Description

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum presents the eleventh annual Festival of Native Film & Culture at Camelot Theatres in central Palm Springs.

The Festival is one of the nation’s most highly-regarded events of its kind – featuring the best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other indigenous peoples. Engaging, entertaining, and enlightening feature films, documentaries, and short films from some of today's premier Native American and indigenous filmmakers will be followed by informative Q&A sessions.

Guest Programmer is Elizabeth Weatherford, founding director of the Film and Video Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

Thematically, the 2012 Festival highlights traditional cultural practices, environmental issues, and identity. The popular short film series has been expanded to two sessions – one focusing on preserving Mother Earth and the other featuring visionary Native filmmakers from around the globe.

On the evening before Opening Night, Elizabeth Weatherford will offer an engaging illustrated lecture on Native and Indigenous films, some of which will be screened later the same week.

Individual tickets are $10 for adults; and $7 for Senior Adults (60+), Students, Youth (16 and under), and Military Personnel.  The All Access Pass is $60.

Tickets go on-sale February 6, 2012.

To purchase individual tickets and All Access Passes in February , call 1.888.71.TICKETS between the hours of 6:00 am and 3:00 pm or go to www.camelottickets.com.

All Access Passes purchased online will be available for pickup at Camelot Theatres Box Office during normal business hours (11:30 am to 8:00 pm daily). Tickets and All Access Passes may also be purchased in-person at Camelot Theatres Box Office.

For additional Festival information, contact Claire Victor at 760.833.8169 or cvictor@accmuseum.org.