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“American Holocaust: When It’s All Over I’ll Still Be Indian”
Monday, November 10 | Laemmle Music Hall Theatre | Noon
Director: Joanelle Romero
Executive Producers: Joanelle Romero, Elizabeth Sage Galesi, Phillip M. Haozous, Teddy Parker, Kathleen Jones, David Aurbey, Windhollow Foundation.
Short | USA | 3o mins
THIS IS THE ONLY DOCUMENTARY FILM TO DATE THAT ADDRESSES THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND JEWISH HOLOCAUSTS
*Considered for OSCAR Nomination* Director: Joanelle Romero Narrated by Edward Saner
This powerful, hard-hitting documentary reveals the link between Adolf Hitler’s treatment of German Jews and the U.S. government’s treatment of American Indians depicts disturbing parallels between these two Holocausts and explores the historical, social and religious roots of America’s own “ethnic cleansing.” The film also examines, through the words and experiences of contemporary Indian people, the long term lasting effects of this on-going destructive process and the possible ramifications for the future of American Indian people in the 21st century.
This film is Supported by: Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev, Rabbi Debra Orenstein, Shoah Foundation, Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles & American Indian Communities.
Joanelle Romero the Winner of Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award in 2005 for the vision to see the truth… and the courage to speak it.
OSCAR CONSIDERATION
Romero is the only American Indian director, producer, music composer, writer to be this close to OSCAR nomination; With over one and half million views on youtube to date! This film was entered into the OSCARS for consideration in 2000. 22 short films were entered that year. “9 were chosen for consideration” We are proud that American Holocaust: When It’s All Over I’ll Still Be Indian was part of that 9 chosen. Then five were nominated.
Chris Eyre (Director of Smoke Signals, Skins, A Thousand Roads, Edge of America)
American Holocaust is very powerful and honest. It is probably more than most non-Indian people, and unfortunately, most Indian-people, want to acknowledge or hear. it is a laboring and sad truth that anyone who is truly Indian understands and lives with to some degree everyday. as polarizing as this movie is, it’s existence is critical for the hundreds of thousands of people that come to understand more about the real-story and for those that need to reflect and heal as they walk their own red-road. thanks for sharing these voices with me keep it up…
Ellen Snortland, former President of United Nations Association, Pasadena Chapter in the Pasadena Weekly, 2006:
“American Indians have every right to despise white folks and curse us, rather than bless us. And yet, there are leaders like Romero who boggle the typical pedestrian mind. Like Nelson Mandela, she is a prime example of forgiveness in action. Mandela had every right to call for a bloodbath when he was finally released from prison in South Africa. Mandela-like, Romero stands on his mighty global shoulders and calls for oneness, love and what she describes as female energy.”
AWARDS
2005 Joanelle Romero received the Armin T. Wegner “Humanitarian” Award for the vision to see the truth… and the courage to speak it.
2003 The Fargo Film Festival.
2000 The American Indian Film Festival.
2000 This film was entered into the OSCARS for consideration in 2000. 22 short films were entered that year. 9 were chosen for consideration. We are proud that American Holocaust When It’s All Over I’ll Still Be Indian was part of that 9 chosen. Then five were nominated
Event Title: Short
Event Date: Monday, November 10, 2014
Event Producer: Red Nation Films
Event Location: 9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Laemmle ‘Music Hall” Theatre.
Event Times: 4:20pm
