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Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio (left), a Kanaka Maoli poet, activist and academic in the film "This is the Way We Rise" by Ciara Lacy (Kanaka Maoli) that premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival (screen shot from film)."

Friday, February 19, 2021 – Indigenous films at the Sundance Film Festival

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Four films made by Indigenous filmmakers from around the globe premiered at this year’s Sundance Festival. The fictional portrayals and real-life documentaries tell stories of Indigenous traditions, righteous protest and dark criminal dramas. We’ll catch up with a few of the filmmakers to discuss their art and the future of film during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guests: 

Adam Piron (Kiowa/Mohawk) –  associate director of the Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program

Cole Forrest (Nipissing First Nation) –  emerging filmmaker

Petyr Xyst (Laguna Pueblo) – filmmaker working in New Mexico and film student at the University of New Mexico

Roberto Fatal (Mestizo/Ute/Rarámuri) – filmmaker

 

Break 1 music: Big World (song) Kinnie Starr (artist) World Feed The Fire (album)

Break 2 music: I Rise (feat. Murray Porter & Sandy Scofield) Russell Wallace (artist) Unceded Tongues (album)

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