One online resource that I thought was
extreme interesting was the American Indian Film Institute. I have heard of
schools for Film but I did not realize there was one for American Indians. This
website has a lot of information on it about American Indian Film, such as the
American Indian Film Festival, which was November 1-9th of this
year. It was the 39th one so far.
Since 1975, AIFI has
recognized the opportunity and responsibility to empower American Indian media
artists
by placing the tools of technology in their hands and to introduce
their works into the fabric of Indian community life, mainstream media and
international audiences. - Michael Smith, AIFI President
However they aren’t just a place looking to
make money. Every summer they go to areas with at risk youths. These areas
often have limited job opportunities and they bring professional filmmakers and
the youths get to participate in making a short broadcast quality films that
are played in their tribal community. This institute helps youths realize that
they can do something with their life. They may have ended up thinking that
they were not good for anything, if not for this group of people who did not
want to see them struggle.
I believe this source was selected because
it shows how much of a difference you can make if you just try. If this group
did not volunteer their time every summer there may have been a lot more youths
just going from job to job and trying to make ends meet, rather than pursuing a
passion- if they even got a job at all. There are many kids out there who
people just give up on-and this is with any culture, if someone would just show
them they can do something important they may just live a fuller life.
http://aifisf.com/tribal-touring-program/
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