Sundance Institute Indigenous Program Showcase
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The Autry in Griffith Park
- Admission:
- Included with Admission
About the Event
Part of the American Indian Arts Marketplace, this showcase of three short films is a celebration of some of the amazing work coming from Sundance Institute Indigenous Program alumni and aims to activate future storytellers to tell their stories.
The Prince and the Pauper (2025)
A famous Mohawk ghost, determined to escape the corporate afterlife, is drawn into an unexpected encounter with an identical and partially deceased descendant.
Directed by Tai Leclaire. (16 mins)
Menil and Her Heart (2026)
When a teen goes missing from the Cahuilla Reservation, her sister searches for the truth and is drawn into a cosmic world that may hold the answers, if she chooses to listen.
Directed by Isabella Dionne Madrigal and Sophia Dionne Madrigal. (15 mins)
Native Sin (2026) When a Native American Catholic priest returns to his tribal land to perform an exorcism, he must team up with his estranged medicine woman sister to battle a demonic force tied to the old Indian boarding school and the sins of his own church.
Directed by Stefan Perez. (14 mins)
About the Sundance Institute Indigenous Program
The Sundance Institute Indigenous Program champions and provides deep support of Indigenous-created stories on a global scale. From labs and fellowships to screenings and gatherings around the world, the program’s offerings are designed in response to the specific needs of Native and Indigenous storytellers.
Applications are currently open for the Graton Collab Artist Opportunity, which serves to cultivate a stage for artists from federally and non-federally recognized California Indian tribes to tell their stories through film. The inaugural fellows will be awarded curated courses from Sundance Collab, which provides a virtual destination for emerging artists to learn craft and career strategies and to build community through courses, workshops, advisor sessions, extensive resources, and community gatherings.
Learn more about the Graton Artist Opportunity and the Indigenous Program.
