2012 Festival of Native Film & Culture

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum presents the eleventh annual Festival of Native Film & Culture at Camelot Theatres in central Palm Springs.

The Festival is one of the nation’s most highly regarded events of its kind – featuring the best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other indigenous peoples. Engaging, entertaining, and enlightening feature films, documentaries, and short films from some of today's premier Native American and indigenous filmmakers will be followed by informative Q&A sessions.

Guest Programmer is Elizabeth Weatherford, founding director of the Film and Video Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

Thematically, the 2012 Festival highlights traditional cultural practices, environmental issues, and identity. The popular short film series has been expanded to two sessions – one focusing on preserving Mother Earth and the other featuring visionary Native filmmakers from around the globe.