Free London Listings

Film showings as part of Native Spirit Festival

Free, suggested donation £3

7.30pm MAUNA KEA- TEMPLE UNDER SIEGE Hawaii’s 14’000 foot high mountain volcano has been claimed by Astronomers from around the world as the ideal location for a large number of observatories, yet to Native Hawaiians, Mauna Kea is the first born of the “cosmic forces”, a holy site reserved for the most sacred of ceremonies, connecting the indigenous peoples to their ancestors, from the beginning of time. This insightful indepth
documentary explores the conflicts arising from the clash of these two cosmologies and the native peoples struggle to preserve and reclaim the mountain that inspires their respect, awe and reverence.

By Joan Lander and Puhipau of Na Maka o ka ‘Aina. Hawaii. 57min

8.45pm THE PLACE OF THE FALLING WATER This ninety minute film is broken up into three chapters depicting life of the flathead reservation and its three distinct cultural communities, before and during the construction of the Kerr Hydro Electric Dam and the resulting effect it has had on the lives of the indigenous peoples living their, and discusses the repercussions of the possible takeover of the Dam by the tribe in 2015.

By Tom Smith and Roy Biginare. USA 90min

10pm IN THE LIGHT OF REVERENCE This feature length documentary explores the struggles that three different indigenous communities, Lakota, Hopi and Wintu, in North America face in trying to protect the sacred sights of their culture and their ancestors. This film was made as a teaching aid for Grade9-University.

By Christopher McLead . USA. 73min

The Native Spirit Festival is an annual event organised by the Native Spirit Foundation, to promote indigenous cultures and to highlight some of the issues being faced by indigenous communities today. All funds raised through the Native Spirit Festival and our other activities, enable us to continue our work and provide grants to indigenous communities for education projects and schools etc. The Native Spirit Foundation is a non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, and without government funding or subsidies.