SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Every year, the San Diego Museum of Man honors its commitment to American Indian culture through its Art Market and – starting this year-a Film Festival.The Museum of Man’s First Annual American Indian Film Festival, sponsored by Pechanga Resort & Casino and presented by the American Indian Film Institute of San Francisco, brings a range of entertaining and engaging films to the screen.
The festival will highlight eight films that include animation, documentaries, a live short, and a feature film. Film-goers will find humor, drama, and learn something new as they journey through the engaging stories presented on the screen. The Museum of Man is grateful to the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) for providing the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater. Films will be shown on Sunday, May 16, 10:00a.m.-5:00 p.m. Admission to the film festival is free with a same-day admission ticket to the Museum of Man. Visit www.museumofman.org for more information.
Film Schedule:
How People Got Fire, animated short: a Tlingit-Athabascan story of how the clever Crow brought fire to the human world. Directed by Daniel Janke.
Pearl, feature: Pearl Carter, a 12-year-old Chickasaw girl from rural Oklahoma meets pilot Wesley Post, who teaches her how to fly. She must face difficult choices after becoming a teen celebrity as a barnstormer. Directed by King Hollis.
Wapos Bay: Raven Power, animated short: a light-hearted stop-motion animation series that follows three children from a Cree community. Directed by Dennis Jackson.
Pipestone: An Unbroken Legacy, 2009 AIFF winner for best documentary short: about preserving the sacred pipestone quarries in Minnesota. Produced by Pipestone National Monument. Directed by Chris Wheeler.
WAILA! Making the People Happy, documentary short: a fun and energetic dance phenomena of Arizona’s Native American tribes. Directed by Daniel Golding.
Totem, a live short with a humorous take on colonization and the resilience of First Nations cultures. Directed by Thomas King.
Sing Birds: Following the Path of Cahuilla Power, documentary feature: the traditional Bird Songs of the Cahuilla people and their evolution from ancient times to today. Directed by Sean Owen.
No More Smoke Signals, documentary feature: Kili radio – the “Voice of the Lakota Nation,” a small wooden house in the vast countryside of South Dakota, is the central meeting point and origin for many stories, big and small. Directed by Fanny Bräuning.
Schedule of Events:
27th Annual American Indian Art Market and First Annual American Indian Film Festival
May 14, 6:00-8:00 p.m. and May 15-16, 10:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 14:
Artist reception and dinner–open to members. The meal is generously provided by Viejas Enterprises and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Saturday, May 15:
Artists’ booths on the Plaza; Family Day: crafts and activities for kids in the Museum; Girl Scouts can earn Native American Try-Its; Music, dancing and food
Sunday, May 16: Artist booths on the Plaza; ONE DAY ONLY: First Annual American Indian Film Festival at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater of Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA). Sponsored by Pechanga Resort and Casino and presented by the American Indian Film Institute of San Francisco; Music, dancing and food
The 27th Annual American Indian Art Market and First Annual American Indian Film Festival is made possible through the generous support of the San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture, the County of San Diego, Viejas Enterprises and Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, Barona Resort and Casino and Barona Band of Mission Indians, Sycuan Casino and Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Indians, Pechanga Resort and Casino and Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, KPBS, the American Indian Film Institute, the Museum of Photographic Arts, El Indio, and Wild Thyme Catering.
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Preceding provided by the Museum of Man, San Diego