Seattle Art Museum To Host Screenings On April 15 Of Native American Films
The Seattle Art Museum — in conjunction with Sundance Institute — will celebrate Native American filmmaking with free screenings on April 15, 2009, of Sikumi (On the Ice), a short film directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Iñupiaq), followed by Miss Navajo, a full-length film directed by Billy Luther (Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna). Highlights of the evening will include a Q&A with filmmaker Billy Luther moderated by Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache), Associate Director, Native American and Indigenous Program for the Sundance Institute.Sundance Institute’s Native American and Indigenous Program hosts screenings, panels, events, and workshops throughout the year designed to foster community and the exchange of ideas among Native American and Indigenous filmmakers.