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Tag: Film

Home Posts Tagged "Film"

NACF’s Community Inspiration Project Airs on National Television

Blog2018, Community Engagement, Film, PartnershipsApril 20, 2018Barbara Soulé

One of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s Community Inspiration Project pilots, “Repellent Fence”, is scheduled to air on prime-time national television Tuesday, April 24, at 8:00 pm Eastern (check local stations here). It will be broadcast as part of the new season of the award winning “America Reframed”.

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Supporting Emerging Native Filmmakers with the Sundance Institute

Blog2017, 2018, California, Dine, Film, Navajo, New Mexico, PartnershipsMarch 15, 2018Valerie Egan

Filmmaker Shaandiin Tome (Diné) recently completed her year as a Sundance Institute | Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellow, a unique opportunity for emerging filmmakers to learn from industry professionals.

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Missing Indigenous, 2017, director LaRonn Katchia

Missing Indigenous To Screen in Paris

Blog2018, Education, Film, International, Lummi, Oregon, Social Change, Warm SpringsFebruary 22, 2018Valerie Egan

Missing Indigenous is a seven-minute film which personalizes the heart wrenching epidemic of Native American women going missing. NACF is proud to support its first international screening.

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Ciara Leina`ala Lacy

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Film, Hawaii, National Artist Fellowship, Native HawaiianJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Filmmaker Ciara Leina`ala Lacy (Kanaka Maoli) is driven by her commitment to social justice, representation, and Native Hawaiian culture.

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California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival

Blog2017, California, Event, Film, Support for Native Arts and Cultures, Youth EngagementOctober 25, 2017Sarah Purdy
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is proud to support California's American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival (CAIIFF), taking place November 2 - 4, 2017 in Temecula, California. The California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center (CICSC) at California State University...
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Native Wisdom Film Festival

Blog2017, Environmental Stewardship, Event, Film, Oregon, Program SupportApril 3, 2017Valerie Egan

This series of four short documentaries feature Oregon and Alaskan Native people as they discuss the impact of a changing environment on the lives of Native peoples of the Northwest along with their rich cultural arts. Accompanying the films will…

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Engaging and Fostering Change: Community Inspiration Program Update

Blog2017, Community Engagement, Event, Film, Hawaii, New York, Oregon, Program SupportMarch 7, 2017Elizabeth Madrigal

We believe that the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation has a responsibility to support those artists and culture bearers whose voices and actions are championing justice. Our Community Inspiration Projects do just that by providing artists and communities opportunities to address issues of social concern through artmaking. Here are some of the great things that are happening with some of our Community Inspiration Projects:

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Repellent Fence "Scare Eye" Balloons

World Premiere of “Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film”

Blog2017, Community Engagement, Event, Film, New YorkJanuary 20, 2017Valerie Egan

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is proud to announce the world premiere of Sam Wainwright Douglas’ documentary film “Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film” in New York City February 18 and 19, 2017, at the esteemed Museum…

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Spotlight on Filmmaker Shane McSauby

Blog2016, Film, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan, New Mexico, PartnershipsNovember 30, 2016Valerie Egan
Shane McSauby. Photo Credit: Sundance Institute   In its work to support Native American storytelling, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation partnered to award the first Sundance Institute | Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellow, Shane McSauby (Grand Traverse Band...
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NACF Fellows Honored as United States Artists Fellows

Blog2016, Choctaw, Film, Kiowa, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Native Hawaiian, Navajo, Traditional ArtsNovember 29, 2016Valerie Egan

Each year, United States Artists (USA) awards $50,000 fellowships to the country’s most accomplished and innovative artists working in the fields of Architecture & Design, Crafts, Dance, Literature, Media, Music, Theater & Performance, Traditional Arts and Visual Arts. USA Fellows…

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Young Filmmakers Capture Climate Change

Blog2016, Arts & Education, Community Engagement, Environmental Stewardship, Event, Film, Idaho, Oregon, Program Support, Washington, Youth EngagementNovember 10, 2016gaby

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) was honored to partner with Wisdom of the Elders’ (WOTE) and support its community collaboration project, the Native Youth Film Academy and Climate Change Film Festival. This project is NACF’s fifth Community Inspiration Program, which are artist-driven projects that address pressing social, cultural and environmental issues to bring about community conversations connecting Native and non-Native people.

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Native American Film Academy and Climate Film Festival

COMMUNITY INSPIRATION PROGRAM2016, American Indian, Arts & Education, Community Engagement, Environmental Stewardship, Film, Native Organization, Nez Perce, Oregon, Program Support, Warm Springs, Wasco, Youth EngagementSeptember 14, 2016Elizabeth Madrigal

This rigorous training program empowers young Native filmmakers while addressing the pressing social issue of climate change; their films documenting elders’ views and responses within tribal communities.

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Erica Tremblay

2016 National Artist Fellowship2016, Advocacy, Artist, Film, Grantee, National Artist Fellowship, New York, Seneca-CayugaJune 28, 2016Elizabeth Madrigal

Filmmaker Erica Tremblay selects highly sensitive and difficult social subjects for her films, yet manages to incorporate an inspirational element into each difficult story.

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Open Call: 2015 NACF Artist Fellowships

Blog, NEWS RELEASE2015, Dance, Film, For Artists, Grants, Literature, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Press Release, Traditional Arts, Visual ArtsJanuary 31, 2015Rupert
Opportunity For American Indian, Alaska Native And Native Hawaiian Artists (VANCOUVER, Wash.) – American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists nationwide have until April 6 to apply for the 2015 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Artist Fellowship. 2015...
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Directing Mainstream Media

Blog2014, California, Film, Hopi, Laguna Pueblo, NavajoDecember 18, 2014Rupert
Billy Luther. Photo by Idris + TonySupport from a 2014 NACF Film Fellowship allowed Billy Luther (Navajo/Hopi/Laguna Pueblo) the flexibility to co-direct “Rebel Music: Native America,” the debut episode of an MTV series celebrating musicians with powerful messages of activism...
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Sundance Institute – Native and Indigenous Film Program

REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS2013, Alaska Native, Community Engagement, Film, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Native Organization, Program SupportSeptember 29, 2014Totally

This remarkable program created a fellowship to provide direct support to emerging American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native filmmakers.

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Producer/Director and animator Melissa Henry (Navajo) was awarded a 2014 NACF Artist Fellowship for Film.

Melissa Henry

2014 National Artist Fellowship2014, Artist, Arts & Education, Film, Grantee, National Artist Fellowship, NavajoNovember 6, 2013Totally

Filmmaker Melissa Henry spent her childhood herding sheep, caring for livestock and playing in the forest. Today, she makes innovative Navajo-language films that appeal to people of all ages and cultural backgrounds.

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Producer-Director Brooke Swaney (Blackfeet/Salish) was awarded a 2014 NACF Artist Fellowship in Film.

Brooke Swaney

2014 National Artist Fellowship2014, Artist, Blackfeet, Film, Grantee, Montana, National Artist Fellowship, Native Identity, SalishNovember 6, 2013Totally

Brooke Swaney has generated much enthusiasm in the indie film circuit for her film “Breathe Auralee” (2012).

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Billy Luther

2014 National Artist Fellowship2014, Artist, California, Film, Grantee, Hopi, Laguna Pueblo, National Artist Fellowship, Native Identity, NavajoNovember 6, 2013Totally

Documentary filmmaker Billy Luther brings mindful and personal depictions of the complexity of reservation life to the screen, inspired by his Navajo, Hopi and Laguna Pueblo heritage.

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Producer/director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Iñupiaq) was awarded a 2013 NACF Artist Fellowship for Film.

Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

2013 National Artist Fellowship, FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM2013, Alaska, Artist, Film, Grantee, Inupiaq, National Artist Fellowship, New YorkDecember 4, 2012Totally

Andrew Okpeaha MacLean is a film director and screenwriter creating works in international filmmaking arenas. His films are set in his homeland, shot on location in Barrow, Alaska, starring Iñupiat people. They are among the first feature films produced in the Iñupiaq language.

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