Arapaho Truths, the eight-time award-winning film produced by St. Stephens School in collaboration with Boston’s Moonstar Productions will be shown on December 28th at the Ninth Annual Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival. The Garifuna Festival is California-based, because of the pandemic this year’s festival will be held online for all to see.
“The GIIFF was founded in 2012 with a mission to preserve the values and aspirations of all indigenous people and Garifuna cultures. The GIFF’s mission is to specifically support the preservation of all indigenous cultures in the world through art and film,” according to their website.
Arapaho truths will be shown on December 28, for more information about the screening, click here.
Students of St. Stephens School performing in the film, Arapaho Truths.
Arapaho Truths showcases four traditional Arapaho stories. Each story is told by an elder tribe member: William C’ Hair; Wayne C’ Hair and Eugene Ridgely, Jr. Each story is uniquely illustrated by the students of St. Stephens using clay animation, drawings, paintings, shadow puppets, and performance. Between the stories are short anecdotes and insights about native storytelling.
These are told by various tribal elders, mentors, school officials, and students, including: Merle Haas, Frank No Runner, James Stewart, Mike Redman, Michael Eugene Ridge Bear, Ryan Tyler, Ruth Goggles, Janice Goggles, Rupert “Ducky” Goggles, Hista Soldier Wolf, and
Darryl Dodge, among others. The film features the Students of St. Stephens Indian School, including performances by Danielle Bass, Timberly Blackburn, and Precious Gould.
Arapaho Truths is narrated by Sergio Maldonado and contains traditional music by Michael Eugene Ridge Bear and Mike Redman, as well as a score by Tim Janus. The Executive Producer is Dara Weller, to whom the film is dedicated. It is directed by George Giglio. The Director of Photography is Joe Collins. And the Producer is Maureen Matson.
For more information about Arapaho Truths please go to: arapahotruths.com