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2002 Native American Film Festival
The 5 Annual Native American Indian Film
& Video Festival
November 15-18th 2002
The only native American Film
Festival in the entire southeastern United States!
Sponsored by Eastern Cherokee,
Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South
Carolina, Inc.
in partnership with
The Columbia Film Society ,
South Carolina Humanities Council & Nickelodeon Theater
Post Office Box 7062
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
803.699.0446
TayGoinRes@aol.com
www.cherokeesofsouthcarolina.com
The 2001 Film festival Offerings were as follows:
NOVEMBER 14 Wednesday, beginning at 7 PM
DOCUMENTARY LEGENDS and PANEL DISCUSSION
*The Flickering Flame: The Life and Legacy of Chief Turkey Tayac*
Family members recall Chief Turkey Tayac, 27th hereditary sagamore (chief)
of the Piscataway Indian Nation, who fought for protection of an ancestral
burial ground, now Maryland's Piscataway National Park. Directed by
Janet
Cavallo and Jason Corwin (Seneca). 1999, 55 min. US.
Today Is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George*
Unforgettable for his performance in Little Big Man, legendary actor Chief
Dan George ushered in a new era of more accurate and dimensional film
portrayals of Native Americans. This intimate documentary reveals a man of
gentle humor and strong traditional values that made him a true icon of
Native dignity and pride. Loretta Todd (Cree Métis). 1999, 47 min.
Canada.
Panel Discussion
Native American Leaders, Filmmakers, and Community Representatives,
including Film Festival Organizer Dr. Will Goins, Curtis Boone, Marty
McKinney, Vedia Counts, Chris Weik, and Claire Wilson, discussed
current issues in Native American experiences, film interpretation, and
American Indian depictions in American cinema.
NOVEMBER 15 Thursday, beginning at 7 PM
MEXICO, HAWAII, BRAZIL: NATIVE STORIES
*Hepari Idubrada/Thank You, Brother*
Self-portrait by a Xavante videomaker and the preservation of his
community'
s cultural practices. Divino Tserewahú (Xavante). 1999, 19 min.,
Brazil.
*Chiapas: Prayer for the Weavers*
Twenty-four Mayan weavers gather at a festival that is also a somber day
of
remembrance of fellow weavers and families killed by paramilitaries in the
village of Acteal, Chiapas. Judith Gleason. 1999, 34 min., US
*Blossoms of Fire*
This portrait of Zapotec women of Juchitan in southern Oaxaca shows
them to
be self-confident individuals who run their own businesses and express
strong opinions. They share a deep work ethic and fiercely independent
streak rooted in Zapotec culture, qualities underpinning the region's
progressive politics and, as the film reveals, an unusual acceptance of
homosexuality. Maureen Gosling and Ellen Osborne. 2000, 73
min.,US.
*Kaho'olawe*
Native Hawaiian David Kalama Jr. depicts the persistent and traditionally
rooted efforts by the Hawaiian people to reclaim Kaho'olawe, their sacred
island being used as a military bombing range. David H. Kalama Jr.
1997, 57
min., US.
Friday Nov 16 at 7:00 & 9:00, Saturday Matinee Nov 17 at 3:00
*BIG EDEN*
Henry Hart, a successful but lonely New York artist, returns after twenty
years to his boyhood home Big Eden, Montana, to care for his grandfather.
He
confronts his relationship with Dean, his childhood best friend, and
sparks
a transformation in Pike Dexter, the shy Native American owner of the
town's
general store. As this unspoken triangle unfolds under the scrutiny of Big
Eden's community, nearly everyone in the town develops a stake in its
outcome. The San Francisco Chronicle calls BIG EDEN "a big warm embrace of
a
picture ... as much about family and community as it is about romance."
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2000 San Francisco International
Lesbian
& Gay Film Festival.
Saturday Evening Nov 17 at 7 & 9 PM;
Sunday Nov 18 at 3:00, 7:00, 9:00
*CHRISTMAS IN THE CLOUDS*
"A sweet-spirited comedy" (Variety), CHRISTMAS IN THE CLOUDS weaves
two
cases of mistaken identity. In one, the manager of a tribe-owned resort
hotel becomes wrongly convinced that the beautiful guest from New York is
a
spy for a gourmet tourist guide. In reality, she is herself Native
American,
hoping to find the mystery man with whom she's been trading romantic
emails.
Graham Greene (DANCES WITH WOLVES) plays the brilliant but quirky hotel
chef; Rita Coolidge also plays a minor role, and adds to the terrific
soundtrack, along with Keith Secola, Bobb Bayless, Carlos Nakai and the
Navajo Chorus. Produced by and starring Native Americans, and one of the
only films to receive permission to film in the spectacular gorge in
Sundance, this was a sell-out hit at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by Kate Montgomery, 2001, 90 mins., US.
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