Washington teens make films

Native Lens Youth Take Center Stage at “Native Experience in Film”March Point and five other short films created by native youth will be shown Saturday as part of the Native Experience in Film Festival at the Swinomish Reservation. The teens are from the Swinomish, Lummi, Muckleshoot, Suquamish and Tulalip tribes.

The festival is sponsored by the Skagit County Historical Museum. It also will feature professional actors, writers and directors, including Elaine Miles, famous for acting in the Emmy-winning television show Northern Exposure; award-winning actor Robert Guthrie; and writer and director Rick Stevenson of the feature-length film Expiration Date.