{
  "id": 19674398,
  "title": "Celebrate Indigenous Cinema and Storytelling with Free Short Films",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/celebrate-indigenous-cinema-and-storytelling-with-free-short-films",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T16:24:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hyperallergic",
    "slug": "hyperallergic",
    "url": "https://hyperallergic.com/celebrate-indigenous-cinema-and-storytelling-with-free-short-films/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nThe 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\".",
  "summary": "Available for only two weeks, this curated selection of 14 Indigenous films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.",
  "key_points": [
    "Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian hosts Native Cinema Showcase online.",
    "2026 lineup includes four feature films and 10 short films from five countries and six languages.",
    "Showcase features films by Yolanda Cruz, Leya Hale, Paige Bethmann, and Zacharias Kunuk."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}