Celebrate Indigenous Cinema and Storytelling with Free Short Films
Available for only two weeks, this curated selection of 14 Indigenous films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is hosting the Native Cinema Showcase online from November 13 to 27, 2026, to celebrate Indigenous filmmakers from the Western Hemisphere and Arctic. This annual event showcases the best of Indigenous film, including documentaries, features, animations, and short-format films. All films are available on-demand from November 13, 5 PM ET, through November 27, 2026, 5 PM ET, except for "Remaining Native," which is also available worldwide.
The 2026 lineup features four feature films and 10 short films, representing five countries (Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay, and the United States) and six languages (Chatino, Chuukese, Dené, Inuktitut, K’iche’, and Numu). This year’s showcase includes films directed by Yolanda Cruz (Chatino), Leya Hale (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota/Diné), Paige Bethmann (Haudenosaunee), and Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk).
Additionally, there are short films such as "Becoming Buffalo", "Deneege Leł Ghu Kk’ots’eedeneeyh Te Heł Hoozoonh Ts’e Denots’edeneeyh", "We Get Better When We Tan Moose Hides", "Do you Speak Paiute?", "Iikaiksimatsa’pao’p: Grateful to Be on the Land", "Legend of Fry-Roti: Rise of the Dough", "Redbird", "Saq Nikté y El Espíritu de la Máscara", "The Arrangements", "Tule", and "Twisted Braid".
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