NATIVES IN CHARGE OF THEIR NARRATIVE™
Red Nation Celebration Institute – Rooted In Indian Country focused on the entertainment industry, the most prestigious trailblazing organization in New Mexico. Los Angeles. Globally.
This year’s 22nd Red Nation Celebration Institute presents 14th Red Nation Film Festival ‘On the Road’ Tour The Authentic Voice of American Indian & Indigenous Cinema — Santa Fe’ leading NATIVE film festival — held during the largest gathering of Native Artists in Santa Fe NM. Kicks off Tuesday, August 15, as we take a look back at Red Nation Celebration Institute’s two-decade+ LEGACY and the founder’s mission.
Festival runs: August 15-19 with four days of Film Screenings, Red Nation Conversation Series, Red is Green Carpet galas, Native Fashion with Social Action, Music, including this years Native FILM Labs, highlighting the contributions of Native films and filmmakers. #RedNation2017– Santa Fe
Presented by Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI)
Partners Red Nation Television Network, Hotel Santa Fe, ZOHI Gallery, Jean Cocteau Cinema, Picuris Pueblo, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Honest Engine Films, One Bowl Productions, Plaza Cafe, Storm Studio, Black Mesa Equine Services, Undisputed Fitness, Cowgirl BBQ.
Media Support Santa Fe/Official Travel Site.
Venue (s) Hotel Santa Fe and and ZOHI Gallery and Jean Cocteau Cinema
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Tickets: August 15 online $10 door $12 | August 16 & 17 online $10 door $15 | August 17 & 18 online $15 door $20
VIP Passes: $45/online. $55/door.
**All tickets & VIP Passes are non-refundable
GET IT ALL with VIP Pass! All proceeds benefit Native Film Labs Native Youth Matter programs & RNCI Initiatives.
Please visit our on-going programs during Indian Market week: http://rednationcele.org/native-film-lab/
Tuesday August 15.
A Red Nation Celebration Institute & ZOHI Gallery Fundraiser
Red is Green Carpet Gala arrivals 5:30pm
Special Ticketed event. Order on-line to secure your seat! Lite Refreshments!
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Open to the public.
Time: 7:00pm to 10:30pm screenings & networking
RNCI Fundraiser Tickets: $10/online $12/door. | Seating is Limited
Venue: ZOHI Gallery
Schedule: please check back closer to Indian Market days for special guest announcements.
Red Nation kicks off with the celebration of the legacy of Red Nation Celebration Institute and what that has meant to Indian Market and the entertainment Industry, since 1995.
Retrospective ‘The Girl Called Hatter Fox’ Celebrating 40th Anniversary! The first Contemporary American Indian woman story produced. “The Girl Called Hatter Fox” this film marks the first time a Native actress carried a leading role in a contemporary movie. 1977 Movie of the Week C.B.S. Filmed in Santa Fe & Albuquerque.
** In Person: Award-winning director/producer Joanelle Romero, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Star of The Girl Called Hatter Fox. Romero is the ONLY Native filmmaker to make the short-list of the AMPAS Documentary branch for consideration for Oscar nod for her film “American Holocaust: When Its All Over Ill Still Be Indian”
“End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock” Award-winning director Shannon Kring. The ancestors warned against the “Black Snake” that would come to poison Mother Earth. From acclaimed documentary filmmaker Shannon Kring comes END OF THE LINE, the incredible story of a group of indigenous women willing to risk their lives to stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline construction that desecrated their ancient burial and prayer sites and threatens their land, water, and very existence.
** In Person: Pearl Means (Author, producer End of the Line: Women of Standing Rock, Native Women in Film Board of Directors)
“Spared” PSA Campign from Award-winning filmmaker Kody Dayish
** In Person: Kody Dayish
Wednesday August 16.
RED NATION CONVERSATION SERIES
The Power of Native Women in FILM
Red is Green Carpet Gala arrivals 3:00 pm
Special Ticketed event.
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Open to the public
Time: 4:00pm to 6:30pm | 6:30pm to 8:00pm networking
Tickets: $10/online $15/door. | Seating is Limited
Venue: Hotel Santa Fe
Schedule: please check back closer to Indian Market days for special guest announcements.
Native Women in Film, Dignitaries, Activists, Humanitarians, Fashion Designers, Scholars and Celebrity special guests join together in a discussion of how Native women are changing the narrative in film-fashion-music-politics-business relations; and how Hollywood and media connects or fails to connect with the Native Women perspective.
IN PERSON Joanelle Romero (founder RNCI & RNFF; Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences member), Pearl Means (Author, producer End of the Line: Women of Standing Rock, Native Women in Film Board of Directors), Gayle Anne Kelley (One Bowl Productions, executive producer Spirit Game), Tiffany Tutiakoff (President and CEO at Northwest Strategies/Anchorage, AlaskaMarketing and Advertising), Lanada War Jack (Activist, Narrator Alcatraz: From Rock To Standing Rock), Georgina Lynn Lightning (Actor, Director/Producer Older Than America), Debra Haaland (Laguna Pueblo, Candidate, NM Congressional District 1), Loren Aragon (Acoma Pueblo Fashion Designer) *Special Guests.
Thursday August 17.
RED NATION CONVERSATION SERIES
THE POWER OF FILM: A Native film perspective
Red is Green Carpet Gala arrivals 3:00 pm
Special Ticketed event.
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Lite refreshments and special surprise appearances.
Open to the public
Time: 4:00pm to 6:30pm | 6:30pm to 8:00pm networking
Tickets: $10/online $15/door. | Seating is Limited
Venue: Hotel Santa Fe
Schedule: please check back closer to Indian Market days for special guest announcements.
Native Filmmakers, Spiritual Leaders, Dignitaries, Activists, Humanitarians, Musicians and Celebrity special guests join together in a discussion of how The Power of Film, Environment, Science and the Indigenous Voice all connects or does it. The Bigger Picture!
In Person Invited Guest: Mayor Javier Gonzales
IN PERSON: Faith Keeper Oren Lyons (Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, Spirit Game) Winona LaDuke (Environmentalist, Economist, Writer, First Daughter & the Black Snake) Joanelle Romero (founder RNCI & RNFF; Actor, Award-winning Director/Producer, AMPAS, Humanitarian) Paulette Jordan (Idaho House of Representatives, Senior Executive Board representative National Indian Gaming Association, Red Nation Celebration Institute Board of Directors) Raina Thiele (Founder & President @ Thiele Strategies LLC; Former Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at White House; Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of President Obama) Keri Pickett (Director First Daughter & the Black Snake), Gayle Anne Kelley (One Bowl Productions, executive producer Spirit Game), Peter Spirer (Co-Director Spirit Game), *Special Guests.
BREAKING: venue change to ZOHI Gallery for this screening
Friday August 18.
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL (Two Films)
Red is Green Carpet Gala arrivals 7:00pm
Special Ticketed event. Order on-line to secure your seat!
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Open to the public | Time: 8:00pm to 10:30pm
Tickets: $15/online $20/door. | Seating is Limited
Venue: ZOHI Gallery
First Daughter and the Black Snake
One woman’s quest to keep crude oil pipelines out of her Ojibwe communities’ sacred wild rice beds. Environmentalist Winona LaDuke would like to just spend time with her family, grow corn and put up solar panels. But when a new pipeline route threatens her sacred wild rice and Lake Superior, she springs into action defending clean water with treaties, slow food and spiritual horse rides.
**Short film ‘Alcatraz: From Rock To Standing Rock’ Narrated by Dr. Lanada War Jack
IN PERSON: Winona LaDuke (Environmentalist, Economist, Writer), Keri Pickett (Director), Joanelle Romero (founder RNCI & RNFF; Actor, Award-winning Director/Producer, AMPAS, Humanitarian), Lanada War Jack (Activist, Narrator).
Artists Bio: First Daughter and the Black Snake
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTW8wpGlqQ
FILM REVIEWS:
http://progressive.org/dispatches/strong-women-and-paradigm-shifts-highlight-the-native-women-/
https://www.laprogressive.com/first-daughter-and-the-black…/
Saturday August 19.
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL
Red is Green Carpet Gala arrivals 6:00 pm
Special Ticketed event.
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Open to the public | Time: 7:00pm to 10:30pm
Tickets: $15/online $20/door. | Seating is Limited
Venue: Jean Cocteau Cinema
Spirit Game Pride of A Nation
Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation is the best documentary ever done on a Native sport and stands alone in placing a game within the broader context of the fight for Native rights. The producers pull the strands of the story together, weaving family, community, spirituality, sports and politics in a manner never done before by anyone in any media. The film sets a high standard for addressing the most compelling issues and concerns of the Iroquois while capturing the spirit of the game.
IN PERSON: Faith Keeper Oren Lyons (Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, Executive Producer), Peter Spirer (Co-Director) , Gayle Anne Kelly (One Bowl Productions, executive producer), Joanelle Romero (founder RNCI & RNFF; Actor, Award-winning Director/Producer, AMPAS, Humanitarian ), special invited guests to be announced soon!
Artists Bio: Spirit Game Pride of a Nation
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcawTDmmHyU
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Santa Fe’ leading NATIVE film festival
Red Nation Film Festival ON THE ROAD Tour
PROUD PARTNERS
Thank you to all our partners. We can not do this ground-breaking work without your generous support!
For sponsorship opportunites, questions or additional information on the Red Nation Film Festival ON THE ROAD Tour, please contact Linda Tenequer; rednation@rednation.com or (818) 665.5753.
**Background History Red Nation Celebration Institute was first launched in Santa Fe NM during Indian Market 1995: http://www.rednation.com/about/festival-board/
Poster Photo Courtesy of Jouse Rivas
