SANTA FE REPORTER

Indigenize the Screen

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You can read plenty about a number of movies screening at this year's Santa Fe Independent Film Festival in our movie section this week, but it seemed absurd not to make special mention of the Indigenous Film Program. A hybrid drive-in/virtual event running through the fest's four days, the program finds exciting films such as fairy tale-like Monkey Beach from director Loretta Todd (Métis Cree), the contemplative family documentary My Dear Mother from Finnish Sámi director Paul-Anders Simma and any number of other full-lengths, shorts, local productions and more. It's been a mainstay component of the fest for years, but this might be the most intriguing batch we've ever seen.

By Alex De Vore