FIRST NATIONS FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL

Celebrating 35 years!

Wednesday, November 5th – 7:00p; FACETS
1517 W Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
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FEATURE FILM: “NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film”

Guest: Beverly Moeser – FNFVF Originator (In-person)

Guest: Jules Koostachin –Film Director (via Video)

Thursday, November 6th – 7:00pm; FACETS
The Other 51%: Native American Women Directors” Panel

A program of Native American Women-directed short films

Jane & the Wolf (9:45)
Directed by Nadine Arpin (Métis)

She is Water (13:00)
Directed by Darlene Naponse (Ojibway)

Battles (3:42)
Directed by Karen Pinette Fontaine (Uashat)

In Our Own Hands (11:00)
Directed by Jennifer Varenchik (Tohono O'odham)

Nothing about Moccasins (3:42)
Directed by Eden Mallina Awashish (Atikamekw)

Raven (10:46)
Directed by Razelle Benally (Diné / Oglala Lakota)

THE SHORT CUT (10:42)
Directed by Dawn Wells (Canadian Mi’kmaq Aboriginal)

The Daily Life of Mistress Red (10:33)
Directed by Peshawn Rae Bread (Comanche)

Self Portrait (3:15)
Postcards (3:20)

Directed by Faun Harjo (Muskogee)

Douk (16:31)

Directed by Michelle Hernandez (Wiyot)

“The Other 51%: Native American Women Directors DIscussion

Guest: Jennifer Varenchik (In Our Own Hands)

Guest: Michelle Hernandez (Douk)

Guest: TBD

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2025, 6:30PM
Skokie Public LIbrary - Petty Auditorium
5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60077
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Short Film Retrospective + 20 Years of Wapikoni

No Reservations (11:04)

Directed by Trevor Carroll (Ojibwe)

Never Give Up (8:43)

Directed by Sterlin Harjo (Muscogee Creek Nation)

Soup For My Brother (10:14)

Directed by Terry Jones (Seneca Nation of Indians)

Canoe Connections (4:25)

Directed by Reeva Billy (Squamish Nation (Canada, West Coast)

Kii Nche Ndutsa (Time and the Seashell) (13:00)

Directed by Itandehui Jansen (Mixtec of Mexico)

Wapikoni 20th Reel (1:10:00)

ATASOKEWEN – OUR STORIES

20 Years of Stories at the Heart of Indigenous Peoples

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2025, 2:00pm
Skokie Public LIbrary - Petty Auditorium

Animated Short Film Retrospective

Rabbit Stories (25:00) Directed by Joseph Erb (Cherokee)

Jane + The Wolf (9:45) Directed by Nadine Arpin (Métis)

Where Smoke Rises (6:32) Directed by Kalilinoe Detwiler (US-born Native Hawaiian)

Sundressed Woman (9:34) Directed by Patrícia Moreira Santos (Pataxó)

Nangulvi (5:21) Directed by Wayra Ana Velásquez (Kichwa Otavalo-Ecuador)

Spirit of the Bluebird (5:45) Directed by Jesse Gouchey (Cree)

Tiny (16:21) Directed by Ritchie Hemphill (Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw) with Animation by Ryan Haché

Crash Site (13:00) Directed by Sonya Ballantyne (Canadian Swampy Cree)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2025, 3:00PM
Citlalin Arts Gallery
2005 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608-2915
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FEATURE FILM: Incendios (59:03)
Directed by Martin Trabalik and Geraldine Zambrana Velez (Quechua)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025, 7:00PM
MUSIC BOX THEATRE - Theater 2
3733 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60613
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FEATURE FILM: "Slash/Back" presented by Nyla Innuksuk with Director Q&A

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025, 7:00PM
MUSIC BOX THEATRE - MAIN THEATER

FEATURE FILM: "Closing program with "Hey Viktor!" Screening