Published September 24, 2019 SPOKANE, Wash. — One Heart Native Arts and Film festival looks to the future for its 4th annual festival. The festival’s theme, Indigenous Rising, calls Native youth to step into the arts while celebrating the resiliency of their people. Focusing on the next generation of artists, the festival will maintain a family-friendly feel throughout the visual, film, and performing arts. The 3-day festival kicks off Friday with a night of short films illustrating the Indigenous Rising theme. Russell Brooks—director, writer, producer, and Tacoma Film Festival judge—will moderate the film discussion. The visual art gallery will also open Friday evening and run through the festival’s end, with pieces from prominent local artists and up-and-coming artists. Red Eagle Soaring, a Seattle-based Native youth theatre, will bring the award-winning one act Killer Whale and the Black Rush on Saturday night, recommended for ages 10 and up. This play, written by Red Eagle Soaring alumni Dylan Thomas Elwood and directed by Hannah Victoria Franklin, follows a band of animals fighting for survival in a world of man-made disasters. Following the play will be a talk with the playwright. Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the Killer Whale cast will […]

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