RUN TO THE EAST

Free Screening Thursday March 1 in Albuquerque

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:03:34 +0000

Come join us this Thursday March 1 in Albuquerque for a free screening at the Domenici Center Auditorium on the UNM Campus. The screening begins at 5:30.

Winner Best Sports Film at the Red Nation Film Festival

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:17:03 +0000

We’re excited to announce that Run to the East won the award for Best Sports Film at the Red Nation Film Festival in Los Angeles. In the picture above, Chantel Tails Hunt holds up the trophy at the awards ceremony.

Official Selection Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:28:23 +0000

Come join us at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival on Thursday October 20th. The film will screen at Warehouse 21 at 1:45 pm. Buy your tickets and get more information about the screening here.

Official Selection DOCUTAH

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:58:12 +0000

Come join us at the Southern Utah International Film Festival this September. The film will play at the following times: Fri. 9/9 1-4 p.m. – Red Cliffs Cinema Theater 2, Mon. 9/12 7-10 p.m. – Parry Lodge (Kanab), Tues. 9/13 4-7 p.m. – DSC Eccles Main Stage, Thurs. 9/15 1-4 p.m. – Red Cliffs Cinema Theater 1, Fri. 9/16 5-8 p.m. – DSC Eccles Black Box. For more information, check out the DOCUTAH schedule.

Official Selection Tulsa International Film Festival

admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:39:22 +0000

Come watch Run to the East at the Tulsa International Film Festival. The movie screens sometime between September 22 and 25th. Stay tuned for more details at tulsafilmfestival.org.

Official Selection Wyoming Film Festival

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:09:42 +0000

Come watch Run to the East at the Wyoming Film Festival. The movie will screen sometime on August 26 or August 27. Stay tuned to wyomingfilmfestival.org for specific dates and times.

Official Selection White Sands Film Festival

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:05:08 +0000

Come watch Run to the East at the White Sands International Film Festival. The movie will screen Friday August 26, 2011 at 11am at Cineport Theaters. For more details go to wsiff.com.

Official Selection Albuquerque Film Festival

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:46:36 +0000

Come watch Run to the East at the Albuquerque Film Festival. The movie will show on Sunday July 21 at 4:00 pm. For more details check out abqfilmfestival.com. To buy tickets, go here.

Official Selection Red Nation Film Fest

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:41:39 +0000

Come watch Run to the East at the Red Nation Traveling Film Festival. The movie will show on Thursday July 18 at 7:30 pm. For more details check out rednationmusicfest.com.

Run to the East Screens on Reservations

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:27:01 +0000

Chee Dodge Screening

While it’s still making rounds on the U.S. film festival circuit, the new documentary “Run to the East” is being screened for Native American audiences in remote reservation towns. Last week, the filmmakers set up a makeshift theater during a Wings of America Running and Fitness Camp at Chee Dodge Elementary School in Gallup, New Mexico.

“How else do you screen a film on the reservation?” said the director Henry Lu. “There are no multiplexes, no AMC or Regal, and the festival circuit doesn’t run there.”

The 90-minute documentary from Moxie Pictures follows three Native American high school runners throughout their senior year. The students run to earn scholarships that will take them off the reservation.

Lu realized how important it was to screen the film on the reservation after he shared an early cut with the families and tribal leaders. “They told me there are so many other children on reservations and Pueblos that might not see a way out, and this movie could inspire them,” he said. “I knew that I could team up with Wings of America to reach that audience now.”

Shaun Martin, the program director of Wings, believes it’s important to show the film now to youth because it provides hope. “Watching ‘Tails’, Thomas and Dillon’s story gives the kids on the rez role models that they can actually meet and talk to,” he said.

“They’re real, and it gives kids a chance to share their dreams.”

After the Chee Dodge screening of the film, Lu moderated a spirited Q & A with two of the subjects of the documentary. Chantel “Tails” Hunt and Thomas Martinez talked about the challenges of life on the rez and how running helped them overcome everyday obstacles in school.

“The goal is to stick through it and know that it’s no different than running a race,” Hunt said.

The night after the Gallup screening, a Chee Dodge fifth grade teacher named Mrs. Ellison, approached Lu. She had brought her 11-year-old daughter, Sydnee Lovejoy, to see the film, and shared something with him that validated his decision to team up with Wings. “On the drive home, her daughter asked her if she too could run,” he said.