Saturday, Feb 21 2:15p -
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE
"The Bilbee Boys" (84 min.)
2:15 pm
BEST NATIVE AMERICAN FILM
"Standing Silent Nation " (53 min.)
4:00 pm
The Independent Film Society of Colorado presents:
Mathew Nelson's Film "The Bilbee Boys", made in Colorado Springs, and "Standing Silent Nation."
"The Bilbee Boys"
Synopsis:
The Bilbee Boys is a comedy about three teenage brothers who deal with insecurity and social pressures when a young girl moves in next-door. Barnaby, Maxwell and Orson try to impress Rosemary in their own unique ways, but fail, due to their problems with anxiety and insecurity. School starts and the boys begin to change themselves, physically and mentally, to impress Rosemary.
The Bilbee Boys explores the insecurities, societal pressures and media influences teenagers and young adults face, through the eyes of three teenage brothers.
"Standing Silent Nation"
Synopsis:
What does a family have to endure to create a future for itself?
A Native American family plants industrial hemp on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. They put their hopes for a sustainable economy in hemp’s hardiness and a demand for its many products, from clothing to food. But when federal agents raided the White Plume’s fields, the Lakota Nation was swept into a Byzantine struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights, and common sense.
Standing Silent Nation tells the story of Alex White Plume’s efforts to pull his family out of poverty despite the obstacles of an irrational federal policy. The film transports the viewer into a world that has nearly been erased from the general American consciousness
Price: FREE
Age Suitability: 18 and up
