Did you know that Los Angeles has the second-largest concentration of Native Americans of any U.S. city? Or that USC sits on what was once Native American land? Find out how Southern California Native American students see their world and yours at this screening featuring the next generation of Native American filmmakers.

Presented as the opening night of the 2009 LA SKINS FEST, this event will feature films made by Native youth from the United States, Canada and Mexico. Produced by Native high school, undergraduate and graduate students, the films range from serious documentaries to animated comedies, and offer great insight into today’s Native American youth. The works explore the students’ own environments and cultures while challenging them to draw difficult conclusions about who they are and where they come from. The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and festival organizers Ian Skorodin and Patricia Gomes (USC, class of 2011) and a reception with live Native music.

Organized by John Carlos Rowe (English and American Studies and Ethnicity). Co-sponsored by the 2009 L.A. Skins film festival and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and Department of American Studies and Ethnicity.

For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu