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The 33rd Annual
American Indian Film Festival
November 7 - 15, 2008
Searchable List of Films

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The American Carver

Ancestor Eyes

At Land's End - ITI HUMMA

Before Tomorrow

The Box of Wisdom Totem Pole

By the Rapids

Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider

Chance

Club Native

Coloring the Media

The Creation

Darkness Calls in Gitxsan

Deb-we-win Ge-am-aan, Our Place in the Circle

The Eighth Fire:
One Earth, One Whole Circle, Again


The Exiles

Frozen River

Fry Bread Babes

A Future Past Voice

Gathering Devah:
An Ancient Pine Nut Harvest Tradition


Hope on the Rez

In a World Created by a Drunken God

In Laman’s Terms

In This World

It Had To Be Done

Kitohcikew - One Who Makes Music

L'Amendement

Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

Magic on the Water

Mato Paha: Rally to Protect Bear Butte

Mino Bimaadiziwin: Touching the Sky

Moccasin Flats: Redemption

Modern Day Warriors

My Big Fat Diet

Native Wind

Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners

Older Than America

One Drum

Our Spirits Don’t Speak English:
Indian Boarding School


Out in the Cold

Poison Wind

Power Paths

Reservation Soldiers

A Return Home

A Return to Wellness

River of Renewal

Second Stories: Honour Thy Father

Seminole Wind

Shadow of the Salmon

A Shout into the Wind

Sikumi

Sparkling Igloo

Spirit Warriors

Stories of the Cherokees

Summer Sun Winter Moon

This Is My Life

Tkaronto

Totem: Return and Renewal

Travels Across the Medicine Line

Triptych

Two Spirits, One Journey

Ua Uitumupan

Weaving Worlds

Where Are You Grandpa?

Yes Is Better Than No

Yocha-de-werrtis (Return to Springtime)

You Can Let Go


Older Than America

Older Than America
Director: Georgina Lightning
102 Minutes • USA • Feature

2008 AIFF Award for Best Director — Georgina Lightning
2008 AIFF Award for Best Supporting Actor — Wes Studi

A woman's haunting visions reveal a Catholic priests sinister plot to silence her mother from speaking the truth about the atrocities that occurred at a Native American boarding school. A contemporary drama of suspense, Older Than America delves into the lasting impact of the cultural genocide that occurred at Indian boarding schools across the U.S. and Canada.

Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:00 p.m.
Landmark Embarcadero Center Cinema

$8 general / $7 students and seniors

Director Georgina Lightning will be available for questions and answers following this screening.



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