The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 96th Academy Awards®.
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting (2022)
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Academy Announces Feature Films Eligible for Oscars for Animated, Documentary and International Feature Films
Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson present at the 95th Oscars®. ©A.M.P.A.S.
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Where to Watch – Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting Documentary
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting Co-directed by Aviva Kempner and Ben West, the documentary Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is a comprehensive examination of the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find demeaning and offensive.
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Documentaries BELLA! and PHILLY ON FIRE Win 4th Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film
Pictured from left to right: Jonathan Lavine, Ken Burns, Ross Hockrow, Jeff L. Lieberman, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden [Photo Credit: Katie Dance] Bella!, directed by Jeff L. Lieberman, and Philly on Fire, directed by Ross Hockrow and Tommy Walker are the two winners of the fourth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The filmmakers will each receive a $200,000 finishing grant to help with final production and distribution.
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Watch Trailer for Documentary ‘Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting’
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting. (screenshot via Youtube) The timely documentary Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting co-directed by Aviva Kempner and Ben West (Cheyenne) will make its world premiere at California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival. The festival highlights the best of current films from American Indian filmmakers, producers, directors, and actors working through Indian Country. Imagining the Indian will close out the Festival on Sunday, April 3, 2022 with a screening, Q&A, and post-screening reception.
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Glimmerglass Film Days in Cooperstown, NY Goes virtual, Opens with THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN
THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN Glimmerglass Film Days in Cooperstown, NY, will present a virtual film festival, complete with filmmaker interviews and panels, from November 5 – 11.
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First Trailer Released for IMAGINING THE INDIAN, Documentary on Move to Eradicate Native American Mascots
Imagining the Indian. Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots in Phoenix, AZ Imagining the Indian, a documentary film currently in production at The Ciesla Foundation about the movement to eradicate Native American names, logos and mascots in the world of sports and beyond, unveiled its trailer and website. The trailer connects the centuries’ old dehumanization of Native Americans to the racism being protested on American streets today.