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Your Call

How are filmmakers bringing authentic representation of Native people to the screen?

Still from "Turning Tables"

  

On this edition of Your Call, join our conversation with three of the filmmakers featured at this year's 43rd annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco.

 

Films explore indigenous language, dance and art. They capture the memories of war veterans and people fighting displacement, but also tell stories of healing and empowerment. How are filmmakers bringing authentic representation of Native people to the screen?

Guests:

Chrisann Hessing, documentary filmmaker, digital media producer, and director of the short film "Turning Tables"

Zoe Hopkins, writer, Mohawk language teacher, and director of “Kayak to Klemtu”

Joshua “Classic Roots” DePerry, award-winning producer and DJ impacting the music community and acknowledging the resilience of his community through the inclusion of First Nations drumming and singing in his electronic compositions

 

Elizabeth Castle, scholar, activist, and co-director and producer of the documentary “Warrior Women”

Web Resources:

Turning Tables Trailer

Kayak to Klemtu Trailer

Warrior Women Trailer

American Indian Film Festival

RAVEN Trust

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.