AIFF48 | Nominees
48th annual American Indian Film Festival® | 2023 Nominees
San Francisco, CA - The American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) is proud to announce the nominees for the 48th annual American Indian Film Festival. The awards will be presented at the annual AIFF Awards Night on Saturday November 11, 2023 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
The AIFF Awards Night (established in 1978) has recognized excellence in American Indian cinematic achievement. Ten prestigious awards will be recognized to those with outstanding cinematic accomplishments, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Live Short, Best Animated Short, Best Music Video.
2023 Awards Nominees are as follows:
BEST FILM
Bones of Crows, Marie Clements, Director
Café Daughter, Shelley Niro, Director
Rosie, Gail Maurice, Director
BEST DIRECTOR
Gail Maurice, Rosie
Jack Kohler, Katy Dore, Gift of Fear
Marie Clements, Bones of Crows
Shelley Niro, Café Daughter
BEST ACTRESS
Grace Dove (Aine Spears), Bones of Crows
Isa Antonetti (Mili), Gift of Fear
Meadow Kingfisher (Rosie), The Beehive
Melanie Bray (Fred), Rosie
Star Slade (Yvette Wong), Café Daughter
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Vallejo (Kokonew), Gift of Fear
Keris Hope Hill (Rosie), Rosie
Michelle Thrush (January Spears), Bones of Crows
Sera-Lys McArthur (Katherine Wong), Café Daughter
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Justin Johnson Cortez (Manny), Gift of Fear
Phillip Forest Lewitski (Adam Whallach), Bones of Crows
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun, Banchi Hanuse, Director
Sacred Dog “Sunka Wakhan, Jeremy Williams, Director
Tough Skin, Montana Cypress, Director
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Cara Romero: Following the Light, Kaela Waldstein, Director
Fire Tender, Roni Jo Draper, Marissa Lila, Directors
ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught), Brit Hensel, Director
BEST LIVE SHORT
Calling, Jacob R. Pratt, Director
Metal Belt, Blackhorse Lowe, Director
Ohskennón Owi:ra (Little Dear), Jonathan Elliot, Director
Redlights, Eva Thomas, Director
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
A Bear Named Jesus, Terril Calder, Director
Grape Soda In the the Parking Lot, Megan Kyak-Monteith, Director
Heart Like a Pow Wow, Chief Lady Bird, Director
No More Kîyâm, Lese Skidmore, Director
Tiny, Ritchie Hemphill, Ryan Hache, Directors
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Walk With Me, feat. Adrian Sutherland, Brian Gregory, RoseAnna Schick, Kash Tahen, Directors
Wallowing Bull, Noam Sol Azouz, Dan Lior, Directors
Wiping the Tear, Dipankar Mukherjee, Director
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