Creative Spirit screening

Saturday night I attended the screening of this year's Creative Spirit winners at the Sherry Lansing Theater at Paramount Pictures. As you may recall, the winners were:Two Spirits, One Journey
tells the story of forbidden love on the Lakota Indian reservation.

Written and produced by Shawn Imitates Dog (Oglala Lakota)
Directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Arthur Allan Seidelman and Chad Richman

Ancestor Eyes
tells the story of a young Native American woman and her mother, who must come to terms with her daughter's illness.

Written and directed by Kalani Queypo (Blackfeet, Hawaiian)
Produced by Angela KoenanI was pleased to see I got my very first film credits: as a judge for the Creative Spirit competition. Can fame and fortune be far behind?

After the screenings I interviewed Shawn Imitates Dog and Kalani Queypo for an article I hope to do. I talked briefly to James Lujan, Creative Spirit's guiding, er, spirit. And I mingled with such stars as Gil Birmingham, Princess Lucaj, Delanna Studi, and Elena Finney.