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MONTHLY FILM SERIES DEDICATED TO NATIVE CINEMA LAUNCHES IN HOLLYWOOD
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL March 3, 2020
BY Red Nation Film Festival
(Thunderheart courtesy photo Sony Pictures) LOS ANGELES (March 3, 2020) – Never before in the history of Hollywood, the entertainment industry has there been a ‘Monthly Film Series‘ dedicated to Native Cinema – On the Silver Screen. Filmmakers have been making movies since the late 1800’s, the first theatre opened in 1896. Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI) partnerships with Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall presenting its Inaugural ‘Monthly Film Series’ Opening March 5th, 2020 with the feature film ‘THUNDERHEART’. RNCI secured a 35 mm print from Sony Pictures, to screen this Thursday. The film has not been seen since 1992 […]
ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES MEMBER JOANELLE ROMERO IMPROVING NATIVE REPRESENTATION IN ENTERTAINMENT
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL March 3, 2020
BY Red Nation Film Festival
Opportunities foster Good business Globally for Indigenous Creatives LOS ANGELES (March 2, 2020) – Romero has been curating Native films for over 40 years and her companies have been employing Native talent in front of and behind the camera for decades. “Our fundamental foundation is uniting our creatives within our community to bring together a greater force to the entertainment industry and the world at large. Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI) is honored and proud to work with strong leaders within our Native Nations across Indian Country and our Indigenous talent from directors, producers, writers, actors and crew in front of and behind the […]
Joanelle Romero on LA Hashtags Herself
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL May 10, 2018
BY Brettany Shannon, Ph.D.
Welcome to the fifth installment of Los Angeles Hashtags Herself. As you know, this spring series highlights the work that remarkable Los Angelenas do in support of social justice and community-making. For the latter half of the season, we are looking at how art, public activism, and the digital age converge. In this week’s guest, they coalesce in one woman, the Native American award-winning film director and producer, actor, singer/songwriter, author, and founder and CEO of multiple media organizations, humanitarian Joanelle Romero. Joanelle was born in both the artistic and activist worlds and has spent her life bringing those two realms […]
Raising awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women in the US
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL April 19, 2018
BY Red Nation Film Festival
On this edition of Your Call, Red Nation Film Festival founder Joanelle Romero and other guests discuss the problem of missing and murdered Indigenous women and the fight to raise awareness about this crisis. Read the article or listen to the story here: http://www.kalw.org/post/raising-awareness-about-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-us#stream/0
A trailblazing filmmaker wants to make sure Native stories have their place in the American narrative
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL March 8, 2018
BY Christabel Nsiah-Buadi
On March 8, 2018 Public Radio International conducted an interview with Red Nation Celebration Institute founder Joanelle Romero in which she discusses native women in media. You can read the article here: https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-03-08/trailblazing-filmmaker-wants-make-sure-native-stories-have-their-place-american El artículo también está disponible en español: https://it.globalvoices.org/2018/03/una-regista-davanguardia-vuole-far-si-che-le-storie-dei-nativi-abbiano-il-loro-posto-nei-mass-media-statunitensi/#
Native Women in Film on Hollywood Spotlight
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL February 20, 2018
BY Red Nation Film Festival
The strength and determination of Indigenous women is incredible. On this episode of Hollywood Spotlight we are spotlighting Native Women in Film and Television and their upcoming Film Festival. We will also be discussing #WhyWeWearRED – A National Global Campaign initiative that aims to bring awareness to murdered and missing Indigenous women, fighting sexual harassment and assault, and inequality for women in workplaces, including Native Women in Film and Television. LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/nhmc/hollywood-spotlight-native-women-in-film-television-2202018
Native Women In Film Featured on NHMC’s Hollywood Spotlight
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL February 20, 2018
BY Red Nation Film Festival
The strength and determination of Indigenous women is incredible. On this episode of Hollywood Spotlight we are spotlighting Native Women in Film and Television and their upcoming Film Festival. We will also be discussing #WhyWeWearRED – A National Global Campaign initiative that aims to bring awareness to murdered and missing Indigenous women, fighting sexual harassment and assault, and inequality for women in workplaces, including Native Women in Film and Television.
