MARIN AMERICAN INDIAN ALLIANCE

In Honor of All Tribes

Mill Valley 32 Film Festival

We will be co-presenting 2 films at this year's Mill Valley Film Festival. For information about tickets go to www.cafilm.org/mvff.

Barking Water

This film by writer/director Sterlin Harjo (Seminole and Creek Nations) premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

The road to Barking Water offers a glimpse into a people and a place rarely seen on the screen, the Native Indigenous landscape and culture of Oklahoma. Lyrically beautiful and emotionally resonate, “Barking Water” reflects the psychologically rich territories of family and home and what it takes to get there. Directed by Serlin Harjo, up and coming Native American storyteller whose work has been recognized by the Sundance Institute and Film Festival. Starring Richard Ray Whitman and Casey Camp-Horinek.

This film will be shown:

Mon. October 12, 6:00PM, CinéArts @ Sequoia 2 (Mill Valley)

Thu. October 15, 9:15PM, Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center 3 (San Rafael)

You can read a synopsis and view a trailer on the web site at www.barkingwaterfilm.com/

Jim Thorpe, The World's Greatest Athlete

Director and co-writer Tom Weidlinger teamed up with co-writer Joseph Bruchac, the Abenaki author and storyteller in this film biography of the legendary Jim Thorpe.

This profile of American Indian sports legend Jim Thorpe uses recreations, old recordings, photos and rare film footage for a warm and personal look at a bigger-than-life and still widely misunderstood 20th-century character.

This film will be shown:

Sun. October 11, 1:15PM, CinéArts @ Sequoia 2 (Mill Valley)

Thu. October 15, 5:15PM, CinéArts @ Sequoia 2 (Mill Valley)

You can learn more about this film at:

www.jimthorpefilm.com/index.html