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:20090308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20091101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20100314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20101107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20110313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20111106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090608T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20220808T235323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T195015Z UID:10783-1244448000-1668963600@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Youth Media and Tech Workshop Overview DESCRIPTION: \n     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. \nOur multimedia curriculum includes short film production that reflect the community and current issues effecting the youth participants. This entails the development and creation of documentaries\, scripted narratives and PSA’s produced entirely by the young filmmakers. Curriculum includes learning proper camera operation\, on-set sound recording\, directing actors\, lighting scenes\, editing and music composition. The youth present their final pieces to their community at the conclusion of the workshop. \n\n    In 2019\, we launched the Native Youth Animation Workshop. This program offers hands on instruction in 3-D animation software\, 2-D animation drawn by hand and stop-motion animation. The workshop also provides tours of animation and visual effects studios. This initiative is meant to provide Native youth with the inspiration to explore animation as a viable opportunity and career path. This program has partnered with numerous studios and networks to offer genuine access. \n\nIn 2021\, we created the Native Youth Virtual Reality Workshop. This program introduces cutting edge virtual reality applications and video production to Native youth. The workshop teaches new technology to Native youth so they can have every opportunity available in new technology. This program provides an in-depth look into the possibilities virtual reality provides our community. Our organization has partnered with the most high profile tech companies to provide this program. Check out some stills and vids here! \n\nThe entire program culminates with the Native Youth Multimedia Weekend in November. This has youth from all of our programs attend our annual film festival at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. This initiative has youth participants from several reservations and communities attend studio tours\, production workshops\, film screenings and attendance to the Native American Media Awards. \nCheck Out Our Past and Current Workshops! \n2023\n2022\n2021\n2020\n2019\n2018\n2017\n2016\n2015\n2014\n2013\n2012\n2011\n2010\n2009 \n  \nSponsors: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Meta\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n National Endowment for the Arts\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Los Angeles County Arts & Culture\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n San Manuel Band of Mission Indians\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n United Talent Agency\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Comcast NBCUniversal\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Sony Pictures Entertainment\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Sony Electronics\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Verizon\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n California Humanities\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Union Bank\n \n \n \n\n\n  URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/youth-media-and-tech-workshop-overview/ CATEGORIES:Youth Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090628T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220510T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20220510T030927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220529T013900Z UID:10826-1246176000-1652202000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:2009 Native Youth Media and Tech Workshops DESCRIPTION: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 our first Native youth cohort: \n \nIn 2009\, we collaborated with Central High\, a federally funded Native American High School located in downtown Los Angeles.  We worked with over a dozen Native American youth who reside in Los Angeles.  For the entire eight-day workshop\, we brought the participating youth to the University of Southern California’s George Lucas School of Cinematic Arts. This was one of our sponsoring organizations that provided classrooms\, computer labs\, and production equipment.  The youth produced  narrative films and presented them at the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Riverside\, California. Check out one of the films they produced during the week: URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/2009-native-youth-media-and-tech-workshops/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220102 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20210511T134319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210611T032010Z UID:9462-1621296000-1641081599@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:2nd Annual Native American Showrunner Program - Fellows Selected DESCRIPTION:The Native American Media Alliance announced its selections for the 2nd Annual Native American Showrunner Program\, sponsored by WarnerMedia\, Bad Robot\, Comcast NBCUniversal and the Cherokee Nation Film Office\, in partnership with Kung Fu Monkey Productions. \n“We are so proud to be supporting the Native American Media Alliance with this incredible program\,” said Karen Horne\, Senior Vice President\, Equity and Inclusion\, WarnerMedia. “Amplifying underrepresented voices is a major priority for our company\, and the implementation of the Native American Showrunner Program is a key effort toward achieving that goal.” \n     The Native American Showrunner Program is a nine-month intensive that offers mentorship from television showrunners and series creators to experienced Native American writers. Program fellows take part in meetings with assigned showrunners who will offer guidance on furthering the fellows’ writing careers and to provide creative feedback on current projects. The program consists of one-on-one mentoring to develop the writers’ abilities\, offer advice as it pertains to producing for television and overall insight into running a television series. \n     The Native American Showrunner Program is a unique initiative designed to propel experienced Native American writers to higher levels of television. This initiative continues the Native American MedIa Alliance’s drive for inclusion and focuses on new points of access for the Native American community. The fellowship is a direct extension of the Native American TV Writers Lab as it equips the next generation of Native American writers with the skills and professional network to break into the television producing positions. \nThe 2021 Native American Showrunner Program fellows: \nDoane Tulugaq Avery \nJason Marcus \nCarlee Malemute \n     The Native American Showrunner Program was created to expand the number of Native Americans working behind the camera to increase fair and accurate portrayals of Native Americans on television. Native Americans continue to maintain the lowest representation of writers on current television series. \n     In addition\, participants will author a new pilot and series bible with the artistic support of their respective mentors. Participants will also have group meetings with their fellows participants and showrunners from other television series. These components offer additional creative and business oriented opportunities. Participants will also receive a small stipend\, writing software and additional resources to help bolster their career. \nSponsored by \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n WarnerMedia\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Comcast NBCUniversal\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Bad Robot\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n \n\n\n  URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/2nd-annual-native-american-showrunner-program-fellows-selected/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LASF-Showrunner-Slider.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T233000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211024T160816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T001419Z UID:9797-1637049600-1637537400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:15th Annual LA SKINS FEST - SAVE THE DATE DESCRIPTION:The 15th Annual LA SKINS FEST\, presented by COMCAST NBCUniversal\, takes place November 16th – 21st\, 2021 in Hollywood\, CA. The festival offers a genuine showcase for emerging Native American artists. In our fifteenth year\, we are expanding to meet the need for our filmmakers\, our artists and our voice! \nThe 15th annual LA SKINS FEST is presenting a cash prize to accompany our Achievement In Documentary Filmmaking award provided by YAHOO and we are launching the NY SKINS FEST!   In partnership with New York University and the Writers Guild of America East\, this New York based virtual festival will host more films and advance more Native American filmmakers. Check out the schedule here! \nEvery year\, the LA SKINS FEST hosts the annual Native American Pitch Fest\, Actors Panel and dozens of screenings of new indigenous films at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. \nAfter fifteen years\, we have expanded our support to include the most renowned entertainment corporations\, largest tech companies and Native American tribes. Corporate support of the LA SKINS FEST plays an essential role in the life of the festival and emphasizes the festival’s commitment to quality\, exploration\, and excellence in the art of cinema. Dare To Dream is an elopement wedding company that specializes in creating magical wedding ceremonies in New York City. If you want creative\, you can find an affordable New York City wedding venue for your special day! \nOur festival schedule will be available now! \nThe LA SKINS FEST is privileged to partner with some of the world’s most renowned consumer and entertainment brands\, including Comcast NBCUniversal\, Spectrum\, YAHOO\, A+E Networks\, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians\, Union Bank\, Bank of America\, Motion Pictures Association of America\, Bad Robot\, University of Southern California – School of Cinematic Arts\, University of Southern California – Visions & Voices\, Sony Pictures Entertainment\, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash\, Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell\, Cast & Crew\, Inter-Tribal Council of AT&T Employees\, UCLA – American Indian Studies Center\, United Talent Agency and the Department of Cultural Affairs – Los Angeles. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/15th-annual-la-skins-fest-save-the-date/ CATEGORIES:Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-0613-Barcid-LA-Skins-Fest-15th-Annual-Save-the-Date-04.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T103000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T201838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T202110Z UID:10219-1637485200-1637490600@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again DESCRIPTION:Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley\, who fought for more than two decades to challenge the discrimination against Indigenous women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/mary-two-axe-earley-i-am-indian-again/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mary-two-axe-earley-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T103000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T202250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T202414Z UID:10224-1637485200-1637490600@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Evan’s Drum DESCRIPTION:An adventurous young boy and his determined mother share a passion for Inuit drum dancing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Evan’s Drum is a joyful visit to a family’s loving home\, and an uplifting story of cultural pride. After generations of silence\, the rhythm of the traditional Inuit drum has returned to Labrador\, and seven-year-old Evan is part of the new generation that will keep its heartbeat strong. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/evans-drum/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/evans-drum-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T103000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T203237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T203336Z UID:10228-1637485200-1637490600@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Adrian Sutherland - Politician Man DESCRIPTION:Politician Man\, the debut single from Adrian Sutherland\, is a protest song for Canada. The seeds were planted in July 2019 when his Cree community of Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency over contaminated water. At the same moment\, insensitive comments from a politician in Ottawa sparked massive public outcry\, a spontaneous response from Sutherland himself\, and national media coverage. \nJump ahead to August\, when co-writing sessions with musical brothers sparked a song that was important\, timely\, and totally kickass. One day in September\, that song came to life in a recording studio. By the first week of October\, a filmmaker was adding his keen artistic eye to the message behind the music. \nPolitician Man was released October 17\, 2019\, with accompanying video by Justin Stephenson (director of animation and editor\, The Secret Path). It speaks to Canada’s troubled relationship with First Nations. Growing up in an isolated place like Attawapiskat has given Sutherland a unique perspective\, while his growing profile as an artist is now giving him a voice. This is his way of taking action\, doing something\, about the ongoing struggle that Indigenous people face in Canada\, while the country takes growing steps toward reconciliation. \n“Sometimes reconciliation sounds like an empty word\, and it’s frustrating. You keep trying to get ahead\, but there are ongoing challenges\, one obstacle after another. I have to wonder what I’m doing still living in Attawapiskat\, and if anything is ever going to make a difference\,” says Sutherland. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/adrian-sutherland-politician-man/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/politician-man-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211101T213148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220924T144237Z UID:10468-1637485200-1637514000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:3rd Annual Hollywood Pow Wow DESCRIPTION:The LA SKINS FEST held its third Hollywood Pow Wow in front of the iconic Dolby Theater on Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. The Pow Wow took place Sunday November 21st\, 2021 and celebrated throughout the day. The event featured traditional singing\, dancing and youth performances from numerous tribes around the country. \nCheck out the photos from the 2021 pow wow: \n\nHead Staff: \nSusan Jackson – Head Women Dancer \nShiigo Biiliilitso – Head Man Dancer \nJulian Phoenix – Host Northern Drum \nEric Bohay – Host Southern Drum \nRichard Decrane – Arena Director \nRal Christman – Master of Ceremonies \nThis is part of the 15th Annual LA SKINS FEST – A Native American film festival – that took place November 16th-21st throughout Hollywood.  Throughout the day\, the festival screened Native American films at the TCL Chinese Theater in auditorium #6 from 9am – 8pm. \nSpecial thanks to the Chinese Theater for supporting the pow-wow and the Native American community of Los Angeles. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/3rd-annual-hollywood-pow-wow/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pow-wow-slider-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211024T203036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211024T203036Z UID:10349-1637490600-1637496000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:However Wide the Sky: Places of Power DESCRIPTION:The history and spirituality of the Indigenous People of the American Southwest are deeply rooted in the Land. Since the beginning of time\, they have been stewards and protectors of their home lands\, past and present. These places intimately connect the People and their beliefs to the natural world. No place is ever abandoned\, the landscape is forever living. This is their story\, of the Land and who they are. \n“HOWEVER WIDE THE SKY: Places of Power:” documents the rich history and significance of the Land\, as told by Tribal Leaders\, scientists\, historians and educators. Each place: Chaco Canyon\, Bears Ears\, Zuni Salt Lake\, Mount Taylor\, Pueblo of Santa Ana\, Taos Blue Lake\, Mesa Prieta and Santa Fe – tells a story of cultural strength and sustained connection\, through the continuous fight to protect the integrity and existence of these places of power. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/however-wide-the-sky-places-of-power/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/however-wide-the-sky-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T204202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T204202Z UID:10233-1637496000-1637503200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Into the Circle DESCRIPTION:Into the Circle tells the story of a resilient Indigenous family\, their journey through life-altering tragedy\, and the community that helped them reconnect with their Lakota heritage. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/into-the-circle/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/into-the-circle-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T204653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T204653Z UID:10237-1637496000-1637503200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ: The Cherokee Speakers Roll DESCRIPTION:The Cherokee language is sacred to our people and unfortunately it’s endangered. How will the next generation ensure the language survives? A book. The Cherokee Speakers Roll is at the heart of language preservation efforts. Learn how it how it’s brought Cherokee language warriors together. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/%ea%ae%b3%ea%ae%83%ea%ad%b9-%ea%ad%b0%ea%ae%92%ea%ae%bc%ea%ae%92%ea%ae%9d%ea%ad%b9-%ea%ae%aa%ea%ae%8e%ea%ae%a9%ea%ad%b5-%ea%ae%a7%ea%ad%ba%ea%ae%ba%ea%ae%85-the-cherokee-speakers-roll/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cherokee-speaker-roll-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T205013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T205014Z UID:10240-1637496000-1637503200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Bella's Story DESCRIPTION:On July 20\, 2013 Bella Laboucan-McLean\, a bright and beautiful 25-year-old Cree woman plummets to her death from the 31st floor of a downtown Toronto high-rise. Today the mystery of her death remains unsolved. Bella’s Story explores the tragedy\, the mystery and the aftermath one Indigenous family endures in their fight for answers\, justice and closure. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/bellas-story/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/bells-story-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T205924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T205924Z UID:10248-1637503200-1637514000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:No. 5 DESCRIPTION:A man who is stuck in a depressive loop is awoken by the spirits of the past. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/no-5/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/no-5-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T210332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T023304Z UID:10254-1637503200-1637514000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Together DESCRIPTION:Somewhere in the city\, Mason lures his boyfriend Kelly off his seat to dance\, leading them to create a happy memory. Jump forward to present day\, Kelly is attending a late AA meeting while Mason is drinking at a party\, elsewhere in the city. Mason receives a phone call with some distressing news. Back at the AA meeting\, Kelly listens to Mason’s voicemail\, in which he claims to have been drugged and needs help. Kelly leaves the AA meeting to go find Mason despite it being late in the evening. \nYet\, when Kelly locates Mason at the party\, he finds him in an upstairs bedroom with another man\, looking far from needing help. Kelly storms out of the party and onto the streets of the city\, with Mason chasing after him. They argue yet Mason does appear to be a little out of it. Out of concern\, Kelly takes Mason to a late night coffee shop\, in attempts to sober him up. The pair stroll down memory lane over coffee. A little less angry though still concerned\, Kelly decides Mason still cannot make it home on his own. \nKelly walks Mason back to his place\, where they used to live together\, to find an eviction notice posted on the door. Once inside\, Kelly tries to provide comfort but Mason makes a horrific confession that not only is he HIV+ but he knew for a while back when they were together. The pair eventually fall asleep from mental exhaustion. The next morning\, Mason finds an empty bed with Kelly nowhere to be found. After a brief search\, Mason finds Kelly sitting in the backyard intoxicated. Emotional chaos ensues as Kelly blames Mason for everything. All Mason can do is wrap his arms around Kelly\, who has reached his lowest point. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/together/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Together-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T210631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T210631Z UID:10257-1637503200-1637514000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Chipisala'Cho (See You Later) DESCRIPTION:One night\, twin brothers gather over a campfire and reminisce on their childhood and wonder if they made the right decisions in life. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/chipisalacho-see-you-later/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/see-you-later-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T210757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T210757Z UID:10260-1637503200-1637514000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Familiar DESCRIPTION:A witch botches a spell that possesses her dog\, making her try to undo it before something worse happens. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/familiar/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/familiar-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T222956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T222956Z UID:10311-1637503200-1637514000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:A1-S2: Scene from Hamlet DESCRIPTION:Hamlet heads home after learning of his mother’s remarriage. Hamlet is re-imagined as a contemporary crime story\, with a full-Native American cast. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/a1-s2-scene-from-hamlet/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hamlet-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211022T031213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T031213Z UID:10317-1637503200-1637514000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Wal-aks: Coming Out as 2-Spirit DESCRIPTION:Wal-aks Keane talking about their identity as a two-spirit Nisga’a person and leading Nisga’a Cultural Dance Groups. They came out in 2004 and started identifying as two-spirit around 2014/2015. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/wal-aks-coming-out-as-2-spirit/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Wal-aks-Coming-Out-as-2-Spirit-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T160000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211104T020204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211104T162424Z UID:10505-1637503200-1637510400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Candyface II - A Rocky Road DESCRIPTION:The long awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed cult classic Candyface. \nCandyface and her gang of Candypunks rally together to try to defeat the Candyfather in an epic battle for street notoriety. \nThe answer to who is the most powerful Candylord is finally revealed after an ultimate showdown & fight for reign. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/candyface-ii-a-rocky-road/ LOCATION:TCL Chinese 6 Theatres\, 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level\, Hollywood\, CA\, 90028\, United States CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/candyface-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T211005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T211005Z UID:10263-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Disappearing Moon DESCRIPTION:Disappearing Moon is a pre-contact short film that follows the journey of Red Cloud\, a father who sets out to find his twelve-year-old daughter Morning Star who vanishes without a trace. Along his search he meets Kozano a being from another dimension who might know what happened but only answers in riddles. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/disappearing-moon/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/disappearing-moon-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T211247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T211247Z UID:10266-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Stand Up! DESCRIPTION:“Stand Up!” – El Plan de Nuestro “Mural de la Raza” \nIn 1985\, Juanita Meza Velasquez organized to paint a 16’ x 82’ Chicano mural on the wall of Payless ShoeSource at 2048 Story Rd\, San José\, CA 95122 near King and Story Roads. Juanita organized what muralist\, José Meza Velasquez would later title “Mural de La Raza” as a tool to end barrio warfare\, empower grafitti artists and barrio youth. \nThe “Mural de La Raza” depicted the history and culture of precolumbian lore\, the Mexican Revolution\, the Chicano Movement\, local figures\, as well as the very youth who assisted in painting the mural. \nAfter more than three decades of “Mural de La Raza” being a central fabric of San José’s Eastside\, the mural was unlawfyully removed without notice to the artist or members of the public who took interest in its preservation prior to the removal. Not only was nuestro Mural de La Raza removed\, but so was our history and culture\, and one of the only means of public access to Chicano Studies. During the past 15 years in particular we have witnessed a pattern of Chicano murals being removed largley due to gentrification. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/stand-up/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/stand-up-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T211733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T211752Z UID:10269-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:The Boys DESCRIPTION:How can we ever know how someone keeps going after a tragedy? That question is in the loving broken heart of this film. Follow this ever brief conversation that is deeper then the actual words between the two woman and their families. set with the landscape of Iqaluit\, a conversation at the airport’s baggage carousel and a woman’s slow drive home all tell the story in this gentle searing story of grief. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/the-boys/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Boys-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T212000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T212000Z UID:10275-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Seconds – An MMIWG Art Film DESCRIPTION:Artist\, Safiuchi\, draws much needed attention to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women through this compelling artisan tale. A young indigenous woman is making her way home from a day out\, only to be abducted on by strangers in an unmarked van. We can only hope she’s able to find her way out. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/seconds-an-mmiwg-art-film/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/seconds-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T212148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T212148Z UID:10278-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Red Button DESCRIPTION:A young man struggles to pay attention during a Job interview. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/red-button/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/red-button-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T212359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T212359Z UID:10281-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Forest Of Cards DESCRIPTION:A protagonist finds a mysterious object in the woods before being confronted by two antagonists seeking the same object and not taking no for an answer. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/forest-of-cards/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/forest-of-cards-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T212533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T212533Z UID:10285-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Nalí DESCRIPTION:A student is struggling in college. He is feeling down on his luck. Feels hopeless until he gets a call from his grandfather. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/nali/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nali-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T212840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T212840Z UID:10288-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Monologue Harmonic DESCRIPTION:Monologue Harmonics is a seemingly paradoxical visual and sonic offering speaking in part from legend\, despotic visions\, collective cultural analysis and individual repeal. Featuring two distinct and intrinsically connected worlds we witness a spiritual journey so thinly tethered to life familiar\, being lured by dark matters towards total disconnect. This journey mirrors a reality not unlike Indigenous current experience with respect to constant colonial resistance; where coming to terms with lost cultural distinction is fast becoming the new culture\, of today/tomorrow. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/monologue-harmonic/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/monologue-harmonic-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T212958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T212958Z UID:10291-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:In Our Own Hands DESCRIPTION:A group of women plan rescue efforts when one of their own goes missing from their reservation. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/in-our-own-hands/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/in-our-own-hands-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211021T213143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T213143Z UID:10294-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Apocalypse ... Then DESCRIPTION:A young man in quarantine holds a prisoner in his basement and questions what is real and what isn’t. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/apocalypse-then/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apocalypse-then-wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260727T102154 CREATED:20211026T010414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T185945Z UID:10379-1637514000-1637521200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:808 DESCRIPTION:“808” is an emotional rollercoaster of a film which has won the “Best Thriller Short” award in the Marina Del Rey film Festival and Semi-Finalist in both the Burbank International Film Festival and the Colorado Activist Film Festival. \nThe Hawaiian culture\, land\, and its exploitation resonate throughout the story as Kai\, a lonely Hawaiian woman\, returns home in hopes of reconnecting with friends and family. We meet a colorful cast of characters as she resolutely seeks answers to murder and corruption\, while somehow hoping for redemption. \n808 is an extremely diverse project with a variety of Minority actors cast across the board and nearly every age group represented. \nThe film also seeks to raise environmental awareness with its themes of connection with nature and the people involved in destroying it. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/808/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/808-wide-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR