On Saturday, November 23, Jean Cocteau Cinema will host the Red Nation International Film Festival , an annual event that amplifies Native and Indigenous content creators in front of and behind the camera. The nonprofit enterprise Red Nation Celebration Institute, along with its partners of inclusion, hosts screenings and events year-round throughout the U.S.
, as well as abroad and online, to celebrate Native and Indigenous independent storytelling, help artists refine their craft, and reach global audiences. RNIFF is the world’s largest Native and Indigenous film festival and the longest-running of its kind in New Mexico. Presented by RNCI each November, the film festival has been empowering Native and Indigenous storytellers since 1995.
Films to be screened are Powwow Highway (1989; comedy/adventure, rated R, 91 minutes) by director Jonathan Wacks and starring A Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joanelle Romero, Wes Studi, and Graham Greene; Bones of Crows (2022; drama, not rated, 127 minutes) directed by Marie Clements, with a post-screening discussion with cast member Carla Rae moderated by Joanelle Romero; and the 2024 documentary Yintah (rated R, 125 minutes) from directors Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, and Michael Toledano. For more information and tickets, visit jeancocteau cinema.com or rednationff.
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