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:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161019T012202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T012202Z UID:2261-1479639600-1479646800@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Stolen DESCRIPTION:A young girl escapes from a foster home\, only to  be picked up by a dangerous stranger. \nIn Canada\, there are over 1200 documented cases of missing and murdered Native American girls and women. This film shines light on the issue. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/stolen/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161019T012333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T012429Z UID:2263-1479639600-1479646800@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:On The Farm DESCRIPTION:The film follows main character Nikki Taylor (Maija Tailfeathers)\, a sex worker who notices the disappearance of an alarming number of women. She teams up with a female police officer and a social worker to investigate. They face a slow-moving police department until the media takes notice and it becomes a national story. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/on-the-farm/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T150000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20160919T181407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161103T213413Z UID:2273-1479646800-1479654000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Xalax Ti: House of the Red Lizard DESCRIPTION:A local salmon fisherman discovers a petroglyph that supports an ancient oral tradition of a lizard monster that threatened the Native Quileute people of the Pacific Northwest centuries ago. This documents the tribe’s removal of the rock back to their care on their reservation and what this discovering means to them. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/xalax-house-the-lizard/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T150000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161019T012634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T012634Z UID:2265-1479646800-1479654000@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Promised Land DESCRIPTION:Promised Land is a social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest: the Duwamish and the Chinook\, as they fight for the restoration of treaty rights they’ve long been denied. In following their story\, the film examines a larger problem in the way that the government and society still looks at tribal sovereignty. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/promised-land/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161016T181132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161103T213047Z UID:2271-1479654000-1479661200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Little Folk of the Arctic DESCRIPTION:In the folklore of most cultures around the world there are stories of magical little folk. And the Arctic is no exception. Inuit traditional knowledge is filled with references to many different races and tribes of little folk. These beings always try to avoid human encounters\, but over the years Inuit hunters and shaman have gathered stories and experiences to help us understand these small inhabitants. \nThis short introduces viewers to the little folk of the Arctic. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/little-folk-the-arctic/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161019T012906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T012906Z UID:2267-1479654000-1479661200@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Heaven’s Floor DESCRIPTION:A photographer chases adventure from Los Angeles to the Canadian Arctic and for the first time she finds herself on the line between life and death. Desperate for more meaning in her life\, Julia\, (Clea Duvall) meets a fearless expedition leader Jack\, (Timothy V. Murphy) who convinces her to join a photographic journey to the Canadian Arctic. Despite growing tension with her husband Ed\, (Toby Huss)\, Julia chooses to go. The whimsical trip becomes a life threatening disaster. Julia alone\, ill equipped\, finds herself stranded on sea ice. Alone in the frozen north\, temperatures below minus 30\, darkness falls. \nFearing for her life… Julia spots a lone skidoo racing across the frozen tundra.\nMalaya\, an eleven—year old orphaned Inuit girl\, (Katie May— Dunford)\, and her uncle rescue Julia. They take her to a small Inuit community by the Arctic Circle\, where the child opens the door to her unique and mysterious world. Malaya shares Inuit throat singing and ice fishing. Julia is transfixed\, until she discovers the dark underbelly of Malaya’s home. Julia is troubled by her inability to rescue Malaya from a childhood that so closely resembled hers. \nTragedy strikes\, Julia returns to the arctic to adopt Malaya. The expansive north is replaced by the crowded south\, and Julia’s superficial world crashes. Malaya alone\, unwanted by Julia’s husband and overwhelmed by the coldness of concrete\, asks to return home\, forcing Julia to make a decision that leaves us wondering\, who really saved whom… URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/heavens-floor/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161002T181011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161103T212947Z UID:2269-1479661200-1479668400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Ogress of the Gravelbank DESCRIPTION:Inuit oral history is filled with strange beings and supernatural creatures. One of these feared land spirits is the Ogress of the Gravelbank. This cruel being was known to lure children into her lair\, and trap them there. All that perish in that cave remain there as spirits or animated corpses. \nThis short vignette introduces viewers to this malevolent spirit who is unknown to all but the people of the far north. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/ogress-of-the-gravelbank/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161002T230757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161103T212846Z UID:2482-1479661200-1479668400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:The Owl and the Lemming DESCRIPTION:The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales\, legends\, and myths. In this traditional story\, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit stories are often instructive\, and with this fable\, children quickly learn the value of being clever and humble\, and why pride and arrogance are to be avoided. \nThis short puppet film utilizes composited photographs and a set made with actual Arctic plants and lichen to create an authentic retelling of this ancient Arctic fable. This short film provides a glimpse of traditional Inuit values and beliefs. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/the-owl-and-lemming/ CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161009T211742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161207T213137Z UID:2502-1479661200-1479668400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Nemo Hádéést'íí DESCRIPTION:Marlin (Albert Brooks)\, a clown fish\, is overly cautious with his son\, Nemo (Alexander Gould)\, who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself\, he is caught by a diver\, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) — who has a really short memory — joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks\, jellyfish\, and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile\, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist’s fish tank. \nFinding Nemo is known in Navajo as Nemo Hádéést’į́į́’\, it’s part of a larger cultural initiative to keep the native language alive through film\, following the success. The film is the second film to be dubbed in Navajo\, the indigenous language spoken by members of the Navajo Nation. \nScreening is free and open to all ages. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/nemo-hadeestii/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-LA-Skins-Fest-FInding-Nemo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T180000 DTSTAMP:20260428T054329 CREATED:20161229T232358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T045810Z UID:2450-1479661200-1479664800@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony DESCRIPTION:On Sunday November 20th\, 2016\,  the LA SKINS FEST held its annual award show to honor Native filmmakers\, leaders and community members. \nThe 2016 LA SKINS FEST AWARD WINNERS were: \nON THE FARM\nDirected by Rachel Talalay\nAchievement in FilmmakingPresented by Comcast NBCUniversal \nMONSTER SLAYER \nDirected by Kjell Boersma \n\n\nAchievement in Short FilmmakingPresented by Streampix \nPROMISED LAND\nDirected by Vasant Salcedo and Sarah Samudre Salcedo \nAchievement in Documentary Filmmaking \n\nUNDER THE HUSK\nDirected by Katsitsionni fox\nAchievement in Short Documentary Filmmaking\n \nWABOOZ\nDirected by Molly Katagiri\nAchievement in Animation\n \nREMAINS\, HUMAN\nDirected by Cody Halcrow\nEmerging Filmmaker Award\n \n MITCH O’FARRELL – Los Angeles City Councilman\nCommunity Leadership Award\n\n\nCheck out some our event pictures:\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n 2016 LA SKINS FEST Award Ceremony\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nPete Sands\, Shayna Jackson and RaeAnn Herrera performed for the LA crowd. The film festival took place at the historic Chinese Theater and hosted hundreds from the local community. The award ceremony was hosted by Rainy Fields and Ross Crain.\n\n  URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/skins-award-ceremony/ CATEGORIES:Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-LA-SKINS-FEST-FILM-Awards.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR