Native Students Tackle Tinsletown's Industry
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Created seven years ago by the Native Media Technology Network (NMTN) in partnership with Fox Entertainment Group, more than 100 Native students have participated a weeklong workshop designed to aid them in entering careers in the film and television industry. The American Indian Summer Institute is planting Indian Country youth in the heart of Hollywood. Read story.
To view the students' work, go to: www.nativemedia.blip.tv/.
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VisionMaker Video Survey
Participant Winners
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The following people have won free DVDs from VisionMaker Video:
* Donna Keister-Spano of Virginia
* Joyce Gonzales of California
Both Keister-Spano and Gonzales, who have been VisionMaker Video customers the past few years, have quite a collection of DVDs from NAPT/VisionMaker Video. While both buy films for home use, Gonzales said she also uses the educational videos to aid in her job in behavioral health.
"We use the videos to talk about intergenerational trauma and how to deal with it to promote healing," said Gonzales (Chiricahua), who works for the Maidu Tribe. "The movies are so well-done that it really aids in our discussions."
Thank you all for taking our survey last month. We will use the information to better serve you. And thanks for supporting VisionMaker Video.
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VisionMaker Video August Special
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This month VisionMaker Video highlights a story about coping with environmental disaster:  The Creek Runs Red The EPA calls the mining town of Picher, Okla., the most toxic place in America. But many residents, including the Quapaw tribe, still call it home. Divided by fears of serious health risks, environmental politics, civic pride and old racial tensions between the Quapaw and the non-Indian community who share the town, The Creek Runs Red explores the response to an environmental disaster and the complex connection between people and place. Home sale price $15.96 (DVD)Educational sale price $160 (DVD)SPECIAL VISIONMAKER VIDEO UPDATE:Since The Creek Runs Red aired on PBS in April, Picher has been struck by another disaster--a tornado that completely leveled the town. Read about how residents are coping again to tragedy two months after tornadoes struck this community. |
Back-to-School Video Sale; Get 15% off DVDs
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VisionMaker Video would like to be part of your back-to-school list and is offering 15 percent off all DVDs for educational use from now until August 31.
Our sale includes such titles as:
 Ancient Spirit, Living Word: The Oral Tradition
This 60-minute documentary explores the traditional knowledge of Native Americans and other indigenous people that span hundreds of generations. Passed by word of mouth from generation to generation, oral tradition is both a link to the past and a key to the future. This program provides a portrait of oral tradition, of how it works, and where it leads.
Educational sale price $84.15 (DVD-R)
 Singing Our Stories
This cross-cultural film explores the lives and historical musical roots of Aboriginal women from across North America. Features performances by Rita Coolidge, Ulali, Walela, Monk-Sanders Family Singers (from the same lineage of the great jazz composer Thelonious Monk), 'Namgis Traditional Singers and more.
Educational sale price $84.15 (DVD-R)
We are also continuing our sale on all VHS titles at 50 percent off while supplies last. Get yours today by going to the VisionMaker online catalog.
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NM Film and Theater Festival Features Native Youth
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A Navajo legend and a spoof on Custer's last stand will be part of the inaugural Two Worlds Native American Theater and Film Festival Aug. 15-16 and Aug. 22-23 in Albuquerque, N.M.
The festival, which also features photography by Native youth, includes stage readings from playwrights from the United States and Canada.
For more information, call 505-344-4542 or
go to: www.vsartsnm.org.
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Sixth Annual Southwest Indian Film Festival
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Animation and a 1950s documentary about Indians living in Los Angeles, "The Exiles," will be featured in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center's Sixth Annual Southwest Indian Film Theater Aug. 16-17 in Albuquerque, N.M.
The festival will also feature seven short films directed and produced by Native American students from across the country who participated in a recent film and television workshop at the Institute of American Indian Arts this summer.
For more information, call 505-843-7270 or go to www.indianpueblo.org.
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Producer Profile
John Gregg
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The longtime AIROS manager and now project coordinator for Native Radio Theater has decided it's time to move on after 12 years producing Native American radio for NAPT.
John Gregg (Inupiat/Hopi) shares his early years with AIROS and aiding in the development of plays for the Native theater community.
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Download MP3 of the interview
Listen to the webcast of the interview on AIROS:
8/14/08: 6 a.m., noon, 6 p.m.
8/15/08: 10 a.m., 4 p.m., 10 p.m.
8/16/08: 10 a.m., 4 p.m., 10 p.m.
8/17/08: 10 a.m., 4 p.m., 10 p.m.
8/18/08: 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m.
8/27/08: 6 a.m., noon, 6 p.m.
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