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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
    Friday, December 19
    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.
  • Unborn Biru
    Sunday, December 21
    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.
  • This Is The Way We Rise / Conversion
    Friday, December 26
    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 This Is the Way We Rise. They also screen and discuss the film Conversion.
  • This Is The Way We Rise / Conversion
    Sunday, December 28
    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 This Is the Way We Rise. They also screen and discuss the film Conversion.
  • Birds in the Earth / Headdress
    Thursday, January 1
    9:00 pm on FNX 9.3
    No description available.
  • Birds in the Earth / Headdress
    Friday, January 2
    3:00 am on FNX 9.3
    No description available.

 

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  • Hawaiki / Fainting Spells
    Sunday, December 14
    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.
  • Hawaiki / Fainting Spells
    Friday, December 12
    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, December 11
    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
    Friday, December 5
    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, December 4
    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.
  • Little Chief / The Fourfold
    Sunday, November 30
    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.
  • Little Chief / The Fourfold
    Friday, November 28
    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.
  • The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina A Me Ka Po)
    Friday, November 21
    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, November 20
    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 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, November 16
    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 Fast Horse, an Inside look at Indian Horse relays. They also screen and discuss Throat Singing in Kangirsuk featuring Inuit throat singing.
  • Fast Horse / Throat Singing In Kangirsuk
    Friday, November 14
    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 Fast Horse, an Inside look at Indian Horse relays. They also screen and discuss Throat Singing in Kangirsuk featuring Inuit throat singing.
  • Fast Horse / Throat Singing In Kangirsuk
    Thursday, November 13
    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 Fast Horse, an Inside look at Indian Horse relays. They also screen and discuss Throat Singing in Kangirsuk featuring Inuit throat singing.
  • Raven / Sunflower Siege Engine
    Sunday, November 9
    9:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    No description available.
  • Raven / Sunflower Siege Engine
    Friday, November 7
    3:00 am on FNX 9.3
    No description available.
  • Raven / Sunflower Siege Engine
    Thursday, November 6
    9:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    No description available.
  • Coyote Way
    Sunday, November 2
    9:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    No description available.