28 JANUARY 2024
FILMS ABOUT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS COUNTRIES, THAT ALSO ARE A GOOD FIT FOR FAMILY FILM NIGHTS (APART FOR SCORCESE’S FILM, PROBABLY)
RESERVATION DOGS (2021 – 2023) CREATED BY STERLIN HARJO & TAIKA WAITITI
AMAZING THREE SEASONS OF STORIES, WISDOMS AND PROCESSING TRAUMA OF FOUR TEENAGERS FROM A RESERVATION IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WHILE MAKING LIFE-CHANGING DECISIONS AND RECONNECTING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023) DIR. BY MARTIN SCORSESE
BASED ON THE NOVEL, THIS THREE-HOUR-LONG FILM TRACES THE MYSTERIOUS KILLINGS OF OSAGE NATION, ONCE THE MOST WEALTHY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
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FINDING ‘OHANA (2021) DIR. BY JUDE WENG
TWO SIBLINGS THAT ARE NATIVE TO NEW YORK CITY TRAVEL BACK TO THEIR PARENTS’ HOMELAND HAWAII JUST TO DISCOVER THEIR HERITAGE AGAIN.
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THE FEVER (2019) DIR. BY MAYA DA-RIN
A STORY OF A FATHER AND A DAUGHTER OF AN INDINGENOUS BRAZILLIAN HERITAGE THAT ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR COMMUNITY BEHIND AND FIT IN WITH THE BRAZILIAN URBAN SOCIETY.
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BOY (2010) DIR. BY TAIKA WAITITI
A FEATURE DEBUT FROM AN AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR AND ACTOR TAIKA WAITITI THAT TELLS A COMING-OF-AGE STORY OF BOY IN THE RURAL NEW ZEALAND IN THE 1980S.
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THE SISTER (2019) DIR BY ALEKSANDR GALIBIN
A RARE FEATURE IN BASHKIR LANGUAGE. BASED ON A SHORT STORY BY A FAMOUS BASHKIR WRITER MUSTAI KARIM, THIS FILM NARRATES A STORY OF A BASHKIR FAMILY THAT ADOPTS A UKRANIAN GIRL, FOUND ALONE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
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SMOKE SIGNALS (1998) DIR. BY CHRIS EYRE
THE ICONIC FILM TELLS A STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO NATIVE AMERICAN BOYS FROM IDAHO. BASED ON THE COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES THE LONG RANGER AND TONTO FISTFIGHT IN HEAVEN BY SHERMAN ALEXIE.
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HAWAIKI (2023) DIR. BY NOVA PAUL
PREMIERED AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, THIS SHORT FILM FOLLOWS A GROUP OF CHILDREN FROM GREAT BARRIER ISLAND EXPLORE MAORI TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE AS THE NEWLY INTRODUCED PART OF THEIR SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
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WHALE RIDER (2002) DIR. BY NIKI CARO
BASED ON THE CLASSICS OF THE NEW ZEALAND LITERATURE BY WITI IHIMAERA, THE FILM FOLLOWS A YOUNG GIRL PAI THAT CHALLENGES THE HISTORY AND THE DESTINY OF HER FAMILY.
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SAMOAN WEDDING (2006) DIR. BY CHRIS GRAHAM
IN AUCKLAND, FOUR SAMOAN FRIENDS ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE TROUBLES AT WEDDINGS AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS, SO THEREFORE ARE BEING BANNED FROM THE UPCOMING WEDDING OF ONE OF THE BOYS’ BROTHER. UNLESS, THEY WILL BRING A DATE THAT THEIR ARE IN A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH.
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TIMIR (2023) DIR. BY NIKOLAI KORYAKIN
A COMING-OF-AGE STORY OF A BOY LOSING HIS MOTHER IN THE LANGUAGE OF WES ANDERSON FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA.
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Yours,FILMS ABOUT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS COUNTRIES, THAT ALSO ARE A GOOD FIT FOR FAMILY FILM NIGHTS (APART FOR SCORCESE’S FILM, PROBABLY)
RESERVATION DOGS (2021 – 2023) CREATED BY STERLIN HARJO & TAIKA WAITITI
AMAZING THREE SEASONS OF STORIES, WISDOMS AND PROCESSING TRAUMA OF FOUR TEENAGERS FROM A RESERVATION IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WHILE MAKING LIFE-CHANGING DECISIONS AND RECONNECTING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023) DIR. BY MARTIN SCORSESE
BASED ON THE NOVEL, THIS THREE-HOUR-LONG FILM TRACES THE MYSTERIOUS KILLINGS OF OSAGE NATION, ONCE THE MOST WEALTHY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
FINDING ‘OHANA (2021) DIR. BY JUDE WENG
TWO SIBLINGS THAT ARE NATIVE TO NEW YORK CITY TRAVEL BACK TO THEIR PARENTS’ HOMELAND HAWAII JUST TO DISCOVER THEIR HERITAGE AGAIN.
THE FEVER (2019) DIR. BY MAYA DA-RIN
A STORY OF A FATHER AND A DAUGHTER OF AN INDINGENOUS BRAZILLIAN HERITAGE THAT ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR COMMUNITY BEHIND AND FIT IN WITH THE BRAZILIAN URBAN SOCIETY.
BOY (2010) DIR. BY TAIKA WAITITI
A FEATURE DEBUT FROM AN AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR AND ACTOR TAIKA WAITITI THAT TELLS A COMING-OF-AGE STORY OF BOY IN THE RURAL NEW ZEALAND IN THE 1980S.
THE SISTER (2019) DIR BY ALEKSANDR GALIBIN
A RARE FEATURE IN BASHKIR LANGUAGE. BASED ON A SHORT STORY BY A FAMOUS BASHKIR WRITER MUSTAI KARIM, THIS FILM NARRATES A STORY OF A BASHKIR FAMILY THAT ADOPTS A UKRANIAN GIRL, FOUND ALONE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
SMOKE SIGNALS (1998) DIR. BY CHRIS EYRE
THE ICONIC FILM TELLS A STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO NATIVE AMERICAN BOYS FROM IDAHO. BASED ON THE COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES THE LONG RANGER AND TONTO FISTFIGHT IN HEAVEN BY SHERMAN ALEXIE.
HAWAIKI (2023) DIR. BY NOVA PAUL
PREMIERED AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, THIS SHORT FILM FOLLOWS A GROUP OF CHILDREN FROM GREAT BARRIER ISLAND EXPLORE MAORI TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE AS THE NEWLY INTRODUCED PART OF THEIR SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
WHALE RIDER (2002) DIR. BY NIKI CARO
BASED ON THE CLASSICS OF THE NEW ZEALAND LITERATURE BY WITI IHIMAERA, THE FILM FOLLOWS A YOUNG GIRL PAI THAT CHALLENGES THE HISTORY AND THE DESTINY OF HER FAMILY.
SAMOAN WEDDING (2006) DIR. BY CHRIS GRAHAM
IN AUCKLAND, FOUR SAMOAN FRIENDS ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE TROUBLES AT WEDDINGS AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS, SO THEREFORE ARE BEING BANNED FROM THE UPCOMING WEDDING OF ONE OF THE BOYS’ BROTHER. UNLESS, THEY WILL BRING A DATE THAT THEIR ARE IN A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH.
TIMIR (2023) DIR. BY NIKOLAI KORYAKIN
A COMING-OF-AGE STORY OF A BOY LOSING HIS MOTHER IN THE LANGUAGE OF WES ANDERSON FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA.
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