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Screening at the American Indian Film Festival - November 1 - 8 • 2014
SUN. NOV. 9 AMERICAN INDIAN MOTION PICTURE AWARDS SHOW (AIMPAS) • PALACE OF FINE ARTS • San Francisco, CA
Honors filmmakers, actors and showcases contemporary Native American talent. Starring; #Inez Jasper, Drew LaCapa, Keith Secola, Swil Kanim, Ras K’Dee, Yaaw Tei Yi Tlingit Dancers,#and Spencer Battieste. Hosts; Tonantzin Carmelo and Michael Spears.
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The American Indian Film Institute's mission is to foster understanding of the culture, traditions and issues of contemporary American Indian and First Nation peoples. We encourage Indian filmmakers to bring to the broader media culture the indigenous voices, viewpoints and stories that have historically been excluded from mainstream media. Moreover, our goals include tireless advocacy for authentic visual and work-force representations of Indians in the media. The American Indian Film Festival, established in 1975, is the oldest and most prominent media showcase of its kind in the world. In nearly four decades of work, AIFF has screened over 2,000 films from American Indian and First Nation communities.
Once We Had a River
Jack Kohler, Director
Documentary Feature
59 m - USA - 2013
In 1880, through treaties enforced by the United States, five tribes were moved onto reservations along the San Luis Rey River. Then, in 1895, a diversion dam was built on the La Jolla Indian Reservation without their consent, diverting all of the water for the five reservations, to the newly-founded city of Escondido. This federally-sanctioned act went uncontested until 1967, when the newly-formed California Indian Legal Services filed a lawsuit on behalf of the tribes. For 47 years, CILS and the tribes have been fighting for the water that used to run through their reservations. Presently, they buy the water back, from Escondido. Once We Had a River chronicles this historic fight for precious water.