The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Native film. For this year's 20th-anniversary showcase, the museum presents the full program online — streaming new films, fan favorite classics, and conversations with filmmakers. The showcase provides a unique forum for engagement with Native filmmakers and stories from Indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere and the Arctic.

Showcase Schedule

All films are available on demand; please check individual listings for dates and times of availability. Short-format films are grouped in programs and available concurrently at the listed time for each program.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Conscience Point | 7 PM EST

Available on demand until 7 PM EST, November 23, 2020
(USA, 2019, 74 min.)
Director: Treva Wurmfeld
Producers: Treva Wurmfeld, Julianna Brannum (Comanche), Alli Hunter Joseph (Shinnecock)

Retrospective Showcase Shorts I | 9 PM EST

Available on demand until 9 PM EST, November 23, 2020

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Arctic Program | 3 PM EST

Available on demand until 3 PM EST, November 24, 2020

Barking Water | 5 PM EST

Available on demand until 5 PM EST, November 24, 2020
(USA, 2009, 80 min.)
Director: Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Creek)
English and Mvskoke with English subtitles

nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up | 7 PM EST

Available on demand until 7 PM EST, November 24, 2020
Viewing of this film is restricted to North America.
(Canada, 2019, 98 min.)
Director: Tasha Hubbard (Cree)

Friday, November 20, 2020

Our Stories Shorts Program | 5 PM EST

Available on demand until 5 PM EST, November 25, 2020

Angry Inuk | 7 PM EST

Available on demand until 7 PM EST, November 25, 2020
Viewing of this film is restricted to the United States.
(Canada, 2016, 85 min.)
Director: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Inuk)

Blood Quantum | 9 PM EST

One-time screening. This film will not be available on demand.
Registration is required, and is limited to 600 viewers.
Viewing of this film is restricted to the United States.
(Canada, 2019, 96 min.) Director: Jeff Barnaby (Mi'kmaq)

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Future Focused Shorts Program | 1 PM EST

Available on demand until 1 PM EST, November 26, 2020

Rise Above Shorts Program | 3 PM EST

Available on demand until 3 PM EST, November 26, 2020

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk | 5 PM EST

Available on demand until 5 PM EST, November 26, 2020
(Canada, 2019, 112 min.)
Director: Zacharias Kunuk (Inuit)
Inuktitut and English with English subtitles

Trudell | 7 PM EST

Available on demand until 7 PM EST, November 26, 2020
(USA, 2004, 80 min.)
Director: Heather Rae

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Retrospective Showcase Shorts II | 1 PM EST

Available on demand until 1 PM EST, November 27, 2020

Healing Voices | 3 PM EST

Available on demand until 3 PM EST, November 27, 2020

Native Cinema Showcase is made possible by the support provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Generous support provided in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, and The Walt Disney Company.

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