Indigenous films from across the world were given the spotlight at UAF during a Sundance tour screening.
Tune in for today's latest news stories on KXDF CBS News 13 at 5pm.FAIRBANKS, Alaska - On Thursday, Aug. 29, the University of Alaska Fairbanks hosted a showcase of films from theThose that attended were able to witness a touring selection of vision and voice from indigenous filmmakers.
“Sundance is a mover and shaker for indigenous film,” said Kavelina Torres, a professor of indigenous media for the Dept. of Theatre and Film. While Sundance is perhaps best known for their film festival, they also have tours and Fairbanks was just one of the stops for their indigenous films tour.
The free showcase took place in the Salisbury Theatre in the Fine Arts Building at 6 p.m. From Eastern Canada to New Zealand, indigenous visions from across the world communicated to those that attended the screening. “There were a lot of films that are about the land and relationship to land, about language, about community, about disenfranchisement,” Salganek explained.
The showcase also gave artists from Alaska Native communities an opportunity to share their own work. “ one that was made in the southeast where he was speaking and then he took off his shoes and his socks and he walked in the sand and then you saw him dance in the sand as he was still speaking,” Torres said, speaking to a short film that utilized a spoken word format whilst incorporating visuals from Southeast Alaska and the traditional dance of the tribes from that area.
Maya Salganek Kavelina Torres UAF University Of Alaska Fairbanks Indigenous New Zealand America Alaska Native Canada Robert Redford Department Of Theatre And Film Maori
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