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2009 FILMS A to Z
2009 SKINS FEST ON-LINE CONTEST
Where you actually get something
$500 Cash Prize for BEST THANKSGIVING FILM
This is our first year for our on-line contest initiative and it was a great success. Many new filmmakers were inspired to produce new work. We received dozens of entries that took aim at Thanksgiving. We are proud of all of our entries and our winner.
Lucas Brown Eyes - “Winning this award is an honor, and I am really thankful for the opportunity. This has given me confidence to keep on making films. I’m really happy that there are film festivals and organizations like the Skinsfest out there that help bring Native American culture into the spotlight.”
2009 Skins Fest Scholarship Award
We just can't give enough ANTONIA OSIFE - 2009 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNER Thank You so much, Barcid Foundation for their generous support!
A GIFT FROM TALKING GOD The Story of the Navajo Churro
The Navajo-Churro sheep is the original breed. Known for its hardiness and long, coarse fleece, it sustained Navajo, Pueblo and Hispanic people for nearly 400 years. Almost extinct a generation ago, the Navajo-Churro is making a comeback. Ensuring the survival of the breed and the rich heritage associated with it.
A RETURN HOME
After spending years living off the Navajo Reservation, B. Emerson Kitsman, a contemporary Navajo landscape painter, returned to her homeland a stranger. Through her commitment to the home her mother built and her love of the bold and beautiful landscapes of the Navajo Reservation, the artist has endured many hardships and difficulties within her small community.
Columbus with the Big Butt
From the eyes of a nine year old, Columbus with the Big Butt is an animated music video that pokes fun at some of the worst perpetrators of the Native American holocaust. Koleyna Kohler sings about Columbus and Onate; two explorers who committed genocide in the Americas.
Cougar Attack
There’s a cougar on the loose in the M’Chigeeng First Nation Reserve! This student film was produced at the Weengushk Film Institute workshop in Ontario, Canada. The instructor of the film workshop will be present.
Crazy Ind'n The Sequel
The anticipated sequel to the stop motion animation phenomenon is back and rocking the white man’s world. Stunning visuals, a harrowing soundtrack, and incredible animation; CRAZY IND’N THE SEQUEL delivers.
http://www.crazyindn.com/
Escaped
The Church is indebted to everyone, especially indigenous women. A young native girl decides to collect what’s owed.
Finding D-QU: The Lonely Struggle of California's only Tribal College
In 2005, D-Q University, California’s only tribal college, was shut down after a 35-year struggle. Since then, the school’s board of trustees, past students, and community members have tried to reopen the school against all odds. This 30-minute video documentary is structured around a group of occupants who illegally live at the closed D-QU campus amid threats of arrest by the school’s board of trustees.
Fry Bread Babes
Fry Bread Babes is a short documentary film in which six Native American women discuss issues of body image and identity, candidly an with humor. How were they affected by the lack of Native American women in mass media? The six participants are various ages and tribal affiliations.