need for our institution to reflect the complex and multifaceted richness of our surrounding communities in terms of students\, staff\, faculty and community partners. SCA is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive learning environment at all institutional levels. We promote diversity and inclusion in the recruitment and training of all faculty members and believe that celebrating diversity within our student population will open critical and constructive dialogues about difference that enhance our creative and scholarly work. We also understand that support staff play a vital role in the SCA community and\, therefore\, the same attention needs to be paid to diversity among staff members. We define diversity to include age\, race\, ethnicity\, physical ability\, gender identity\, gender expression\, sexual orientation\, socioeconomic status\, country of origin\, veteran status\, religious practice\, and political ideology. SCA seeks to weave a philosophy of inclusion and respect for difference into the fabric of our community; take a leadership role in areas of diversity and inclusion across the university; and establish a model for media industries to empower different voices and perspectives. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/native-america-next-shorts-program/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/USC-Slider1200x384.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR