Indigenous Film - Arts Festival Kicks Off in Denver Next Tuesday

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DENVER – The 9th Annual Indigenous Film & Arts Festival will be in full swing from October 2-8. There are several events scheduled throughout the seven day film and arts festival.

Blossoms of Fire will be Screened October 3

The Festival opens with a multi-cultural art exhibit, Art of the Storyteller: Indigenous Arts of the World, in the Republic Plaza Building, October 2, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The Festival is open to the public and is free.

The art opening invitation and the complete Festival Schedule are printed below.

The Art of Storytelling
Art Opening & Meet the Artists Reception
Tuesday, October 2, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Republic Plaza Building
370 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202

Blossoms of Fire
Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
(Q&A with director Maureen Gosling)
Su Teatro
721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado 80204

Hoverboard and Smokin' Fish
Thursday, October 4, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
(Q&A with director Cory Mann)
Reception: 6:00 pm
Welcome by Sen. Suzanne Williams at 6:45 pm
Film and Q&A at 7:00 pm
. Nighthorse-Campbell Native Health Building
University of Colorado Aschutz Medical Campus
13055 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80045

Powwow Highway and Bear Tung
Friday, October 5
Gary Farmer Double Feature Friday
Early Show (6 :30 pm)
Late Show (8:45 pm) Smoke Signals
(Q&A with actor Gary Farmer after both shows).
Crossroads Theatre on the Rail (at Five Points)
2590 Washington Street, Denver 80205

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
Saturday, October 6
2:00 pm Matinee
Gary Farmer Double Feature
Early Show (6:00 pm) Dean Man
Late Show (9:00 pm) One Dead Indian
(Q&A with actor Gary Farmer after both shows).
Crossroads Theatre on the Rail (at Five Points)
2590 Washington Street, Denver, Colorado 80205

Heater
Sunday, October 7
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Q&A with actor Gary Farmer
Closing night reception - 9:15 pm
Denver Museum of Nature & Science - IMAX Theater
2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, Colorado 80205

There Once was an Island
Monday, October 8
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lunch - 11:00 am; film - 12:00 Noon; Panel discussion - 1:00 pm

Panel:
Scientific Institutions and Indigenous Peoples: Partnerships for Communicating the Science and Impacts of Climate Change.
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCAR Mesa Lab
1850 Table Mesa Drive
Boulder, Colorado 80305

posted September 26, 2012 9:10 am edt