and the nominees are……..Michael Spears?!

<  and the nominees are……..Michael Spears?!

Posted: Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 at 9:39 pm

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Wow! Thanks to the American Indian Film Institute our long lost imaginary buddy Michael Spears just might win an award for acting in a movie that is actually good. That movie is Michael Linn’s Imprint starring Tonantzin Carmelo who is also nominated…against Tamara Podemski. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I wish NAICA were attending to see who wins this award……But we can’t cause Canada’s fancy money exchange racket put us in the poor house. So real life good friend Cindy Benitez will fill us in in an upcoming Longviews Special Edition Podcast-From San Francisco with Love-The AIFI Award Show Extravaganza! Stay tuned.
THE 32nd ANNUAL AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL NOMINEES:
Best Film
Four Sheets to the Wind, Director: Sterlin Harjo, USA
Imprint, Director: Michael Linn, USA
Luna: Spirit of the Whale, Director: Don McBrearty, USA

Best Director
Sterlin Harjo - Four Sheets to the Wind
Michael Linn - Imprint
Don McBrearty - Luna: Spirit of the Whale

Best Actor
Adam Beach - Luna: Spirit of the Whale
Cody Lightning - Four Sheets to the Wind
Michael Spears - Imprint

Best Actress
Tamara Podemski - Four Sheets to the Wind
Tonantzin Carmelo - Imprint
Natasha Johnson - Turquoise Rose

Best Supporting Actor
Ernie Tsosie - Mile Post 398
Gary Farmer - Disappearances
Deshava Apachee - Turquoise Rose

-More-

Best Supporting Actress
Carla-Rae Holland - Imprint
Jeri Arredondo - Four Sheets to the Wind
Tantoo Cardinal - Luna: Spirit of the Whale

Best Documentary Feature
Our Land, Our Life, Director - George and Beth Gage, USA
Water Flowing Together, Director - Gwendolen Cates, USA
Miss Navajo, Director - Billy Luther, USA
Making the River, Director - Sarah Del Seronde, USA

Best Documentary Short
Dream Makers, Director: Susan Cardinal, USA
Smoke From His Fire, Director: Kim Recalma-Clutesi & Aaron Szimanski, Canada
Gene Boy Came Home, Director: Alanis Obomsawin, Canada
Yukon Circles, Director – Karin Williams, USA

Best Live Action Short
The Tenth Day, Director - Dustin Owl Johnson, USA
Seeking Bimaadiziiwin, Director - Dave Clement & Kelly Saxberg, Canada
The Colony, Director - Jeff Barnaby, Canada
I’m Not the Indian You Had In Mind, Director – Thomas King, Canada

Best Animated Short
Raccoon and Crawfish, Director - Dale Rood, USA
Aboriginality, Director - Dominique Keller, Canada
Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn, Director – Dennis Jackson, Canada

Best Music Video
The Enlightned Time, Director - Stephan Galfas & Clint Childers, USA
What Are We Fighting For?, Director – Joanne Shenandoah, USA
Overwhelming, Director - Klee Benally, USA

Best Public Service
Bad Sugar, Director - James Fortier, USA
Hidden Plague, Director - Doug Cuthand, CAN
A Place Between: The Story of An Adoption, Director: Curtis Kaltenbaugh, Canada

Best Industrial
Seminole Tribe of Florida 50th Anniversary, Director, USA
NAPT-3 Decades, Director - Penny Costello, USA
A Defining Moment: Standing for Sovereignty, Director-Dale Kruzic, USA

Advance Tickets available thru AIFI: 415-554-0525 visa & mastercard. On-site tickets available at the following theater venues (on day of show.)

** November is National American Indian Heritage Month. AIFI welcomes all- audiences, all-colors, to participate at festival screenings, seminars and awards show.

THE 32nd ANNUAL AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS NOMINEES

Photo: Anthony Collins

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