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Native Shorts

"Native Shorts presented by Sundance Institute's Native American and Indigenous Program" is a series that will feature short films produced, premiered or showcased at the Sundance Film Festival through its Native American and Indigenous Program, followed by a brief discussion with hosts Ariel Tweto (Flying Wild Alaska, Wipe-Out) an Inupiaq Eskimo from Unakleet Alaska and the Sundance Institute's own Bird Runningwater, a Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache.

  • Unborn Biru
    Thursday, March 5
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film Unborn Biru.The film is about a pregnant widow in desperate need of help. Without help from the community, she decides to steal silver from a dead body, in order to survive and feed her daughter. But the silver is cursed, and it has consequences for all of them, including the unborn.
  • Unborn Biru
    Friday, March 6
    3:00 am on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film Unborn Biru.The film is about a pregnant widow in desperate need of help. Without help from the community, she decides to steal silver from a dead body, in order to survive and feed her daughter. But the silver is cursed, and it has consequences for all of them, including the unborn.

 

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  • Hawaiki / Fainting Spells
    Sunday, March 1
    9:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film Hawaiki.The film tells of a refuge called Hawaiki created by children of the Okiwi School as a refuge with spiritual and metaphysical connections for the Maori people. They also screen and discuss Fainting Spells.Told through recollections of youth, learning, lore, and departure, this myth is imagined for the Indian pipe plant used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted.
  • Hawaiki / Fainting Spells
    Friday, February 27
    3:00 am on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film Hawaiki.The film tells of a refuge called Hawaiki created by children of the Okiwi School as a refuge with spiritual and metaphysical connections for the Maori people. They also screen and discuss Fainting Spells.Told through recollections of youth, learning, lore, and departure, this myth is imagined for the Indian pipe plant used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted.
  • Hawaiki / Fainting Spells
    Thursday, February 26
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film Hawaiki.The film tells of a refuge called Hawaiki created by children of the Okiwi School as a refuge with spiritual and metaphysical connections for the Maori people. They also screen and discuss Fainting Spells.Told through recollections of youth, learning, lore, and departure, this myth is imagined for the Indian pipe plant used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted.
  • Mino Bimaadiziwin / Lichen
    Sunday, February 22
    9:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the contemporary love story Mino Bimaadiziwin as well as the film Lichen, a biological documentary shot for iMax.
  • Mino Bimaadiziwin / Lichen
    Friday, February 20
    3:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the contemporary love story Mino Bimaadiziwin as well as the film Lichen, a biological documentary shot for iMax.
  • Mino Bimaadiziwin / Lichen
    Thursday, February 19
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the contemporary love story Mino Bimaadiziwin as well as the film Lichen, a biological documentary shot for iMax.
  • Little Chief / The Fourfold
    Sunday, February 15
    9:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss Little Chief featuring renown Blackfoot actress Lilly Gladstone. They also discuss the Mongolian language film The Fourfold.
  • Little Chief / The Fourfold
    Friday, February 13
    3:00 am on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss Little Chief featuring renown Blackfoot actress Lilly Gladstone. They also discuss the Mongolian language film The Fourfold.
  • Little Chief / The Fourfold
    Thursday, February 12
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss Little Chief featuring renown Blackfoot actress Lilly Gladstone. They also discuss the Mongolian language film The Fourfold.
  • The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina A Me Ka Po)
    Sunday, February 8
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina a Me Ka Po) a coming-of-age film from Hawai'i.
  • The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina A Me Ka Po)
    Friday, February 6
    3:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina a Me Ka Po) a coming-of-age film from Hawai'i.
  • The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina A Me Ka Po)
    Thursday, February 5
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina a Me Ka Po) a coming-of-age film from Hawai'i.
  • Fast Horse / Throat Singing In Kangirsuk
    Sunday, February 1
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film Fast Horse, an Inside look at Indian Horse relays. They also screen and discuss Throat Singing in Kangirsuk featuring Inuit throat singing.