WHAT: “Indian Country –
Realistic Portrayals of Home”
Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre challenges how indigenous people
are depicted in mainstream Hollywood films. The thirty-year-old filmmaker
from Klamath Falls, Oregon was a Sundance Institute Film Fellow and the
U.S. award winner of the Cinema 100/Sundance International Film Award.
His film “Smoke Signals,” won the Audience Award and Filmmaker’s Trophy
at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.
WHO: Chris Eyre (pronounced “air”) will share his work and his fresh perspective as part of the Maricopa Community Colleges 2001-2002 Honors Forum Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2002, 7:30 p.m. (previously scheduled for March 20)
WHERE: Phoenix College, Bulpitt Auditorium, 1202 W. Thomas Road
WHY: The 2001-2002 Honors Forum Lecture Series is titled “Customs, Traditions and Celebrations: The Human Drive for Community.” The series is sponsored by the Honors Program at the Maricopa Community Colleges and is designed to encourage, foster and contribute to a climate of academic excellence both in the colleges and in the surrounding community.
INFO: For more information on the program, the public may call 480-731-8026
The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college districts in the nation. It includes 10 colleges – Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Estrella Mountain Community College, GateWay Community College, Glendale Community College, Mesa Community College, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix College, Rio Salado College, Scottsdale Community College and South Mountain Community College. The District also includes the Maricopa Skill Center, Southwest Skill Center, several satellite campuses and business/industry, technical and customized training institutes and serves more than 277,000 students annually. For more information: 480-731-8000 or www.maricopa.edu