Native American Heritage Month Movie: Prey

Name: Native American Heritage Month Movie: Prey
Start: 2024-11-26T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-26T20:00:00-06:00
Location: 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115

Schedule

Tue Nov 26 2024 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115 | Dekalb, IL

We will be screening the movie 2022 Prey in honor of Native American Heritage Month.
The seventh installment in the Predator franchise, Prey marks a significant shift in direction for the series by relocating it to a historical setting: the Northern Great Plains in 1719. A young Comanche, Naru (Amber Midthunder), strives to prove herself a hunter by attempting to protect her tribe from a marauding lion, but inadvertently encounters the titular extraterrestrial.
Featuring a largely Indigenous American cast and produced by Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet) with Indigenous consultant Professor Dustin Tahmahkera (Comanche), Prey makes significant efforts to authentically depict Comanche life, rituals, roles, clothing and weaponry. It’s the first film to have a full Comanche dub. This strong focus on positive Indigenous representation and historic accuracy is balanced with the franchise’s essential need for violent action, creating a unique high-octane cinematic moment in which Indigenous women and culture are foregrounded as strong and capable, with voice and agency over both their narrative destiny and representation.
This movie is rated R and is for adults only. No registration is required.
For more information, please contact Britta at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 2100.