© 2024 KMUW
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Indie Film Guide: The American Indian Festival

TravelKS / Flickr

Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.

Coming up: A contest to capture the experience of the American Indian Festival.

__________________________________________________

American Graffiti

July 18, 7:00 p.m.

Orpheum Theatre

40th Anniversary screening of George Lucas' Oscar-nominated film

__________________________________________________

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

July 22, 6:00 p.m.

Orpheum Theatre

First part of the two-part Harry Potter finale, as the Orpheum concludes its run of the entire series

__________________________________________________

Monseñor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero

July 23, 7:00 p.m.

Wichita Peace and Social Justice Center

Documentary on the Archbishop in El Salvador in the 1970s who spoke out for the poor against a backdrop of violence

__________________________________________________

Matewan

July 26, 7:30 p.m.

SEIU Hall, 3340 W Douglas

John Sayles' extraordinary dramatization of a 1920s West Virginia coal miners' labor dispute

__________________________________________________

American Indian Festival Film Contest

July 28, 2:00 p.m.

Mid-America All Indian Center

Screening and awards for films submitted to the contest to document the experience of Wichita's American Indian Festival

__________________________________________________

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

July 29, 6:00 p.m.

Orpheum Theatre

Conclusion of the Harry Potter series

__________________________________________________

Music: Bill Haley & His Comets - "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"

Fletcher Powell has worked at KMUW since 2009 as a producer, reporter, and host. He's been the host of All Things Considered since 2012 and KMUW's movie critic since 2016. Fletcher is a member of the Critics Choice Association.