TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa Community College will host the annual Red Fork Native American Film festival on Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th.

The Festival Feature Film will be The Unrest, directed by Oklahoman Mark Williams. Inspired by real events, the film focuses upon the disappearance of Native American children from the Stone Creek Indian Boarding School.  Although the children were never found, the film imagines their return to tell their stories – in a frightening way. 

"I hope audiences enjoy this movie for its scares and the suspense that I was going for,” says the film’s director, Mark Williams. “But more importantly I want them to walk away from it realizing the real horror wasn't the story, but what really happened at some boarding schools. That's what inspired me to make this movie.”

The annual festival presents a variety of independent films that showcase the work of Native American actors, directors and producers as well as films that focus on the experiences of indigenous peoples.

Honored guests for the festival include Featured Filmmaker Williams, and Ryan Red Corn and Sterlin Harjo, two Oklahoma members of the immensely popular internet media collective known as the 1491s.

In addition to the films there is an Art Market showcasing paintings and works of art by regional Native American artists.

This year’s featured artist is the nationally acclaimed Dana Tiger.

The Art Market will be open from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday and 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Saturday.

Art demonstrations will be presented during the festival, some of which offer opportunities for hands-on learning in a “make-it and take-it” workshop format.

Please RSVP for participation in the art demonstration(s) of your choice; attendance in art demonstrations requires no RSVP.

The festival is free and open to the public. 

For more information, call 918-595-8295, or see a complete schedule of events on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/redforknaff







The film schedule will be as follows:

Friday, October 19

7:00 pm – Stumbling Bear

7:05 – Tonto Plays Himself

7:45 – Thunder Inside Me

Maiden Indian

The Indian Word

8:15 – TBA

Saturday, October 20

1:00 – Up Heartbreak Hill

2:45 – This Time Last Winter

3:30 – 1491s

5:00 – Search for the World’s Best Indian Taco

5:30 – Supper Break

7:15 – The Adventures of Josie the Frybread Kid I

The Adventures of Josie the Frybread Kid, II

8:00 – The Unrest



Tentative Demonstration Schedule

Friday 5:30:            Michal Laudermilk            Bead Loom Weaving

Friday 7:30            Dana Talbert                        Basket Weaving

Saturday 2:30            Crystal Hanna                        Pottery

Saturday 6:30            Dora Smith                        Basket Weaving