Harkins Theatres & Heard Museum Host 2006 Native Film Festival

The Heard Museum Film Festival, presented by Harkins Theatres & Casino Arizona; with additional support from the Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, offers a must-see-line up of original & award-winning Native films. Unique among film festivals, this year's offerings meld art, culture & innovation in an unparalleled, thought-provoking experience. Expiration Date, a romance-comedy, featuring a cameo appearance by 2006 Teen World Champion Hoop dancer Nakota LaRance, Hopi/Tewa/Assiniboine/Navajo will kick-off the 5th Annual Heard Museum Film Festival on Oct. 12th, at Harkins Centerpoint 11 in Tempe.

Feature films include:
* Waterbuster: Feature premier at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, documentary filmmaker J. Carlos Peinado, Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara, embarks on a journey of self-discovery & reconnection with his American Indian identity. Along the way, he reveals a shocking tale of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers building the Garrison Dam in the 1940s & the detrimental impact on the Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation in North Dakota.

* Ten Canoes: Winner of the Special Jury Award at Cannes Film Festival, 2006, this Australian film by Rolf de Heer, is about a man named Dayindi who covets one of the wives of his older brother. To teach him the proper way, he is told a story from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, bungling mayhem & revenge gone wrong.

* Crossing Arizona: As up to date as the nightly news, but far more in depth, Crossing Arizona, directed & produced by Joseph Matthew & Dan DeVivo & Best Documentry Winner of the Arizona International Film Festival, examines the Mexico-Arizona border crisis through the eyes of those directly affected by it. This film also features Tohono O'odham school teacher, Mike Wilson.

* The Tribe: This film, narrated by Peter Coyote, sheds light on what it means to be an American Jew in the 21st century by tracing the history of the most successful doll on the planet, Barbie.

All screenings will be held at Harkins Valley Art & Harkins Centerpoint 11 on Mill Avenue in Tempe, with select screenings & discussions at the Heard Museum Steele Auditorium in downtown Phoenix. For a schedule of films, times & screening locations, visit heard.org.

TICKETS:
Tickets go on sale September 1st, at Harkins Theatre locations Valleywide.

Full Festival Pass: $80
Day Pass: $25
Harkins Theatre Single Screenings: $10
Heard Museum Screenings: $10
*Special rates available to American Indians & members of the Heard Museum.