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9th Annual LA SKINS FILM FESTIVAL
The LA SKINS FEST offers a genuine voice for emerging Native American actors, filmmakers, writers, directors and our community of artists. After eight years, we have garnered support from several art foundations, entertainment corporations, and Native American tribes. Every year, we premier several Native-made movies that feature Q&A’s with Native American filmmakers, panel discussions with... Read more »
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Youth Media and Tech Workshop Overview
Since 2009, the Native American Youth Media and Tech Workshop has travelled to reservations and urban centers across the world to provide an expansive and comprehensive program that provides new access for our community. Every year, we expand the workshop to include new curriculum, new technology and new equipment. Our multimedia curriculum... Read more »
Find out more »2009 Native Youth Media and Tech Workshops
Since 2009, we have taught film workshops to youth at reservations and Native American urban centers throughout the United States and Canada. The participating youth learn about writing, directing, shooting and editing their own movies. Equally important, the youth present these films to their tribal communities and speak before an audience. Check out images from... Read more »
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LA SKINS FEST Youth Media Tour
We 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 »
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Native Youth Media Tour
On 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 »
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#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, and text from boyfriends and bullies. When the night's escapade... Read more »
Find out more »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. Slowly they realise that one of their own may be... Read more »
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