The Phoenix Film Festival is proud to present these films that spotlight stories by, experiences from, and life as a member of THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY

A Christmas In Ochopee

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:20am
Saturday, April 6 at 6:40pm
Sunday, April 7 at 9:00am

Directed by: Montana Cypress

Cast: Montana Cypress, Chloe Breen, Duane Minard, Rainy Fields, Joseph Adams, Tia Blais-Billie, Vivian Rubio, Everett Osceola

Synopsis: A native college student brings home his unannounced vegan fiancé to his southern reservation for the holidays. Antics unfold, tensions flare and stomachs churn as the main course of the evening is revealed.

Lady Lazarus

Run Time: 120 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 1:25pm
Saturday, April 6 at 1:50pm
Sunday, April 7 at 7:05pm

Directed by: Montana Cypress

Cast: Stevie-Jean Placek, Claire Haller, Neil Asa Oktay, Casey Carroll, JC Smith,

Synopsis: An aspiring poet on the verge of a mental and physical breakdown attempts to conceal the true nature of her malady.

Native American
Directed Shorts

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 9:25am
Sunday, April 7 at 3:40pm
Monday, April 8 at 10:05am

Walk In Beauty
Directed by: Alejandro Miranda
Synopsis: Beverly and her daughter Naiyahnikai share the profound significance of “Hozho” the concept of walking in beauty.

NATIVE HOPE CHAMPIONS: Riding for the Missing
Directed by: Sahar Khadjenoury and Frank Blanquet
Synopsis: Barrel Racers, Cattle Ropers, and a Bronc Rider raise awarness for the MMIWP Movement at the Indian National Finals Rodeo.

Tuluwat Reclaimed
Directed by: Michelle Hernandez
Synopsis: A short documentary focusing on the Wiyot Tribe's quest to reclaim and take back their sacred island known as Tuluwat.

River Bank (Pō-Kehgeh)
Directed by: Charine Pilar Gonzales
Synopsis: A Tewa woman must listen to the spirit of the River in order to free herself.

Dau:añcut (Moving Along Image)
Directed by: Adam Piron
Synopsis: An Indigenous interrogation of what happens when the control of an image is lost and time’s circular ironies.

Indigenous Resistance: Now and Then
Directed by: 'Wáats'asdiyei Joe Yates
Synopsis: This is our side of the story.

Two Worlds
Directed by: Hunter Redhorse Arthur
Synopsis: ​​A father and daughter search for their missing loved one on the Salt River Indian Reservation.

Borders
Directed by: Kenneth Shirley and Adam Conte
Synopsis: Immigrant girl transporting drugs who gets stranded in the desert. She's saved by a kind teenage boy from a reservation.