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911 Media's Young Producer's Project partnered with the Swinomish Tribe to offer it's premier series of Native Lens on May 14th and 15th, 2005. Twenty-seven Swinomish youth bused from the Swinomish reservation
(near La Conner) to 911 Media Arts Center and spent two days working
with local filmmakers, producers, and actors Eddie Spears (ABC's
Dreamkeepers) and Cody Lightning (Smoke Signals), exploring images of
American Indians in the media, and learning the technical and artistic
skills to create their own shorts. In just two days participants
learned the basics of storyboarding, scripting, shooting, lighting,
directing, and editing, and produced four shorts including "Ko-Kwal-Awoot:The Maiden of Deception Pass," "Behind the Scenes of
Native Lens," a scene workshop from "Nineteen," and a PSA titled "Native Pride." At the end of the two days their pieces were shown in
the 911 theater to an enthusiastic crowd. The four shorts will be
screened on the Swinomish cable station, SWIN 96, and submitted to
national youth film festivals. To view, click on the links below.
Also, check out the article below about Native Lens in the Seattle Times.
Native Lens Annual Banquet Dinner at Daybreak Star
The Native Lens Annual Banquet, emceed by the fabulous
Elaine Miles (Northern Exposure), was held on Friday May 13th, 2005 at Daybreak Star
from 6-9pm. Guest artists Eddie Spears (Dreamkeeper, Black Cloud), Misty
Upham (Edge of America, Dreamkeeper), and Noah Watts, (Skins), were present to speak and answer questions on the future of American Indian filmmaking.
The evening also included traditional food and celebration with tribal
entertainment, to recognize the one-year anniversary of the Native Lens
program, and honor our partners, sponsors, artists, and youth for their
contribution to the program's success.
Native Lens is important because we are in dire need of our own
filmmakers to tell stories of who we are. Hollywood needs a new image of
who we are...they don't portray us as a part of society. I think our
youth are ready to represent so we need to give them the opportunity.
-Adam Beach (Smoke Signals, Wind Talkers)
NATIVE LENS IN THE MEDIA
Swinomish youth pick up cameras, tell their own stories
- by Tina Potterf, Seattle
Times - 5/23/04
"Alcoholics. Drug addicts. High school dropouts.
Native American youth are aware of the stereotypes that taint their heritage. Ask a group of Native kids from the Swinomish tribe near La Conner, Skagit County, about what it means to be an American Indian, and you may be surprised by their candor and insight:" Read more....
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