July 24, 2012

As part of "Our Voices on the Air: Reaching New Audiences through Indigenous Radio" conference, Cultural Survival, National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of the American Indian and the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage invite you to attend this special screening of Indigenous language films.

Wednesday, August 1st
7:30 pm

National Museum of the American Indian

4th St and Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC

Rasmuson Theater, 1st level

Entry through the South Entrance
For directions visit: http://nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/
 
***RSVP to mcamp@cs.org
to get on the guest list***

Meet members of Cultural Survival staff and Our Voices on the Air participants.

"Indigenous Language on Film" short film program:
Spelling Bee. (4min) CANADA.
Daydreams of a Native-language spelling bee inspire a young girl.
 
Horse You See. (7min) US.
Ross, a Navajo horse, explains the very essence of being himself.
 
Embargo Collective: The Cave. (9min) CANADA.
A hunter discovers a portal to the spirit world in this moving rendering of a story told in the filmmaker's community.
 
Embargo Collective: First Contact. (9min) AUSTRALIA.
The lives of two brothers change drastically after they discover strange tracks while hunting.
 
The Healer. (9min) GUATEMALA.
Candelaria, a healer, attends to her patients with sincerity and humility, making her indispensable for the residents of a village on the Atitlan Lake shore.
 
Turix: Dragonflies without Borders (16min) MEXICO.
Video-magazine created in workshops sponsored by the arts and media organization Yoochel Kaaj brings diverse voices from the south of Mexico.

***RSVP to mcamp@cs.org to get on the guest list***

 

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