NATIVE SPIRIT INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL 2023 takes place at The Muse 269 Portobello Road W11 1LR from 6pm-10pm, Monday 23 - Sunday 29 October.

An exhibition of Indigenous Action designs by Klee Benally, film Stills by Pamela J Peters; and from Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun (Taxam Films), will also be on display (from 12pm on Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 October)

#NSFF2023 brings a vast collection of 65+ films by international Indigenous filmmakers from all over our planet including: Diné, Cree, Métis, Anishinaabe, Māori, Kānaka Maoli, Haudenosaunee, Cherokee, Quechua, Kichwa, Aymara, Mapuche, Magar, Even, Miskito, Raramuri, St Vincent & Grenandines, Bedouin, Hazara, Atikamekw, Northern Arapaho, Eastern Shoshone, Paiute Shoshone, Amis, Migunburri, Gullibal, Yup'ik, Cup'ik, Tlingit, Inuit, Innu, Siksika, Blackfoot, Greenlandic and Mi’kma’ki.

Highlights include: Sunday matinee 2pm Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun — An intimate and thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman and her family on the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory, as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world. Indian Relay rider Logan Red Crow vaults bareback from horse to horse in exhilarating races. In this male-dominated sport, victory is an uphill battle.

Image: Not Today Colonizer ©Klee Benally - Diné (Navajo) musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. IndigenousAction.org