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We are happy to announce that Stories I Didn’t Know will show on the PBS WORLD Channel during November 1-12, throughout the U.S. Our film will be on in 71% of tv households ! To check the airing date and time please check your local listing using the:
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Stories I Didn’t Know will screen at the Hanifl Performing Arts Center in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, Oct. 11 at 7PM
The event is FREE and kindly sponsored by the Lakeshore Players Theatre company in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
Director Rita Davern, Dakota educator, activist and artist Ramona Kitto Stately and Dakota and Ojibwe recording artist Reuben Kitto Stately, who both feature in film, will be there for a post-screening discussion.
We are looking forward to seeing you in person!
To book a FREE seat click on the button bellow:
NOTE: Masks and proof of vaccination or a negative Covid Test are required for indoor events at Lakeshore Players Theater.
On Monday, April 26, 2021 co-director Rita Davern, Dakota educator Ramona Kitto Stately and Dakota artist Reuben Kitto Stately participated in a panel organised by Alexander Valley Film Society alongside filmmaker Shane Anderson ( Guardians of the River) and Sammy Gensaw, Yurok Native and Director of Ancestral Guard (Guardians of the River), filmmaker Daniel Byers (Aguilucho: Dance of the Harpy Eagle) and José De Jesús Vargas González, Co-Director Panama Programs - The Peregrine Fund (Aguilucho: Dance of the Harpy Eagle).
The AMPLIFYING INDIGENOUS VOICES panelist had a thoughtful conversation around how to create more seats at the table for indigenous folx to tell their own stories and what can they as creators and allies do when funding and access to resources can be an issue.
Watch the full conversation down below.
Credit: Alexander Valley Film Society
Sunday, March 28 Stories I Didn’t Know co-directors Rita Davern & Melody Gilbert, Ramona Kitto Stately, Dakota educator & Reuben Kitto Stately, Dakota artist who are both featured in the documentary, participated in a discussion about the film and the many benefits of story sharing.
Thank you to everyone who attended the event and shared their thoughts about our film, participated in group discussion and sent lovely messages afterwards. We hope the film and the event has made you learn more about yourself and maybe even encouraged you to further explore or better understand a story in your family’s history.
If you attended the event and haven't yet filled in the feedback form, you can do so here: https://bit.ly/3fDDGKZ
A big thank you to Minnesota Humanities Center, TPT - Twin Cities PBS & Moving Lives Minnesota for organizing and moderating the event !
We can finally share with you a secret we’ve been keeping for awhile! STORIES I DIDN’T KNOW will air on TWIN CITIES PBS - TPT on
Monday, March 22 at 9 pm on TPT 2
Sunday, March 28 at 4 pm on TPT 2
On March 28 right after the film (5pm CST) co-directors Rita Davern and Melody Gilbert, together with Dakota educator Ramona Kitto Stately will discuss the film and the ways one can create empathy and understanding through story sharing.
To RSVP for the discussion event on March 28, click the button bellow:
More news about other broadcasts around PBS stations around the country very soon. Stay tuned!
Stories I Didn’t Know was selected to screen at Moldox International Documentary Film Festival for Social Change on September 10 in the small country of Moldova in Eastern Europe. We are excited to bring the film to this corner of the world !
We are thrilled to be one of the 10 films showing at the BEST OF FEST - MSPIFF 39 Redefined.
If you missed our documentary during the festival’s virtual edition, you have the chance to watch it again starting Thursday, June 25. You will have 24 hours to finish watching the movie once you start viewing and must start watching the film by Sunday, June 28 at 11:59 pm in order to finish before the end of the screening engagement. Virtual seats are limited, so reserve a ticket down below:
Screenshot from the MSP Film Society website
We’ve had a fantastic premiere at Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. Stories I Didn’t Know sold out TWICE and so many people have reached out to us with lovely messages of support and post screening reactions. Our 45 minutes Q&A on Sunday, May 17 was attended by approximately 170 viewers and we’ve received so many questions and thoughtful messages that we are still going through them. If you missed our Q&A you can still watch it below:
LIVE Q&A with directors Rita Davern and Melody Gilbert and film’s subjects Ramona Kitto Stately & Reuben Kitto Stately. Q&A was moderated by Craig Rice, MSPIFF programmer.
“It is beautiful and powerful, and so vulnerable and the stuff that healing is made of.”
“This was a beautiful and powerful film. The compassion of Rita and Ramona Kitto Stately as they shared and heard each other’s stories, and Rita’s willingness to recognize her priveledge and learn more by reaching out to others was amazing. It provides a path for all of us.”
“A powerful film about history, generational trauma, and the importance of actions to extend and recieve healing.”
On the closing day of the festival, May 23rd we were ranked number 1 for Audience Award at MSPIFF39! The final votes are still being tallied but we will let you know if we won as soon as we hear ! Such an honor to be #1 best documentary only after a week of voting. Follow us on our social media channels for more news. (Facebook Twitter and Instagram ).
Listen to the interview the directors of the film gave One Week Only, a podcast about independent & international cinema.
Screenshot: LIVE Q&A with directors Rita Davern and Melody Gilbert and film’s subjects Ramona Kitto Stately & Reuben Kitto Stately. Q&A was moderated by Craig Rice, MSPIFF programmer.
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival has moved online and is now called "MSPIFF Redefined.”
Stories I Didn’t Know was selected to premiere at the festival and despite the current world situation we are holding our premiere virtually on Sunday, May 17th. The screening will start at 2pm, and the live Q & A will be at 5pm.
Tickets will be available for purchase on the festival website starting on May 15th here: mspfilm.org/festivals/mspiff
Take a peek below at our MSPIFF programming note:
We are delighted to announce our World Premiere at the Minnesota St. Paul International Film Festival in April as part of the Minnesota Made Films section. Read the entire press release HERE
