Events
WAM Nights Film Series: Through the Repellent Fence & Sweetheart Dancers (Double Screening)
August 18, 2023 | 6:30pm
WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Cost:
$10 general public; FREE for WAM Members
Location:
Wichita Art Museum
Through the Repellent Fence (2017) follows the Native American art collective Postcommodity as they construct Repellent Fence, a two-mile long outdoor artwork straddling the U.S.-Mexico border a mile in each direction and suturing the region back together.
Directed by Sam Wainwright Douglas.
Click here to watch the trailer
Sweetheart Dancers (2019) is the story of Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the “Sweetheart Dance.” This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for men and women couples – until now.
Directed by Ben-Alex Dupris.
Click here to watch the trailer