Tag: documentary

Have a Kanopy Binge

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the LIVESTREAM courses.

April 7th, 2021
Have a Kanopy Binge

Kanopy is the library’s free movie streaming service. Learn how to access it and start watching films, documentaries, and more for free! Enjoy a weekend binge.

Access Kanopy HERE

Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

First Peoples’ Film Festival

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with us at Main Library from Monday, November 18th through Thursday, November 21st featuring films that are directed, produced, or written by Native Americans from various tribes and nations.

The films feature Native American historical context, comical context, and/or contemporary subject matter.

Monday, November 18th
Tuesday, November 19th
Wednesday, November 20th
Thursday, November 21st

Monday, November 18th

Starting at 5:30 p.m.

Native Americans and Religious Violence (2018)

Trace the role of violence in and around Native American traditions. How common is land displacement and outright theft?

Runtime: 31 mins.

The Great Native American Civilizations (2005)

Explore the variety of civilizations in North America before European contact. Learn about the ways of life, government, economy, religion, and laws of the early Native Americans.

Runtime: 19 mins.

Warriors of Joy (2014)

Every Year in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Mardis Gras Indian tribes gather on the Sunday closest to St. Joseph’s Day to celebrate their pride and joy.

Runtime: 7 mins.

Mud (Hashtł’ishnii) (2017)

On her last day, Ruby faces the inescapable remnants of alcoholism, family, and culture.

Runtime: 10 mins.

It’s Not Free: Part 1 (2016)

This film is dedicated to all past, present, and future WATER PROTECTORS!!! Stop the genocide of indigenous peoples and STOP the destruction of SACRED SITES.

Runtime: 5 mins.

Five Dollars (2016)

“Five Dollars” shows the ugly truth of the effects of colonialism on indigenous families on the reservations in the United States.

Runtime: 6 mins.

Two Worlds (2018)

A film about mental illness.

Runtime: 1 min.

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Tuesday, November 19th

Starting at 5:30 p.m.

Language Healers (2014)

This film tells the story of Native Americans who are striving to revitalize their languages.

Runtime: 41 mins.

Native American Healing in the 21st Century (1999)

Provides a narration of many Native American ancient forms of healing and therapy and how they are now being embraced again and accepted by modern physicians and scientists.

Runtime: 53 mins.

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Wednesday, November 20th

Starting at 5:30 p.m.

Featured Film: Smoke Signals (1998)

Victor’s father left when he was a boy, and he now learns that his father just died, and his mother sends him to collect the ashes. He is only able to make the trip with Thomas’ help, however, and there is a condition that is difficult for him to accept: Victor must swallow his pride and take Thomas with him.

Runtime: 1 hr. 29 mins.

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy from YouTube.com

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Thursday, November 21st

Starting at 5:30 p.m.

Who Controls the Land (2018)

Native American actor Martin Sensmeier travels to San Juan County, Utah, to investigate the controversy over the Bears Ears National Monument.

Runtime: 52 mins.

Hunting in Wartime (2015)

Profiles the incredible stories of Tlingit Native Americans from the village of Hoonah, Alaska who served in the Vietnam War.

Runtime: 1 hr. 6 mins.

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Amá (Mother)

Join Octavia Fellin Public Library and special guest Jean Whitehorse at El Morro Theatre on Saturday, November 16th at 6:30 p.m.

Amá is a feature-length documentary that tells an important and untold story: the abuses committed against Native American women by the United States Government during the 1960s and 70s: removed from their families and sent to boarding schools, forced relocation away from their traditional lands and involuntary sterilization.

Filmmaker Lorna Tucker features the testimony of many Native Americans, including three remarkable women who tell their stories including Jean Whitehorse who will be in attendance.

Included is a revealing and rare interview with Dr. Reimart Ravenholt whose population control ideas were the framework for some of the government policies directed at Native American women.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.