[Frameworks] American Indian and Indigenous experimental filmmakers

Gail Silva gail at gailsilva.org
Thu Mar 5 19:52:42 UTC 2015


This must be a mistake.  John Adair was Peter Adair’s father and is surely the correct maker of this work.
I believe “Holy Ghost People” made in 1967 was Peter’s first film work.

On Mar 5, 2015, at 11:38 AM, director at lift.on.ca wrote:

> The link says Peter Adair worked on this project, but the book about the
> project is written by Sol Worth and John Adair. Was Peter Adair (of Holy
> Ghost People and Word is Out fame) actually involved in this project? Is
> there a relation?
> 
> C
> 
>> That¹s the program!  A pretty essential screening to include.  It ran at
>> UCLA as well in October.
>> https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2014/10/25/navajo-film-themselves-1966
>> 
>> 
>> On 3/5/15 7:31 AM, "Gawthrop, Rob" <Rob.Gawthrop at falmouth.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> "Navajo Film Themselves"
>>> http://www.penn.museum/sites/navajofilmthemselves/
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMO2UGfaBI
>>> 
>>> Rob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: Nate Cummings <ncummingslambert at gmail.com>
>>> Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List
>>> <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>>> Date: Thursday, 5 March 2015 03:02
>>> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>>> Subject: [Frameworks] American Indian and Indigenous experimental
>>> filmmakers
>>> 
>>> Dear Frameworkers,
>>> 
>>> A small group of students and alumni are programing an American Indian
>>> and
>>> Indigenous film screening series at CalArts for the end of the month.
>>> This
>>> will be a week long event from March 30th to April 3rd.
>>> 
>>> I'm reaching out to all of you for suggestions as we finalize our
>>> programming
>>> in the next coming weeks.
>>> 
>>> The program covers a range of forms and techniques and any suggestions
>>> will be
>>> appreciated and looked at. We are specifically looking for work made by
>>> American Indian and Indigenous peoples, not simply about.
>>> 
>>> Programs will be arranged around such topics as:
>>> The Construction of Knowledge in Ethnographic Film Practices
>>> The Preservation and Conservation of Indigenous Land and Rights
>>> Contemporary
>>> Indigenous Art and Crafts
>>> Personal Narratives and Histories on the Reservation.
>>> 
>>> As the event draws closer I'll send out the program details for those
>>> interested in the Southern California and Los Angeles area.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for any help and suggestions.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Nate Cummings-Lambert
>>> (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> <http://twitter.com/falmouthuni>
>>> <http://www.youtube.com/falmout
> 
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