The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present two films featuring Indigenous directors:
A short film: Handwoven and a feature film: For Walter and Josiah. BUY TICKETS NOW!
Handwoven by Directors Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Mihika Das, and Matthew Wisdom.
In the early 1900s, the U.S. Government discovered 8 billion pounds of coal buried on ancestral lands; as a result, thousands of Navajo were killed and their flocks decimated. Nikyle Begay is a non-binary Navajo shepherd and weaver determined to preserve their way of life. Each day, they care for their livestock as they would a family. Through raising their herds – and weaving Navajo wool – Nikyle has gained spiritual and emotional nourishment. 2024 Rated PG.
For Walter and Josiah by Director Jamie Elias
The Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana is shaken to its core by a teen suicide epidemic that claims 22 Native lives in a single year – including two high school basketball team members. ‘For Walter And Josiah’ follows the team during their season as the surviving members play to honor their fallen brothers and uplift their community. 2020 75 min Rated R
