National Geographic All Roads Film Project showcases breakthrough film and still photography from indigenous and under represented minority cultures around the globe. Launched in 2004, All Roads supports diverse cultural perspectives with an international film festival, funding, networking, and distribution opportunities to bring together voices that celebrate the vibrant cultural stories of our world. To read more about All Roads or this season’s slate of titles, go online to: www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads

BOLINAO 52
One boat, 110 passengers escaped from Vietnam. After 37 horrific days at
sea, 52 survived. This is their story. On the same bill with CROCODILE
DREAMING, a modern-day dreamtime legend set in the outback of Australia; as well as MENGED. Total Running Time: 108 min. National Geographic All
Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 CCA 8:30 PM
SAT 12/1 CCA 11:00 AM

DOL
Love struggles to survive amid violence and oppression in the Kurdish
regions of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Made by Hiner Saleem, who was born in
Iraqi Kurdistan and today lives in Paris. Plays with TAUA. Total Running
Time: 105 min. National Geographic All Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 FILM CENTER 5:45 PM
FRI 11/30 FILM CENTER 10:15 AM

ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS
This is an inspiring documentary about Malalai Joya, the woman who
launched a courageous parliamentary campaign in 2003 in newly democratic
Afghanistan. Plays with Bahman Ghobadi's DAF. Total Running Time: 104
min. National Geographic All Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 MIAC 1:45 PM
SAT 12/1 MIAC 9:15 AM

MISS NAVAJO
The role of women and tradition in DinŽ (Navajo) culture is explored through a
young girl's quest for the Miss Navajo Nation crown. Plays with the shorts
HUSH, NANA and LAND AND AIRWAVES. Total Running Time: 82 min. National Geographhic  All Roads Film Project
FRI 11/30 MIAC 9:15 AM
SUN 12/2 MIAC 4:00 PM


A SHOUT INTO THE WIND
The fate of an entire culture lies in the hands of a few determined individuals.
Watch them struggle against the threats of modern-day life to keep alive the
traditions and memories of the Skolt S‡mi people in Finland. Plays with the
shorts MY BROTHER VINNIE and TAVAKE. Total Running Time: 95 min. National Geographic All Roads Film Project
FRI 11/30 MIAC 1:45 PM
SUN 12/2 MIAC 1:45 PM

SONAM...THE FORTUNATE ONE
Follow Himalayan Monpa yak herders from a remote region in India in this
tale of love, lust and repentance. Running Time: 120 min. National Geographic All Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 SCREEN 7:45 PM
SAT 12/1 SCREEN 9:45 AM


SUPER AMIGOS
In Mexico City, five ordinary men, dressed as lucha libre wrestlers, become
modern-day superheroes to fight for social justice and human rights.
Appearing in person: One of the Super Amigos. Plays with the short 133
SKYWAY. Total Running Time: 104 min. National Geographic All Roads Film Project
WED 11/28 CCA 7:15 PM
SAT 12/1 CCA 1:30 PM

THREE SHORTS BY ALANIS OBOMSAWIN
Our 2007 Luminaria Tributee introduces three of her most compelling shorts
on indigenous culture - GENE BOY CAME HOME, RICHARD CARDINAL
and POUNDMAKER'S LODGE: A HEALING PLACE. Total Running Time: 84
min. Tributee Salute National Geographic All Roads Film Project
SUN 12/2 CCA 11:00 AM


WABAN-AKI: PEOPLE FROM
WHERE THE SUN RISES
In what may be her most personal film, Alanis Obomsawin crafts a vivid
portrait of the Abenaki people, such as a young artist determined to continue
the tradition of birch-bark canoes to the damning legacy of the Indian Act.
Running Time: 104 min. Tributee Salute National Geographic All Roads Film Project
FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 5:00 PM

Nih’ DinŽk'egho Neid‡: We Walk as DinŽ
Guest curator, Charmaine Jackson-John, selects this series of Navajo short films that represent a wide range of talent, from respecting traditional values and Mother Earth to modern-day activism and identity. Uniquely special in this program is one of the earliest films directed and edited by a Navajo tribal member circa 1966. These films may be viewed as a looking glass into Navajo cinema and their future ambitions.
Total Running Time: 100 min. National Geographic All Roads Film Project
THURS 11/29 MIAC 11:30 AM
SAT 12/1 MIAC 1:45 PM