The Matriarchs of Cinema / Women of Influence
15th NWIFTV Native Women in Film Festival | March 1-8
Who Tells The Story Matters
15th NWIFTV Native Women in Film Festival | March 1-8
The Week Leading to The Academy Awards®
The Matriarchs of Cinema | Women of Influence
Decolonizing The Entertainment Industry
Films Directed by Women from a Native Perspective
Events
Decolonizing The Entertainment Industry
Celebrating
100 Women 100 Stories
Joanelle Romero + Rebecca Brando
Rena Owen + Susan Masten
Cordially Invites You to Attend
Pre-Oscar Industry Brunch
In Person
March 8. 2024
Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills
Special Event as part of NWIFTV & Women’s History Month.
March 22. 2024
The Conversation Series
Industry Panels
Virtual
Spotlight Screening - March 7
American Holocaust: When It's All Over I'll Still Be Indian
In Person
Q&A with Filmmakers
Moderated by:
Teana David
Executive Director
Illuminate Film Festival
Panelists
Joanelle Romero
Director Producer Writer
American Holocaust: When It’s All Over I’ll Still Be Indian
Steve Newcomb
The Doctrine of Discovery
JoDe Goudy
Former Chairman of Yakama Nation
Twenty-four years ago award-winning director Joanelle Romero released her film which was short-listed for an Academy Award
AMERICAN HOLOCAUST: WHEN IT’S ALL OVER I’LL STILL BE INDIAN.
Joanelle Romero, reflecting on Ava DuVernay’s film “Origin,” emphasizes, “In my film, I explore the unmistakable parallels between Hitler’s blueprint against Jewish people and America’s historical termination, continuing to the present treatment of our Native Indigenous peoples. It goes beyond the confines of race, addressing the broader issues encompassing the doctrine of discovery and blood quantum.”
The Conversation will explore the similarities and where we go from here regarding subject matter from both films.
Ava DuVernay's (AMPAS member) film 'ORIGIN' is truly a must-see. As I immersed myself in its narrative, I couldn't help but recognize parallels between Ava's work, inspired by Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," and my own film, short-listed for an Academy Award in 2000, titled 'American Holocaust: When It's All Over I'll Still Be Indian.' The resemblance lies in the unsettling resemblance to Hitler's blueprint. He drew inspiration from the treatment of our Jewish relatives, applying similar atrocities against our Native Indigenous and African American relatives under the hands of America.
Film Program
45 Films Directed By Women
Over the course of the last seven years, NWIFTV Festival has wholeheartedly championed the screening of an impressive 177 films directed by women.
This laudable initiative serves as a resounding testament to our unwavering commitment to promoting inclusivity within the film industry. In a remarkable feat, NWIFTV has exceeded prominent film festivals like Toronto, Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, & the Oscars in terms of the sheer numbers of women-directed films featured.
In Person Screenings
AMC The Grove 14
189 The Grove Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90036
