One Heart Native Arts & Film Festival
Sept. 8-9. Second annual event sharing and showcasing innovative, compelling and empowering stories from Native perspectives through film, art and music, celebrating the diversity and vitality of contemporary Native culture in our community today. The Inland Northwest is home to a rich community of Native American artists, writers, filmmakers and musicians. The festival celebrates their collective contributions to the cultural life of the region. The festival will include screenings of feature-length and short Native films, a Native art gallery, music and more, as it explores the vibrant, innovative and diverse world of contemporary Native arts. Doors open Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Schedule at http://oneheartfestival.org. Friday at 7:30 p.m., “Hunt for the Wilderpeople.” Defiant city kid Ricky Baker is taken to live with foster mother, Bella, and her ornery husband, Hector “Hec” on a New Zealand farm. When tragedy threatens to ship Ricky to another home, he and Hec go on the run with dog Tupac. As the law closes in, Ricky and Hec must work together to survive as a family. This adventure comedy is a madcap adventure through the New Zealand bush. Friday: 5:30-8 p.m., One Heart Art Gallery features a wide range of works by Native artists from the Inland Northwest and beyond. Media include painting, photography and more. This year’s featured artists are: Ric Gendron (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation); Diane Covington (Sanpoil Band of Colville Tribes); Carly Feddersen (Okanagan and Arrow Lakes bands of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation); Stephanie Marchand (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation); Jeff Ferguson (Spokane Tribe); Jeremy Salazar (Navajo); Bob Charloe (Kalispell Tribe). Free admission. The Unfinished Space, 165 S. Howard St. Saturday, 10:30 a.m., “One Heart Short Films Showcase,” short films by American Indian and Alaska Native filmmakers from across the nation. These films cover topics and genres ranging from documentary to fantastical, drama to comedy. Be prepared to laugh, cry and have your mind opened by these powerful filmmakers. Saturday, 2 p.m., “Her-Story: The Evolution of Delanna Studi.” Award-winning Cherokee actor DeLanna Studi has been featured in a number of films and TV series, including Edge of America, Dreamkeeper, We Are Still Here, The Only Good Indian, Z Nation, The Burden of Being, and Blessed. And she has acted extensively on the stage, performing roles like Johnna Monevata in August: Osage County. Screening highlights of her work, and she performs from her current autobiographical play, And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey along the Trail of Tears. The play focuses on Studi’s experiences traveling the route of the 900-mile trail and the lasting impact the forced march has had on the Cherokee people. Saturday, 4 p.m., The “Arts and Activism” workshop with Steven Paul Judd will focus on how artists 12 and older can create positive social change. Judd (Kiowa and Choctaw) is one the American Indian art scene’s hottest filmmakers, actors and artists. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., “Awake, Dreams from Standing Rock,” Standing Rock, North Dakota, became the focus of worldwide attention on environmental preservation and indigenous rights when members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters gathered in peaceful resistance to a pipeline threatening clean water and cultural resources. The film honors the peaceful movement of the water protectors, and exemplifies the power and change created when art and activism intersect in pursuit of a better world Saturday, 10 p.m., Closing Party featuring performances by Daisy Chain and Deekon Jones at Washington Cracker Building, 304 W. Pacific Ave. Film screenings will be shown at the Bing Crosby Theater located at 901 W. Sprague Ave. Art gallery and workshop will be held at the Unfinished Space, 165 S. Howard St.
- Where:
- Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave.
- City:
- Spokane
- Neighborhood:
- Riverside neighborhood, Downtown
- Cost:
- $10-$15/films, $50/festival pass, $5/workshop (free with student ID), $15/closing party
- Phone:
- (509) 227-7638
- Email:
- bingtheatermanager@gmail.com
- Website:
- http://oneheartfestival.org/
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