Authentic Voices, Powerful Stories: Indigenous Representation on Film | Mentor Session

Описание: Learn about how to tell meaningful, ethical, and culturally grounded stories from two leading Indigenous creators. In this mentor session for the Latest Generation Film Contest, former Kaw Nation Vice Chair and public historian James Pepper Henry and award-winning Cherokee filmmaker Jeremy Charles share essential guidance on building trust, honoring community protocols, avoiding extraction, and uplifting Indigenous voices in film.
Whether you're an emerging filmmaker, a student storyteller (ages 14–22), or simply passionate about representation, this conversation offers powerful insights on:

🎬 Ethical collaboration with Indigenous communities
🎤 First-person storytelling and returning agency to Native voices
🌱 Reciprocity vs. extraction in documentary filmmaking
🪶 The role of language, history, and cultural continuity
🔎 The story of The Return of the Sacred Red Rock
🔥 How young filmmakers can innovate, heal, and shape the next generation of storytelling

This session is part of the Latest Generation Film Contest, inspired by Abraham Lincoln’s call to “think anew and act anew.” Contest is open nationwide to creators ages 14–22, with cash prizes and a red-carpet premiere in Chicago (deadline: Feb 28, 2026).

https://www.lincolnpresidential.org/l...

If you’re ready to tell stories that matter—and to tell them with integrity—this mentor session is a must-watch.

After you’ve watched, please complete this survey:
https://s.zoom.us/m/bPlPcn1xd

And stay tuned for our next session in our Latest Generation mentor series in January about how to use primary and secondary sources to craft a good narrative for a documentary.
Details to come.

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