6:30pm -10:00PM
Friday Evening
Join us for an evening of curated films that highlight issues important to the American Southwest.
2024 Selected Films
Landscape of the Ancients
Landscape of the Ancients explores the landscape of the Southwest, revealing the marks and remnants left by the natural forces of nature as well as modern and ancient cultures.
Photography by John Gregor
Cara Romero: Following the Light
(28 min)
Director: Kaela Waldstein, Mountain Mover Media
Explores Contemporary Fine Art photographer and Chemehuevi citizen Cara Romero’s work, which captures Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural memory, collective history, and lived experiences from a Native American female perspective. “Following the Light” includes behind-the-scenes footage of Cara’s shoots, archival photos, and interviews with Cara and her friends, family, and collaborators.
The Bear Dance
(6 mins)
Director: Juanita Plentyholes
Producer: Bruce Borowsky
A film by the Towaoc High school kids, members of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe in Colorado. It tells the story of the Bear Dance, its origin and meaning.
In the Dirt
(41min)
Director: T.C. Johnstone
IN THE DIRT is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nation, where no bike shops exist.
In 2018, retired pro cyclist Scott Nydam and his family moved to Gallup, New Mexico to pursue a healthcare job for his wife. Soon after their arrival, Scott began meeting passionate mountain bikers across the 28,000-mile expanse of the Navajo Nation who loved the bike and wanted to bring the sport to their communities. The only problem is that no bike shops existed. Through a grassroots native-led effort, this group of dedicated cyclists and their families have overcome countless odds to build a cycling culture that today has become the fastest-growing recreational sport on the Navajo Nation.
Brandon Dugi: I Run Free
(5:44 min)
Director: Ethan DeLorenzo
Producer: Lindsay Dakota
The film Brandon Dugi, I Run Free, explores the tradition of running in the Navajo culture.
Director Ethan DeLorenzo and Producer Lindsay Dakota travelled to the Navajo nation to visit Brandon, a professional athlete, and to learn more about his life at home in Page Arizona. Through the stories and teachings of Brandon’s father, in his native Diné language, we learn the generational act of running and its importance in Navajo culture. Through the words of Brandon we hear and learn the importance of passing down this practice for each new generation. We see that passion and dedication through Brandon’s coaching of his high school track team. In watching the students train, we walked away assured that the importance of running will continue to be a daily practice for generations to come.
In and Around Bluff
(7:14 min)
Director: Joseph LeBaron
Hot Air Balloonists don’t think the way the rest of us do, and it’s been that way since before the original Aeronaut’s baskets left the ground 250 years ago.
In and Around Bluff is a story that focuses on the unbroken through-line that links the world’s first balloon pilots, The Montgolfier Brothers, to the pilot adventurers of today who find themselves more at home when drifting slowly and untethered—thousands of feet above would-be dreamers, beckoning them to consider the heights lofty thinking can take a soul.
2023 Selected Films
Joe Buffalo is an Indigenous skateboard legend. He’s also a survivor of the notorious Indian Residential School system. Following a traumatic childhood and decades of addiction, Joe must face his inner demons to realize his dream of turning pro.
A photographic journey with adventure/conservation photographer Dawn Kish into Glen Canyon as it emerges from 60 years of being under water using legendary photographer Tad Nichols’ 4×5 Crown Graphic film camera.
Passion for design and innovation has no age and this led Sheri Tingey to revolutionize the outdoor gear industry. A heartwarming story from the Four Corners about overcoming big hurdles, despite the odds.
2022 Selected Films
