There is lots of news, that we'd like to share with everyone. First our experience at the 33rd Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, this past weekend, was nothing short of terrific.
POISON WIND looked & sounded great in its Beta SP format and the audience's response was VERY positive. We had an estimated 150 people for our screening, which led to an energetic question & answer period afterword. The film which followed ours is entitled SHADOW OF THE SALMON and the director, Michael Pearce of 360 Productions, thanked us for our film and complimented our work before his film began. I return that now by having a chance to say his film was quite powerful in its story about the water rights issues for the Salish Tribes of the Pacific NW. It was a TRUE honor to have been included at this festival. We are all very grateful.
My next blog will be posted sometime tomorrow with photos, links and information about the music video Paul DeNigris and I shot for CLAN II DESTINE out at Papago Park on November 3rd. It was a great day for filming and the film's song 'Breeze in the Wind' is well honored by this amazing and dedicated band.
In the meantime..time is of the essence for our Mother and her Heart...The Grand Canyon.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Nuclear-Free Future Awards
Manual Pino will be receiving the Nuclear-Free Future Award on October 24 in Munich, Germany for his work in helping to educate people, on a global basis, about the effects of uranium mining on the Environment, Indigenous People, Former Miners and Communities. Manny is a an integral part of our film POISON WIND and we are also grateful, that the film will be shown on October 26th in Munich along with THE RETURN OF NAVAJO BOY (Jeff Spitz) . This is our 2nd screening in Germany and we congratulate Manny on this prestigious award and for all the work he is doing for Environmental Justice! (Photo of Manual Pino taken by Claus Biegert)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
POISON WIND News
I would like to share some good news with everyone! POISON WIND has been accepted into the line-up at the 33rd Annual American Indian Film Festival (American Indian Film Institute), which takes place in San Francisco, on Nov 7-15. The film screens on Saturday, November 8th at noon and further information will be available on the 220-productions website this week.
The Nuclear-Free Future Awards, taking place in Munich, Germany on October 26th will be playing the movie at the event. Also we are further honored to have the Sierra Club of Flagstaff showing the movie on November 15th. They are hoping to arrange a panel discussion, speakers on uranium mining afterward. Plus there was good news last night from Washington State and the Yakama Film Festival, who emailed last night to let us know the film had been accepted to play at their festival in March/2009.
Aside from the festival news: communities in the NW, Canada, Australia and Alaska are writing for copies to share with their own impacted areas. That is the sole purpose of POISON WIND. To educate and inform through the stories of those most affected. We are grateful for all these opportunities.
I will be updating again soon with more information on all of this and Clan/destine II
and their new CD OPERATION PEACE!
The Nuclear-Free Future Awards, taking place in Munich, Germany on October 26th will be playing the movie at the event. Also we are further honored to have the Sierra Club of Flagstaff showing the movie on November 15th. They are hoping to arrange a panel discussion, speakers on uranium mining afterward. Plus there was good news last night from Washington State and the Yakama Film Festival, who emailed last night to let us know the film had been accepted to play at their festival in March/2009.
Aside from the festival news: communities in the NW, Canada, Australia and Alaska are writing for copies to share with their own impacted areas. That is the sole purpose of POISON WIND. To educate and inform through the stories of those most affected. We are grateful for all these opportunities.
I will be updating again soon with more information on all of this and Clan/destine II
and their new CD OPERATION PEACE!
Monday, September 1, 2008
Pray for the people of the Havasupai and the Grand Canyon and remember the words of elder Rex Tolusi:
"With the environmental groups that are concerned for animals, for plantlife, for the waters, at times I find it hard to bring these people together, to look at things as we, the indigenous people do. Our environment, we are a part of, for we are the children of our Mother Earth. The groups that I speak to, I tell them, if the fishes can come together, if the four-leggeds can come together, if our feathered relatives come together, why couldn't the two-legged people come together and work together? I feel that it's time now that we look at things around us, as we, the indigenous people, look at the earth, the air, the waters, the universe. We must protect these things. . . .
I want to say the people that are here to spread the word to those who are not here, tell them what we have said here.”
Rex Tilousi, Havasupai Nation, Grand Canyon, USA. Longterm member of the Havasupai Tribal Council, activist against Canyon Uranium Mine.
I have added a HAVASUPAI FLOOD INFO page at 220-productions.com
There is information there on how people can donate to the tribe through Wells Fargo.
RE: POISON WIND News: the film will play at the Heard Museum, in Phoenix, in early 2009. Hopefully there will be a panel discussion afterwords about uranium mining on Indigenous lands and future of mining in the Grand Canyon. The film will also be shown
by the Sierra Club in Flagstaff in early October and at the Western Mining Action Network’s conference in Albuquerque on Sept 24.
We continue to send POISON WIND to film festivals and are very thankful for the 4 we have been screened at so far. The Natural Resources Defense Council asked for a copy of the film and that went out last week. The film will be available for purchase beginning Sept 6 and I'll post information on ordering the DVD by then. The single of
BREEZE IN THE WIND by CLAN II DESTINE will be available too.
"With the environmental groups that are concerned for animals, for plantlife, for the waters, at times I find it hard to bring these people together, to look at things as we, the indigenous people do. Our environment, we are a part of, for we are the children of our Mother Earth. The groups that I speak to, I tell them, if the fishes can come together, if the four-leggeds can come together, if our feathered relatives come together, why couldn't the two-legged people come together and work together? I feel that it's time now that we look at things around us, as we, the indigenous people, look at the earth, the air, the waters, the universe. We must protect these things. . . .
I want to say the people that are here to spread the word to those who are not here, tell them what we have said here.”
Rex Tilousi, Havasupai Nation, Grand Canyon, USA. Longterm member of the Havasupai Tribal Council, activist against Canyon Uranium Mine.
I have added a HAVASUPAI FLOOD INFO page at 220-productions.com
There is information there on how people can donate to the tribe through Wells Fargo.
RE: POISON WIND News: the film will play at the Heard Museum, in Phoenix, in early 2009. Hopefully there will be a panel discussion afterwords about uranium mining on Indigenous lands and future of mining in the Grand Canyon. The film will also be shown
by the Sierra Club in Flagstaff in early October and at the Western Mining Action Network’s conference in Albuquerque on Sept 24.
We continue to send POISON WIND to film festivals and are very thankful for the 4 we have been screened at so far. The Natural Resources Defense Council asked for a copy of the film and that went out last week. The film will be available for purchase beginning Sept 6 and I'll post information on ordering the DVD by then. The single of
BREEZE IN THE WIND by CLAN II DESTINE will be available too.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Film Festival News
Co-producer, Norman Patrick Brown, and I are proud to announce that POISON WIND has been accepted at the TALKING STICK FILM FESTIVAL, taking place at the Hotel Santa Fe: June 21-26. We also received word that POISON WIND has been added to the line-up at the 4th Annual GLOBIANS World & Cultural Documentary Film Festival in Potsdam, Germany on Aug 8-17.The film will also be shown at FORT LEWIS COLLEGE: The Center of Southwest Studies which is presenting: Connections : Earth + Artist=A Tribute Art Show in Resistance to Desert Rock on June 22. We are very honored and grateful to be included in both these festivals!
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