The National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center celebrates LGBT pride month with a special “At the Movies” screening during the closing night of The Americas Film Festival of New York.
Fire Song, a film by Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis/Danish), will be shown Friday, June 17, from 6–9 p.m. The program is presented in cooperation with the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. A discussion with Jones and actors Andrew Martin (Mohawk) and Harley Legarde (Ojibwe) will follow the screening, moderated by imagineNATIVE’s executive director, Jason Ryle.
The event takes place in the museum’s lower-level auditorium. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Use the “Sign Up” link at http://s.si.edu/1NvQd0K or contact the Film & Video Center at fvc@si.edu or (212) 514-3737 for reservations.
When an adolescent girl commits suicide in a remote Northern Ontario aboriginal community, it's up to her brother, Shane, to take care of their family. Shane was supposed to move to the city to go to college in the fall, and he has been trying to convince his secret boyfriend to come with him, but now everything is uncertain. Shane is torn between his responsibilities at home and the promise of freedom calling to him from the city. He pushes through barrier after barrier, determined to take care of his mom and earn money for school. But when circumstances take a turn for the worse, Shane must choose between his family and his future.
The National Museum of the American Indian is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere—past, present and future—through partnership with Native people and others. The museum’s George Gustav Heye Center is located at One Bowling Green in New York City. For additional information, including hours and directions, visit AmericanIndian.SI.edu. Follow the museum via social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Join the conversation using #FireSong.
“At the Movies” is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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