Denver Museum of Nature and Science-Infinity Theater

The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, Denver American Indian Commission and Denver Museum of Nature & Science are pleased to present the 2023 monthly Indigenous Film Series. This year we will have both in-theater and virtual events. Please join Indigenous Film and Arts for two short films from director Nicolas Renaud (Huron-Wendat First Nation of Wendake), followed by a live Zoom conversation with the filmmaker. Oursons (Bear Cubs). The stories that flow from the memories of Rolland Pitre Sioui,…

Heartbeat of a Nation, director Eric Janvier (Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation). In this intimate documentary, the director turns his lens on his brother, Brant Janvier, teaching his young child how to make a caribou drum. A celebration of the Good Life through reclaiming and passing down traditional knowledge in a Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nations community. (National Film Board of Canada, 2022, 21 min.). With drum maker Brant Janvier appearing in person for audience discussion/Q&A.

Tnorala: Director Warwick Thornton (Kaytej Nation). Tnorala, located in Central Australia, is a place of unique and sacred importance to the Western Arrernte people, who actively protect its beauty and integrity. Storyteller Aunty Mavis Malbunka takes us on a journey through time as she describes the relationship of her people to the ancestors, to the land, to intruders, and modern tourism that may be the key to preserving Tnorala for future generations. In Arrernte with English subtitles. (CAAMA Productions, 2007, 23…