Events

Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival 2024

November 22, 2024

Start date: Friday, Nov. 22nd

End date: Sunday, Nov. 24th

Location: VMHC & VMFA

Festival website

Description

The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival aims to raise awareness about Native American language, cultures, and societies through films that share Native American perspectives. The Festival, which is the only one of its kind on the East Coast, brings together artists, authors, cineastes, and actors who share a passion for film and features experiential learning opportunities for the entire public. In the past, filmmakers have used demeaning stereotypes when incorporating Native characters or storylines, which lack nuance, accuracy, and complexity. The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival offers new insight into previously under-told narratives.