The Other 51%: Native American Women Directors Presented by The First Nations Film and Video Festival

Details:

3/31/16 7PM FREE

In conjunction with the Creating Nations: Past, Present, and Future symposium and One Book One Northwestern, Block Cinema is proud to host an evening with Ernest M. Whiteman III, the Director of First Nations Film and Video Festival, Inc. The First Nations Film and Video Festival Inc. advocates for the works of Native American films and videos that break racial stereotypes and promotes awareness of contemporary Native American issues and society. An invited speaker at the Creating Nations: Past, Present, and Future symposium on Friday, April 1, Whiteman has curated this program of short films as a celebration of the important and underrepresented work of Native American female directors.

The screening will be preceded by a reception at 6pm.

Crash Site dir. Sonya Ballantyne (Cree) - 13:00 min, A runway First Nations girl tries to find her way home.
Legacy of Exiled NDNz dir. Pamela Peters (Navajo) - 14:00 min, Director Peters explores the legacy of urban Indians today in reflection on the seminal film "The Exiles"
Opal dir. Ramona Emerson (Navajo) - 11:00 min, A young girls struggles against a gang of boys.
Conversion dir. Nanobah Becker (Navajo) - 9:00 min, (In Navajo with English subtitles)
Nawa Giizhiigong dir. Missy Whiteman (N. Arapaho/Kickapoo) - 7:00 min, an exploration of reality through the eyes of two Native men.
Sunny Winter Day dir. Valerie Hughes (Mohawk) - 10:02 min, looking for roots on a sunny winter day.
Shi-shi-etko dir. Kate Kroll & Marilyn Thomas (Saulteaux) - 12:00 min, an adaptation of I. Nicola Campbell's children's book. A young girl counts down the days before she must leave for residential school.
Verbs in Lakota dir. Alayna Eagle Shield (Lakota) - 3:00 min, a documentary on language.

TOTAL RUN TIME: approx. 79 min.       

Contact The Block Museum of Art for more information: (847) 491-4000 or email us at block-museum@northwestern.edu