About this Event
Come relax and enjoy an evening of Indigenous short films. This event is free and open to the public thanks to our sponsors.
- Community Foundation - Central Blue Ridge (Herring-Jones Donor Advised Fund)
- Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
- Virginia Film Festival
- UVA Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Films
Away For Awhile (2023) 12 minutes - The descendant of a Matron in the American Indian boarding schools travels to the southwest attempting to return Native artifacts collected a century ago.
Black Indians (2021) 6 minutes - This films shares some historical information related to race in Virginia, and the Racial Integrity Act of 1924.
Decolonizing Data (2023) 4 minutes - An animation project created in collaboration with the Seattle Indian Health Board, to raise awareness of utilizing digital data to preserve cultural knowledge and information.
Farming Renewal (2023) 5 minutes - A film by the Upper Mattaponi Tribe about Food Sovereignty efforts.
Pocahontas: The Real History (2021) 8 minutes - The true and tragic history of a young Native woman, whose story was so incorrectly portrayed for so long.
The Fire (2022) 6 minutes - Colin & Marie are mourning the loss of their father/husband Bruce, but tonight he comes to visit Colin in a dream with an important message.
Tiny (2022) 16 minutes - Tiny is a contemplative stop motion film which tells the story of ‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill’s childhood.
Zitkala: Trailblazing American Indian Writer and Composer (2021) 12 minutes - The story of Zitkala sa an American Indian composer, author and civil rights activist.
Wallowing Bull (2023) 6 minutes - A film exploring the cultural significance of the American Bison.
Warrior Up (2023) 22 minutes - Talon Pascal from the L’lwat first National British Columbia is just 17 years old, but he is already skilled in many nearly lost indigenous skills.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Violet Crown Charlottesville, 200 West Main Street, Charlottesville, United States
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