Events for November 22, 2026 › Screening

Co-directed by Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, a descendant of Occom, and filmmaker Signe Taylor, this new documentary uncovers the largely erased history of Samson Occom, a Mohegan minister, educator and Indigenous intellectual whose fundraising efforts were instrumental in the founding of Dartmouth College. Despite his central role, Occom's contributions—and the promises made to Native communities—were erased... Read more »

Kindred Roots (La Sangre Llama) follows the journey of Zapotec migrants from a small town in San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca, Mexico. With a collective dream to improve and modernize their hometown, they assembled a community in a land far from home. In their efforts to realize this goal, they established the hometown association within the... Read more »

Weaving shots of traditional and contemporary Métis beadwork with intricate flashes of prairie landscape, and native plants this film explores relationship to the land through a place-based tactile knowledge. Featuring beadwork from Lor Brand and Jennine Krauchi this knowledge is shared throughout the film.

The Land Still Speaks is a contemplative documentary short that centers the voices of Indigenous peoples working with the Museum of the American Indian in Novato, California. Local Coast Miwok and Pomo cultural bearers give insight into their ongoing work of language revitalization, cultural preservation, and land stewardship. Through their oral histories, cultural demonstrations, and... Read more »

When the U.S. government tried to terminate its relationship with the Tribes of Florida, the Miccosukees, led by a young leader Buffalo Tiger, played geopolitical rivals against one another, making a diplomatic visit to Castro's Cuba at the height of Cold War tensions.

Wild is a tragic yet alluring figure, spiraling deeper into the chaos of addiction and denial. Unwilling to face herself, she wanders through a dark and surreal world of her own creation. As she descends further, she encounters an ancient and powerful force who forces her to make a choice: remain in the darkness forever... Read more »

East Side High seniors discover a haunted Lotería deck where every card they’re dealt exposes who they truly are and the horrifying way they’ll die.

In 1947 small-town Texas, societal norms are challenged when a determined teenage girl — with the support of her Cherokee coach — joins the high school football team.

After the overdose death of a teen, an Ojibway tracker exposes a drug smuggling ring, forcing him to confront corrupt leadership and broken systems.