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Sundance Announces Two New Film Events

Sundance Institute in collaboration with the Chickasaw Nation and the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma today announced two unique film events that will take place in Oklahoma September 6 to 8: A Native Filmmaker Summit and FILM FORWARD: Advancing Cultural Dialogue.

From the Press Release
FILM FORWARD, a touring film program that offers screenings, workshops, and discussions designed to foster dialogue and cross-cultural understanding, is an Initiative of Sundance Institute and The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Filmmakers in Oklahoma are invited to a one-day Native Filmmaker Summit at 10 a.m. on September 6 at The Chickasaw Cultural Center. Led by Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache), Director of the Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenous Programs and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, and co-hosted by the Chickasaw Nation and the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum, the Summit will include roundtable discussions, short film presentations and presentations from Runningwater, filmmaker Sterlin Harjo (Seminole and Creek Nations), Chad Burris (Chickasaw Nation) and Australian filmmaker Rachel Perkins (Arrernte/Kalkadoon Nations). Those interested in attending should RSVP to Owl_Johnson@Sundance.org by August 31. For more information visit http://www.sundance.org/pages/native-filmmaker-summit/.

Following the Summit, FILM FORWARD, will host free public screenings of seven films at The Chickasaw Cultural Center. The films are Bran Nue Dae, by Rachel Perkins; Senna, by Asif Kapadia; On the Ice, by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean; Buck, by Cindy Meehl; Beginners, by Michael Mills; Somewhere Between, by Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Another Earth, by Mike Cahill. Filmmakers Rachel Perkins and Asif Kapadia are the featured filmmakers who will be in attendance to participate in question and answer sessions and moderated discussions after their films screen.

FILM FORWARD will also feature two panel discussions: Perspectives on Indigenous Filmmaking, moderated by Bird Runningwater with Sterlin Harjo, Rachel Perkins and Jason Asenap as panelists and Perspectives on Oklahoma Filmmaking moderated by the Oklahoma Film Commission.

For a complete schedule of FILM FORWARD screenings and events, visit http://www.sundance.org/filmforward/destination/oklahoma-2012/

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