{"id":320384,"date":"2025-12-02T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=320384"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:41:44","slug":"native-america-calling-short-films-taking-on-big-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/02\/native-america-calling-short-films-taking-on-big-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Short films taking on big stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, December 2, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Short films taking on big stories\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/events\/braids\/\">Braids<\/a>\u201d by director, writer, and editor Elise Aachix\u0302 Qa\u011faduug Beers (Unangan) tells the story of a Native student who contends with bullying and uninformed school policy. It\u2019s a modern-day tale with a long historical reach.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jkr8iVWJfMk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/plugins\/content-cards\/skins\/default\/content-cards-placeholder.png\" alt=\" - YouTube\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jkr8iVWJfMk\">\n\t\t\t &#8211; YouTube\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jkr8iVWJfMk\">\n\t\t\t<p>Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/eae06bf0\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"youtu.be\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tyoutu.be\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Trailer: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/jkr8iVWJfMk>Braids<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/Guts_Navajo\">Guts<\/a>\u201d is a comedy by Elias Gold (Din\u00e9). The short tells story of a drifter who wreaks havoc on the Navajo reservation in search of a particular traditional food.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<iframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1006827757?h=29d68edb5e\"  frameborder=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"   allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Trailer: <a href=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1006827757>Guts: Hastiin B\u00ed&#8217;Ach&#8217;\u00ed\u00ed&#8217; <\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to talk with both filmmakers and also get an update on a new initiative to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amcnetworks.com\/press-releases\/amc-networks-celebrates-native-american-heritage-month-by-spotlighting-indigenous-creators-on-amc-partnering-to-create-new-opportunities-for-indigenous-talent\/\">elevate Indigenous voices across film and television<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dOTuVqdwu8Y\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/plugins\/content-cards\/skins\/default\/content-cards-placeholder.png\" alt=\" - YouTube\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dOTuVqdwu8Y\">\n\t\t\t &#8211; YouTube\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dOTuVqdwu8Y\">\n\t\t\t<p>Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/eae06bf0\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"youtu.be\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tyoutu.be\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">FNX TV: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/dOTuVqdwu8Y>Pow!<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ebeers1992.wixsite.com\/ebprojects\">Elise Aachix\u0302 Qa\u011faduug Beers<\/a> (Aleut, Unangan), director, writer, and editor of \u201cBraids\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_eliasgold\/\">Elias Gold<\/a> (Din\u00e9), filmmaker and operator of the YouTube channel \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@nativemediatheory\">Native Media Theory<\/a>\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gonenative.tv\/pow\">Joey Clift<\/a> (Cowlitz), comedian, Emmy-nominated producer and television writer, and the writer and director of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt36669779\/\">Pow!<\/a>\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDr. Shelly Lowe (Din\u00e9), president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iaia.edu\/\">Institute of American Indian Arts<\/a> in Santa Fe, New Mexico\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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