Tulalip Film Festival
An International Celebration of Films Featuring Coast Salish Filmmakers
Schedule of Events
An Evening with Filmmaker Angelo Baca
Friday, August 10, 2007, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
The Tulalip Community has an opportunity to meet with 2006 Tulalip Film Festival Best Overall Performance winner Angelo Baca from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at the Tulalip Education Center/Boys and Girls Club Complex to see some of his latest creations including premiering his new film Powwow 101 and some film shorts by a youth group he mentored in Yakima. Angelo will be available to answer questions.
Afterwards, TFF will be screening a group of youth films, which will include films like Fish from the Seattle International Film Festival and Superfly, a Longhouse Media and Native Lens production.
Family Memories Digital Storytelling Workshop
August 13th, NWIC Tulalip Campus
Session I: 10:00-12:00
Session II: 1:00-3:00
(Students need only attend one session)
In this workshop, students will create a 5-7 minute video of family photos put to music that can be played on a DVD or on a computer. More information...
Evening Screenings of 2007 Tulalip Film Festival Entries
5:30 - 7:30 PM (Later if required)
Monday, August 13th - Friday, August 17th, 2007
Entries for the 2007 Tulalip Film Festival will be screened and juried at these events. People wanting to be jurors should contact us at 360-651-3570.
NWIC-Tulalip Filmmaking Institute
August 14th-16th
3 day course exploring aspects of acting & drama, music production, creative writing, storyboarding & script writing, and filmmaking. More information...
Tulalip Film Festival
Final Screening & Awards
Friday, Aug 24th
Time:
3:00PM-5:00PM- Special Youth Film Screenings
6:00PM-10:00PM-Feature Films, Shorts & Music Videos
Place: Tulalip NWIC Campus & Boys and Girls Club
Tulalip Living History Festival
Saturday, August 25th
All day cultural sister event, hosted by the Tulalip Amphitheatre, to raise funds for the new Tulalip Tribe's Museum Project. This event will feature live Native American Music, cultural demonstrations, arts & crafts vendors, food vendors, storytelling, children's area, information booths, and a chance to see the award winning Tulalip Film festival films, if you missed them on the 24th or would like to see them again. This is a drug & alcohol free event & fun for the whole family and friends!
The 2007 Tulalip Film Festival is sponsoring the presentations by renowned Coast Salish author and filmmaker Lee Maracle. She will be part of the opening for the Festival and will meet with aspiring writers and filmmakers in the early afternoon.
BIO: Lee Maracle
Lee Maracle, Sto:Loh nation, grandmother of four, mother of four, was born in North Vancouver, B. C. and now resides in Innisfil, Ontario. Her works include: the novels, Ravensong, Bobbi Lee, Sundogs, short story collection, Sojourner's Truth, poetry collection, Bentbox, and non-fiction work I Am Woman. She is Co-editor of My Home As I Remember and Telling It: Women and Language Across Cultures, editor of a number of poetry works, Gatherings journals and has published in dozens of anthologies in Canada and America. Ms. Maracle is a both an award winning author and teacher. She currently is Mentor For Aboriginal Students at University of Toronto where she also is a teacher and the Traditional Cultural Director for the Indigenous Theatre School, where she is a part-time cultural instructor. She is currently the Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the ABS/Eng Dept at University of Toronto and Writer In Residence at First Nation's House, U of T. Lee will be transferring to the University College of the Frazier Valley in Abbottsford, BC to set up the Salish Institute, a new native studies program.