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Shot in 1920 in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma with a cast entirely made up of members of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes, this silent film was directed by Norbert A. Myles and screened publicly only twice before disappearing without a trace for nearly a century. The Indigenous actors, who in 1920 had been living on reservations for less than sixty years, brought their own tipis, horses, clothing, and material culture with them.Filmmaker Tweesna Rose Mills presents a revisionist take on the film, interweaving original footage with new imagery and soundscapes to invite viewers to experience the work through a modern lens.
Live audio description by Audio-Reader Network
Presented in partnership with the Spencer Museum of Art
Individual tickets and All Access Passes for the Free State Festival (June 25-30) now available at: https://freestatefestival.org
The festival is produced by the Lawrence Arts Center and made possible through programming support from community partners, grants and individual sponsorships.
SUPPORTERS:
The National Endowment for the Arts, City of Lawrence, Explore Lawrence, Kansas Public Radio, Marriott SpringHill Suites, KU Film & Media Studies, Lawrence Modern, the Spencer Museum of Art, Science on Screen.
PARTNERS:
Liberty Hall, Lawrence Talks, Lawrence Music Alliance, Lawrence Pride, BLACK Lawrence, Squishington’s Candies, Audio-Reader Network, The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, the Watkins Museum of History, the Cider Gallery, Haskell Indian Nations University, Downtown Lawrence Inc., the Lied Center of Kansas, Lawrence Public Library, the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas, Theatre Lawrence.
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