August 18 – 21, 2021

Red Nation International Film Festival ‘On the Road’ Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Program

Leading up to the world’s famous Indian Market Weekend.

RNCI LEGACY WITH INDIAN MARKET #NewMexicoTrue

Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI) was established out of a direct need and today is an industry standard. RNCI has its roots in Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the famous Indian Market (est. 1995); RNCI partnered with Southwest Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA) Don Owen, executive director at that time. RNCI pioneered the music movement during Indian Market August 1995 at the Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre to a sold out audience. In 1995 there wasn’t any contemporary American Indian music being performed, since the inception of Indian Market.

List of Events

Native Women Write
'Fellows Retreat'

In Person Free Event RSVP at rednation@rednation.com.

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
August 18 || 5:00 to 6:30pm

Guest Speakers:
Joanelle Romero, Vanessa Roanhorse, Eugene Tapahe

RNCI Crew 'Tribal Film Liaisons Summit' with Crewvie & Industry Allies 

In Person Free Event RSVP at rednation@rednation.com.

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
August 18 || 7:00 to 8:30pm

Guest Speakers:
Todd Christensen and Joanelle Romero

Crewvie Founders:
Marcei Brown and Jeanette Volturno

Film Program with Conversation Series

MONKEY BEACH Violet Crown 
Tickets at Violet Crown/ August 19 || 7:30pm || 1h 45m
Director: Loretta Todd

Tickets https://santafe.violetcrown.com/movie/VC000249

Lisa Hill has powers. She can foretell death, She sees mythical creatures. She talks with the dead. She has harrowing visions. She left Kitamaat, her ocean-side village, hoping if she partied hard enough in Vancouver, her visions and the grief they inflicted would disappear. But when a warning from her dead cousin sends her racing back home, Lisa realizes the partying didn’t work. Her visions are back – with a vengeance. Her childhood visions of her younger brother Jimmy have returned. In them, Jimmy drowns.

Cast: Grace Dove, Tina Marie Lameman, Joel Ouelette, Nathaniel Arcand, Adam Beach, Glen Gould

Producers: Loretta Todd, Patti Poskitt,  Carla Robinson, Fred Fuchs, Matthew O’Connor, Lisa Richardson

Native Women Write
'Fellows Retreat'

In Person Free Event RSVP at rednation@rednation.com.

Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino Barranca Room A
August 20 || 3:00 to 5:00pm

Guest Speakers:
Joanelle Romero, Robyn Simmions Aguilar, Erin Tapahe and Dion Tapahe

RNCI Crew 'Tribal Film Liaisons Summit' with Crewvie & Industry Allies 

In Person Free Event RSVP at rednation@rednation.com.

Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino Barranca Room A
August 21 || 2:00 to 5:00pm

Opening Remarks:
Mescalero Apache Nation President Gabe Aguilar

Guest Speakers:
Todd Christensen and Joanelle Romero

Poster Image provided by Eugene Tapahe Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project

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Partners:

Hotel Santa Fe
Local480
Crewvie
Mountain Gods
City of Santa Fe
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Marketing INC.
Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino
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