Bringing the Best of Native American Feature, Documentary, and Short Films to Nebraska

To open the Festival, a special screening of Injunuity with director/producer Adrian Baker will be taking place at KANEKO in Omaha on Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public with free admission (register now to attend).

The opening reception is on Friday, March 14 and will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Van Brunt Visitors Center (313 N. 13th St.) at 5 p.m. A music performance by The Delbert Anderson Trio and hors d'oeuvres sponsored by NET (Nebraska Educational Telecommunications) will give way to two highly anticipated screenings followed by Q&A's at The Ross--Injunuity, 7 p.m., with director/producer Adrian Baker, and Winter in the Blood, 8 p.m., with actor Chaske Spencer of Twilight-saga fame and director Alex Smith.

We're excited to announce that this year's Festival will feature two special film blocks: Young Warriors (ages 12-25) and Women Warriors (in honor of Women's History Month). A special children and families' screening will feature films for grades K-6. Native filmmakers and leaders will present their films and conduct workshops that will provide both educational opportunities that will benefit teachers, students, the general public, and Natives in the community.

Throughout the week-long screenings in Lincoln, more than a dozen Native guest speakers who were involved with the films being showcased will be in attendance including:

• Adrian Baker (Hopi) | INJUNUITY
• Chaske Spencer (Lakota) | WINTER IN THE BLOOD & SHOUTING SECRETS
• Robin Poor Bear (Oglala Lakota) | KIND HEARTED WOMAN
• Jeremy & Jerome Thompson (Onandaga) | THE MEDICINE GAME
• Princella Parker (Omaha) | NATIVE DAUGHTERS II
• Rebekka Schlichting (Iowa Tribe of KS & NE) | VARIOUS SHORTS
• Valerie Red-Horse (Cherokee/Sioux) | WILMA MANKILLER
• Tina Garnanez (Navajo) | YELLOW FEVER
• Sydney Freeland (Navajo) | DRUNKTOWN'S FINEST
• Cecilia Fire Thunder (Oglala Lakota) | YOUNG LAKOTA
• Florentine Blue Thunder (Sicangu Lakota) | ACROSS THE CREEK

For ticket pricing and Festival passes, visit theross.org.
For a complete Festival schedule, visit visionmakermedia.org/festival.

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