Homeless Not Hopeless In America Ft. "Brook" (1:17:08)
First-Time Filmmaker Walton’s Debut Film: Homeless Not Hopeless in America is a multi-award winning progressive sociological documentary which provides an up-close and vivid expression of the unreal realities, and street trenches of the impoverished environments many disenfranchised homeless Americans attempt to survive daily.

In a heart-touching manner, one of the main characters, a Criminologist and Social Scientist GREGORY WALTON II, both interviews and follows (documenting) his subject BROOK who is the films primary subject and the other main character. Sadly, Brook is currently a homeless individual in Los Angeles, CA, which is known as the nation’s worst places to reside for those who suffer from homelessness, drug abuse and mental health issues. Brook was born in Ethiopia, Africa, and claims he came to America with hopes of being a Hollywood star. Brook ultimately got married and started a family in Oakland, CA, but after 17 years of marriage, things fell apart in his family life, causing him to explore drugs as a coping mechanism to ease the pain. Unfortunately, these decisions led Brook to engaging in a lifestyle of criminality and drug sales, which resulted in Brook spending years in a California state prison for multiple drug related crimes.

Walton passionately shares his personal story of being homeless as a college student pursuing his bachelor’s degree in California during the Covid pandemic. Understandably, Walton’s homelessness, was during unprecedented times, when college students were denied access to their campuses due to Covid-19 quarantine restrictions. Surprisingly, Walton overcame years of homelessness, and also obtained his master’s degree in Criminal Justice from USC."
Gregory Wayne Walton II Afro-indigenous - Cherokee Nation Tribe

The Smudging Revisited: 10 Years of Urban Native Horror (54:21)
In 2016, award-winning filmmaker Mike J. Marin made his debut by releasing the Native themed supernatural thriller The Smudging, thus ushering in the new genre of Urban Native Horror. This is the story of how a passion for storytelling, a shoestring budget, and a group of dedicated novice actors became a rising cult classic in Native American independent cinema and beyond.
Mike J. Marin (Enrolled Laguna Pueblo)

Kaugsankamalla: As Long as We Live (1:01:00)
“If I can no longer fight, will you?”

Filmed and co-directed by Soraida, this intimate portrait spans the everyday life and activism of Soraida Chindoy, following her journey as an Inga leader defending her community’s sacred mountains from a Canadian mining company in Colombia. Balancing motherhood with community organizing, Soraida's daily life as an Inga woman and land defender is shaped by resilience, responsibility, and an unwavering commitment to her people and territory. As environmental threats intensify, her demands become more urgent — and her disappointment with the international community more profound.

‘Kaugsankamalla: As long as we live’ offers a deeply personal and politically resonant portrait of Indigenous resistance in the face of ecological and cultural loss. Through Soraida’s voice, her images, and her embodied wisdom, we are offered a window into the lived experience of fighting for a future — not just for one community, but for the planet we all share."
Soraida Chindoy, Karoline Pelikan, Inga People (Putumayo, Colombia)

Kasrütripay Wapi Mo (16:42)
From Isla del Rey (Kasrütripay), Rayen Lonkomilla invites us on a journey into ancestral memory, navigating stories of the sea and weaving ancient narratives from her homeland.
Rayen Lonkomilla, Mati Bravo Lara (Mapuche huilliche lafkenche)

CITIZEN PHOTOGRAPHER (5:53)
Citizen Photographer is a documentary that chronicles a statewide creative initiative designed to empower Delaware residents to tell their own stories through photography. Inspired by federally funded arts programs of the past, the project invited participants to explore and document what it means to be a Delawarean as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary.

Through a series of free photography workshops hosted at Teen Warehouse, Lewes Public Library, and Smyrna Opera House, renowned photographers Morris Brown II, B. Proud, and Andre’ L. Wright Jr. guided community members in developing both technical skills and personal visual narratives. The film captures the transformative power of photography as a tool for civic reflection, self-expression, and community engagement.

More than a documentation of workshops and exhibitions, Citizen Photographer celebrates the voices, perspectives, and lived experiences of Delawareans from diverse backgrounds. Through intimate interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, and participant-created imagery, the documentary explores how photography can shape public understanding of identity, place, and belonging.

Directed by Andre’ L. Wright Jr., Citizen Photographer stands as a testament to the enduring role of the arts in fostering connection, preserving community stories, and inspiring future generations to see themselves as both artists and active participants in history.
Andre' L Wright Jr (Nanticoke Indian Tribe)

Jurassic Narc: The Freight Yard – Ghosts Don’t Die (2:30)
A noir-inspired animated short where a grizzled detective faces the ghost of a long-lost partner in a desolate freight yard — a haunting clash between guilt, loyalty, and revenge.
Lou P Perez (Pascua Yaqui)

Seeds of the Forest (6:26)
Through the voices of Tiriyó, Katxuyana, and Txikiyana women, this short film unveils memories and ancestral knowledge rooted in the forest. As they present the seeds used in their ornaments, they recount stories of continuity and exchange, reminding us that glass beads — traded since time immemorial — are also woven into their traditions. With delicate gestures and powerful words, they reaffirm the need to care for the forest, guardian of their knowledge, their beauty, and their very existence. Articulação das Mulheres Indígenas Tiriyó, Katxuyana, Txikiyana Tiriyó Katxuyana Txikiyana Tarëno

Shipwrecked (5:17)
Following a sudden shipwreck, a self-destructive woman must brave the relentless tides to rescue the very friend she has been pushing away before they both drown.
Sheri Ptolemy (Samahquam First Nation)

Raven and their Uncle (11:53)
This animated book tells the traditional Lingít story of Raven's extraordinary birth. After Heron guides his mother to swallow a special stone, Raven is born and survives every trial presented by his uncle.
Mary Daaljini Cruise (Tlingit)

SeaForester: A Documentary (16:17)
"Earth Equity is a Northern California based nonprofit founded by incarcerated people at San Quentin State Prison. Its mission is to facilitate mutual healing between system-impacted people and coastal ecosystems.

In 2023 Earth Equity gathered a team of formerly incarcerated leaders to build SeaForester - California’s first worker owned seaweed farming and reentry support organization.

System-impacted Indigenous people and Seaweed are working together for ecological, economic, and cultural healing through food sovereignty, coastal protection, and reentry care."
Polimana (Navajo Nation & Hopi)

THE TRIBUTE (5:00)
Driven by a desire to reunite with his father, a young man ventures into the forest to perform an ancient Nahuatl ritual. Guided by an elderly couple who promise to open a bridge to the afterlife, what begins as a desperate attempt at reconciliation soon transforms into an invocation. Amid candles, shadows, and memories, a presence reveals that summoning the dead can awaken something far worse.
Josué Sánchez Reyes (Nahuas)

CHAK IIK' (HURRICANE) (11:22)
Amidst the memories of a devastated coastal community and a family shaken by the loss of one of its most beloved members, a natural disaster intertwines stories of life and death like the currents of a hurricane.
Marcela Fernanda, Rodríguez Dzay (Mayan)

In Natura (39:50)
In an isolated fishing village of Azorean heritage, an oyster farmer sees his life transformed when he rescues a mysterious young man found injured aboard a drifting boat. As the stranger recovers and gradually becomes part of his daily life, an unexpected attraction emerges between them, bringing long-suppressed desires to the surface and challenging deeply rooted certainties and traditions.
Alexander Antunes Siqueira (Tupi-Guarani)

The Dance of the Basarios (23:43)
Every year, during the patron saint’s feast of San Isidro Buensuceso, Tlaxcala, the Basarios keep alive a tradition passed down from generation to generation. Through the testimonies of the dancers and documentation of the celebration, this documentary explores the origins, meaning, and continuity of this cultural expression, highlighting its importance as a symbol of the community’s identity.
Josué Sánchez Reyes (Nahua)

Kagpó Jó: The Origin (6:24)
Two spirits, one from the north and one from the south, discover that they can transform and create beings. These forces transform into macaws – one blue, the other red – and around their playful flight, higher and higher, rivers, forests, and animals are formed. When the macaws strike the air, they fall to the earth and into the water, only to later emerge as the first people on Earth.
Jucelino Senei Filho (Laklãnõ-Brazil)

Maji-Manidoowaadizi (6:47)
After his cousin Jack goes missing, Clint begins experiencing disturbing recurring nightmares that suggest something far darker than a simple disappearance. Haunted by visions he cannot explain, Clint turns to his friend Warren for support.
Adam Wicker (Lac Courte Oreilles)

Lanka and the core (1:19:00)
"In the extreme landscapes of the Atacama Desert, where the mountains hold the memory of ancient peoples, a young Diaguita woman is forced to leave her home after being chosen by the Inca Empire for a sacred destiny.

As the caravan travels north, her father, Copay, embarks on an inner journey marked by loss, silent resistance, and the search for a meaning deeper than obedience. Around him, those who guard the journey also begin to change: a warrior who starts to doubt, a leader who knows only power, and a sage who hears what others cannot see.

The appearance of a strange object in the middle of the road shatters everyone's certainties. No one can understand its nature, but its presence seems to awaken ancient memories, as if something forgotten were trying to be recognized again.

The Core is an ancestral fable about memory, identity, and the relationship between humankind and the unknown. A story where the desert is not empty, but a place where the invisible still breathes."
Polo Cortes (Aymara)

Taita Kolla (31:17)
Christian Milla Mancilla narrates the life of his great-great-grandfather Marcos Bordón Reales, a man born in Palo Blanco who, at the beginning of the 20th century, crossed the Andes Mountains to Copiapó, where he started a family and left a historical legacy. Christian Milla Mancilla (Colla)

Being a Quijote (18:00)
"Alonso, a young man from the provinces, survives in Santiago, Chile, on tips and phone calls with his mother, and dreams of making something of himself.

One night, at an exclusive university party, he believes he has a chance to be a hero." Herman Choque (Aymara)

Native Sin (13:15)
When a Native American Catholic priest returns to his tribal land to perform an exorcism, he must team up with his estranged medicine woman sister to battle a demonic force tied to the old Indian boarding school and the sins of his own Church.
Stefan Perez (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria)