Native Cinema Showcase: Nov 12-18, 2021

The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Native film. This year’s showcase focuses on Native people boldly asserting themselves through language, healing, building community, and a continued relationship with the land. Activism lies at the heart of all these stories. The showcase provides a unique forum for engagement with Native filmmakers from Indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere and Arctic.

Showcase Schedule
All films and filmmaker panels are available on demand; check individual listings for dates and times. Short-format films are grouped into programs. Closed captioning is available for some films; check individual listings.

Waikiki
Available on demand from 12:01 AM ET, November 12, 2021, to 11:59 PM ET, November 13, 2021
Viewing of this film is restricted to the United States.
(USA, 2020, 77 min.)
Director: Christopher Kahunahana (Kanaka Maoli)
English and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i with English subtitles

Beans
Available on demand from 1:01 AM ET, November 13, 2021, to 11:59 PM ET, November 14, 2021
Viewing of this film is restricted to the United States.
(Canada, 2020, 92 min.)
Director: Tracey Deer (Mohawk)

The Song of the Butterflies (El Canto de las Mariposas)
Available on demand from 1:01 AM ET, November 15, 2021, to 11:59 PM ET, November 16, 2021
Viewing of this film is restricted to the United States.
(Peru/Colombia, 2020, 65 min.)
Director: Núria Frigola Torrent
Spanish and Munuka with English subtitles

Run Woman Run
Available on demand from 1:01 AM ET, November 17, 2021, to 11:59 PM ET, November 18, 2021
Viewing of this film is restricted to the United States.
(Canada, 2021, 100 min.)
Director: Zoe Hopkins (Heiltsuk/Mohawk)

What Happened to the Bees? (¿Qué les pasó a las abejas?) 
Available on demand from 12:01 AM ET, November 13, 2021, to 11:59 PM ET, November 14, 2021
(Mexico, 2019, 67 min.)
Directors: Adriana Otero and Robin Canul (Mayan)
Spanish and Mayan with English subtitles

Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective 
Available on demand from 12:01 AM ET, November 12, 2021, to 11:59 PM ET, November 18, 2021
(USA, 2020, 76 min.)
Directors: Costa Boutsikaris and Anna Palmer
Producer: Ben-Alex Dupris (Colville)

Rez Metal
Available on demand from 12:01 AM ET, November 12, 2021, to 11:59 PM ET, November 18, 2021
(USA/Denmark, 2021, 76 min.)
Director: Ashkan Soltani Stone
Assistant Director: Veronica Quam (Zuni)
Associate Producer: Pamela J. Peters (Navajo)