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DESCRIPTION:The American Indian Film Festival returns in-person to San Francisco and 
 takes place November 4-12, 2022. For its 47th year, the festival presents a 
 cultural exchange of Native American and Canada's First Nations cultures 
 through films and other special events. It is the world’s oldest and most 
 recognized international film exposition dedicated to Native American 
 cinematic accomplishment.\n\nOpening Night on Friday, November 4th, at 6pm 
 takes place at the Letterman Digital Arts Center.\n \nThe program 
 features the local film, INDIANLAND, where filmmaker Liz Irons regathers 
 the group of occupants on Alcatraz Island who sought to negotiate treaty 
 rights to the land. In 1969, a few years after Alcatraz closed down its 
 prison, a group of young Indians took over the island for 19 months, 
 despite the lack of heat, electricity, and water. The stories of this 
 group, 50 years later, are told in INDIANLAND back on Alcatraz 
 Island. \n\nUNLORD THE LAND, directed by Oakland-based filmmaker Yvan 
 Iturriaga, will also be playing in the Opening Night program. It is an 
 episode from Rosario Dawson's Normal Ain't Normal web series depicting 
 stories of the Oakland working class after the pandemic. D’Pharaoh 
 Woon-A-Tai (Reservation Dogs) plays a young Native American man caught in a 
 family conflict over money with his older brother, played by Martin 
 Sensmeier (Yellowstone).\n\nTickets for Opening Night and other AIFF47 
 programs are available online at aifisf.com. The festival schedule is 
 presented in 17 different programs highlighting various themes such as 
 music, social good, sci-fi, animation, and thrillers. Many of these film 
 programs are also free to attend. Visit https://www.aifisf.com/ for 
 tickets and more information.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/10/24/18852736.php
SUMMARY:47th American Indian Film Festival: Opening Night
LOCATION:Letterman Digital Arts Center 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/10/24/18852736.php
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