Meet Jojo Jackson: The One to Watch
R EZ LIFE BECOMES art for 21-year-old Jojo Jackson, star of the new Netflix hit Rez Ball. Based on a true story, the film follows a Diné high school basketball team vying for a New Mexico state…
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Editor’s Letter: Game Time
THE AUDIENCE cheered as the screen went dark and the credits rolled on Rez Ball. Hosted by the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFIFF), the special screening was more than an early preview of the…
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Lights, Camera, New Mexico!
NESTLED AMONG the sagebrush and rocky, inhospitable terrain at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, an octagonal hogan sits uninhabited. Just a few weeks earlier, a flurry of…
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Native Filmmakers Take a Leading Role
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING of Shaandiin Tome’s short film Mud (Hashtl’ishnii), you notice the graininess. It’s shot on 16-millimeter film, a bold aesthetic choice that is not easy to pull off. You’re not…
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