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This year’s Vision Maker Media Film Festival is premiering online. That means audiences will have free access to more than a dozen Indigenous-made films including “Powwow Highway: The Lego Movie” by Jonathan Thunder, “Sweetheart Dancers” a short film about a two-spirit couple by Ben-Alex Dupris, and “Wildfire” a short drama about a runaway teen by Bretten Hannam. We’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at a sampling of films from some of the filmmakers.
Guests:
Alana Stone (Sicangu Lakota) – project coordinator for Vision Maker Media
Drew Nicholas – director and producer
Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock) – Indigenous business owner
Katsitsionni Fox (Kanienkehaka) – director and producer of “Rematriation”
Willow O’Feral – director and producer of “Sisters Rising”
Break 1 music: Headstone – Teen Girl’s Southern Traditional (song) Gathering Of Nations Powwow (artist) A Spirit’s Dance (album)
Break 2 music: Sunrise Song (song) Khu.éex’ (artist) They Forgot They Survived (album)
