Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.
Join us at the Children’s Branch on Friday, December 13th at 4:00 p.m. for an afternoon of testing your trivial knowledge with Harry Potter Bingo with themed Bingo cards which include characters, spells, and books from the Harry Potter franchise.
Watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as we continue our magical adventures.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star, Bruce Springsteen.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.
Would you like to pursue a career in the film industry? Work behind the scenes directing, producing, lighting, and more.
Here is your chance to showcase your talents with a Young Adult Book Trailer Competition. We will be hosting workshops in scripting, videography, editing, and more!
Book trailers will be showcased at the end of the competition and prizes awarded.
The registration deadline is January 31st, 2020 and is available down below. Competition is for anyone ages 13-18 and begins February 1st through April 4th, 2020.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
GALLUP – The inaugural First Peoples’ Film Festival highlighted movies produced, written and directed by indigenous filmmakers at the Octavia Fellin Public Library as part of Native American Heritage Month.
Film festival organizer Joshua Whitman, who is the experiential learning coordinator for the library, said the purpose of the event was to bring attention to works that are often overlooked in Hollywood.
“In my opinion, the film industry is predominantly white-washed,” Whitman said. “A lot of popular movies that are directed, produced, and written by people that are popular in the mainstream. The films highlighted in the festival are not really publicized because we are a minority.” Continued After Image
Whitman said he wanted to showcase Native American films because the community is predominantly Native American, making up about nearly 75% of the population in McKinley, County.
Whitman said he began planning the film festival about three months in advance, but it almost didn’t come together. He planned to show films for two weeks, but he ran into technical difficulties and licensing troubles.
There were also movies in production or post-production that he hoped to show but they are not yet ready.
Whitman researched Native American films via the library’s film streaming service Canopy. He then chose films that pertained to contemporary issues, particularly the transition from pre-colonization and colonization into modern society.
Join us at Children’s Branch on Saturday, November 23rd at 2:00 p.m. for an afternoon of magical brewing as we brew our very own consumable potions inspired by the Harry Potter franchise.
Continuing our very own journey through the wizarding world we will brew potions such as Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck), Amortentia (Love), and a Beautification potion. *Brewable potion ingredient list below.*
Watch Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as we brew our potions.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
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.
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.
Starting at 5:30 p.m.
Trace the role of violence in and around Native American traditions. How common is land displacement and outright theft?
Runtime: 31 mins.
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.
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.
On her last day, Ruby faces the inescapable remnants of alcoholism, family, and culture.
Runtime: 10 mins.
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” shows the ugly truth of the effects of colonialism on indigenous families on the reservations in the United States.
Runtime: 6 mins.
A film about mental illness.
Runtime: 1 min.
Starting at 5:30 p.m.
This film tells the story of Native Americans who are striving to revitalize their languages.
Runtime: 41 mins.
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.
Starting at 5:30 p.m.
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.
Starting at 5:30 p.m.
Native American actor Martin Sensmeier travels to San Juan County, Utah, to investigate the controversy over the Bears Ears National Monument.
Runtime: 52 mins.
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.
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.