Native FilmFest Runs March 3 - 8
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum presents the fourteenth annual Native FilmFest at Camelot Theatres in central Palm Springs, March 3 - 8, 2015.
The festival, a Sun Runner favorite, is one of the nation’s most highly regarded events of its kind – featuring the best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples around the globe. Engaging, entertaining, and enlightening feature films, documentaries, and short films from some of today's premier Native American and Indigenous filmmakers will be followed by informative Q&A sessions.
Guest Programmer is Elizabeth Weatherford, founder and director of the Film and Video Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
Opening the festival on Tuesday evening at 7 PM is Views on Native Film,a panel discussion with N. Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache), Sydney Freeland (Navajo), and Elizabeth Weatherford. The panel will take a look at the impact of the Sundance Institute on the development of Native film. Admission is free.
Thematically, the 2015 festival highlights traditional cultural practices, art, environmental issues, and identity.
Individual tickets and the 2015 All Access Pass feature a paperless check-in; simply state your name to Camelot Theatres staff at the Box Office or the theatre entrance. Online purchases at www.camelottheatres.com provide you with an e-mail confirmation, which also serves as your receipt. All Access Passes purchased onlne are held for pick-up at will Call in the Box Office. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Camelot Theatres is located at 2300 East Baristo Road in Palm Springs.
Ticket prices are $10 (Adult), $7 (Senior Adult 60+, Youth 16 & Under, and Active Military Personnel). All Access Passes are $50 and provide entry to all screenings.
The Sun Runner is a proud media sponsor for the 2015 Native FilmFest.