May Community Tour – Film Screening & Artist Talk with Loren Waters

Join us on Thursday, May 16th at 6pm for a film screening and artist talk with Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2022 LIFT: Early Career Support for Native Artists awardee Loren Waters (Cherokee and Kiowa).

ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) is Loren’s latest film about interconnectedness and Cherokee values through the lifelong fight of Rebecca Jim, a Cherokee Nation citizen and Waterkeeper Warrior, as she leads the effort to restore Tar Creek located in Miami, Oklahoma. U.S. government officials have designated Tar Creek as “irreversibly damaged,” but Rebecca refuses to accept that.

Loren is an award-winning director, producer, and casting director from the Cherokee Nation and Kiowa Tribe. She’s worked on notable films and television shows including Reservation Dogs, Fancy Dance, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Her work centers on environmental knowledge, culture revitalization, and Indigenous futurity through storytelling rooted in community collaboration. Her short documentary ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) is screening at several Academy Award-qualifying film festivals internationally in 2024.

After the screening, Loren will share about her journey as a filmmaker telling socially relevant stories rooted in cross-cultural Indigenous experiences and community collaboration.

May 16th Community Tour Registration:

Please reach out with any questions or update your registration attendance to rachel@nativeartsandcultures.org 

Funding for our Community Tours Series provided by OnPoint Community Credit Union.