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SWAIA unveils Get Indigenous Film Festival during Indian Market
Graham Greene, left, as Maximus and D鈥橮haraoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear in a scene from the season 3 premiere episode of 鈥淩eservation Dogs.鈥�
The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) will launch the Get Indigenous Film Festival (GIFF) this month.
The inaugural Native American and Indigenous film festival begins with a double bill screening of the newest season openers of FX鈥檚 鈥淩eservation Dogs鈥� and AMC鈥檚 鈥淒ark Winds鈥� at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at Violet Crown Cinema.
An after-party at the newly-opened Nuckolls Brewing Company begins at 9 p.m. 鈥� immediately after the screenings.
鈥淥ur soft launch of the Get Indigenous Film Festival (GIFF) at this year鈥檚 Indian Market is, on one level, to celebrate these shows about Native experiences currently receiving so much acclaim,鈥� said Executive Director Jamie Schulze (Northern Cheyenne/Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate). 鈥淭heir success highlights Native excellence and Native voices. In addition to showcasing traditional Native arts, we at SWAIA are creating a film-inclusive environment with our new and exciting Get Indigenous Film Festival. Film and television can reach a diverse audience who may have not been exposed to the rich beauty of Indigenous cultures. Our mission is to promote Native arts from every culture, this includes the culture of the silver screen.鈥�
According to Schulze, the festival will host a panel discussion from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).
The panel discussion will explore topics on Indigenous film and television of particular interest to Native and non-Native audiences.
鈥淭he film festival鈥檚 vision is to provide every Native American and Indigenous film and television artist a voice, through the medium of our time,鈥� Schulze says.
