Visionaries: Short Films by Native Directors
$7.00 - $10.00
All ages
Camelot Theatres
2300 E Baristo Road
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Eagle vs. Sparrow
Canada, Short, 10 minutes
An Anishinabek legend translated to film by youth artists working with mentoring filmmakers, Eagle vs. Sparrow is about the traditional grandfather teaching of “humility.”
Director: Michelle Derosier (Ojibwe)
Vistas: The Visit
Canada, Short, 4 minutes
The charming true story of an encounter between extraterrestrials and a Cree family is retold in this film animation.
Director: Lisa Jackson (Ojibwe)
Tonto Plays Himself
United States, Short, 23 minutes
A young man who lives for the movies – except Westerns – discovers he has a personal connection to them through his cousin, an actor during the 1930s, 40s, and early 50s. Filmmaker Jacob Floyd confronts his own anxieties about representations of Native Americans in film as he explores the amazing career of Victor Daniels, also known as Chief Thundercloud.
Director: Jacob Floyd (Creek/Cherokee)
Bear Tung
Canada, Short, 9 minutes
An exploration of the relationship between animals and people brings a Native hunter together with his prey at a press conference in the North woods.
Director: Travis Shilling (Ojibwe)
Cepanvkuce Tutcenen (Three Little Boys)
United States, Short, 12 minutes
Three young boys accompany their uncle to church and find out just how difficult it is to channel divine behavior.
Director: Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Creek)
Tama Tū (Sons of Tū: The God of War)
New Zealand, Short, 17 minutes
Six Maori soldiers of the 28 Battalion wait for night to fall in a ruined Italian home. Forced into silence, they keep themselves amused like any boys would – with jokes and laughter. As they try to ignore the reminders of war around them, a tohu (sign) brings them back to the world of the dying. They gather to say a karakia (prayer) to unite their spirits before they head back into the dark of war. This is a film about the vitality of life.
Director: Taika Waititi (Maori)
Canada, Short, 10 minutes
An Anishinabek legend translated to film by youth artists working with mentoring filmmakers, Eagle vs. Sparrow is about the traditional grandfather teaching of “humility.”
Director: Michelle Derosier (Ojibwe)
Vistas: The Visit
Canada, Short, 4 minutes
The charming true story of an encounter between extraterrestrials and a Cree family is retold in this film animation.
Director: Lisa Jackson (Ojibwe)
Tonto Plays Himself
United States, Short, 23 minutes
A young man who lives for the movies – except Westerns – discovers he has a personal connection to them through his cousin, an actor during the 1930s, 40s, and early 50s. Filmmaker Jacob Floyd confronts his own anxieties about representations of Native Americans in film as he explores the amazing career of Victor Daniels, also known as Chief Thundercloud.
Director: Jacob Floyd (Creek/Cherokee)
Bear Tung
Canada, Short, 9 minutes
An exploration of the relationship between animals and people brings a Native hunter together with his prey at a press conference in the North woods.
Director: Travis Shilling (Ojibwe)
Cepanvkuce Tutcenen (Three Little Boys)
United States, Short, 12 minutes
Three young boys accompany their uncle to church and find out just how difficult it is to channel divine behavior.
Director: Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Creek)
Tama Tū (Sons of Tū: The God of War)
New Zealand, Short, 17 minutes
Six Maori soldiers of the 28 Battalion wait for night to fall in a ruined Italian home. Forced into silence, they keep themselves amused like any boys would – with jokes and laughter. As they try to ignore the reminders of war around them, a tohu (sign) brings them back to the world of the dying. They gather to say a karakia (prayer) to unite their spirits before they head back into the dark of war. This is a film about the vitality of life.
Director: Taika Waititi (Maori)
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