Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival - Short Films

Come relax and enjoy an evening of Indigenous short films. This event is free and open to the public thanks to our sponsors.

• Community Foundation - Central Blue Ridge (Herring-Jones Donor Advised Fund)
• Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
• Virginia Film Festival
• UVA Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Films

Away For Awhile (2023) 12 minutes - The descendant of a Matron in the American Indian boarding schools travels to the southwest attempting to return Native artifacts collected a century ago.

Black Indians (2021) 6 minutes - This films shares some historical information related to race in Virginia, and the Racial Integrity Act of 1924.

Decolonizing Data (2023) 4 minutes - An animation project created in collaboration with the Seattle Indian Health Board, to raise awareness of utilizing digital data to preserve cultural knowledge and information.

Farming Renewal (2023) 5 minutes - A film by the Upper Mattaponi Tribe about Food Sovereignty efforts.

Pocahontas: The Real History (2021) 8 minutes - The true and tragic history of a young Native woman, whose story was so incorrectly portrayed for so long.

The Fire (2022) 6 minutes - Colin & Marie are mourning the loss of their father/husband Bruce, but tonight he comes to visit Colin in a dream with an important message.

Tiny (2022) 16 minutes - Tiny is a contemplative stop motion film which tells the story of ‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill’s childhood.

Zitkala: Trailblazing American Indian Writer and Composer (2021) 12 minutes - The story of Zitkala sa an American Indian composer, author and civil rights activist.

Wallowing Bull (2023) 6 minutes - A film exploring the cultural significance of the American Bison.

Warrior Up (2023) 22 minutes - Talon Pascal from the L’lwat first National British Columbia is just 17 years old, but he is already skilled in many nearly lost indigenous skills.

Host or Publisher •UVA Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion