For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska: The true-life story of an extraordinary Alaskan woman who becomes an unlikely hero in the fight for civil rights.

Jim Thorpe, The World's Greatest Athlete: A biography of the man voted the greatest athlete of the 20th century.

Power Paths: An exploration of energy through the eyes of Native Americans. Premiered Nov 3 on the PBS Series Independent Lens.

River of Renewal: A look at the fight over water rights in Northern California.

To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey:  A story about the Mohawk community in the middle of New York City -- Little Caughnawaga.

The Twelve Days of Native Christmas: A visual and musical adaptation of the well-known classic Christmas song.

Native American Night Before Christmas: A whimsical look at what a Native American Christmas Eve might be like when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling.

October 30 - November 5



Thanks to our sponsors and volunteers for making the third biennial VisionMaker Film Festival a success! Over 600 people attended the 12 films, and three filmmakers, Milt Lee (Cheyenne River Sioux), Jack Kohler (Kurok/Karuk/Hupa) and Cristina Ibarra spoke with students and community members.

Sponsors included the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, the Sheldon Museum of Arts, the Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Humanities Council, the Lincoln Journal Star, Pinnacle Bank and Union Bank. Thanks to Michelle Kosmicki for helping us with the evaluation, and Princella Parker and Jessica Kinser for taking tickets.

Arigon Starr, a member of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, and Dirk Maggs talk about their collaboration on their radio theatre production of The Red Road.  The one-woman musical production features Starr playing a full cast of characters, while transporting audiences back to 1977 and Verna Yahola's All Nations Cafe in Sapulpa Oklahoma.

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