Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting (2022)
Academy announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 96th Academy Awards
Co-directed by Aviva Kempner and Ben West, the documentary Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is now playing in theaters.
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“I’m proud to be recognizing not just one, but two extraordinary documentaries this year,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Imagining the Indian is an examination of the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans find demeaning.
Glimmerglass Film Days in Cooperstown, NY, will present a virtual film festival in November, opening with the Icelandic Film The Seer and the Unseen
Imagining the Indian, a documentary film about the movement to eradicate Native American mascots in the world of sports and beyond, unveiled its trailer.