The All Roads Film Project provides platforms for international, indigenous and underrepresented minority culture artists to showcase their stories through the power of film and photography. Now with All Roads on the Road you can create a program for your venue with expressive works that will entertain, educate and enlighten audiences of all ages and diversities. Choose from films that range from animations and narrative shorts to feature length dramatic and documentary films.

Send us an email at allroads@ngs.org to select your program and receive more information about pricing.

A SHOUT INTO THE WIND
Director: Katja Gauriloff
The fate of an entire culture lies in the hands of a few determined individuals.
Watch them struggle against the threats of modern-day life to keep alive the traditions and memories of the Skolt Sámi people. Katja Gauriloff was born in Inari, Finland, and is the granddaughter of a famous Skolt Sámi traditional storyteller. A Shout Into the Wind is her first documentary film.
Finland | 2007 | 57 minutes | Finnish/Skolt Sámi (English subtitles)

CROCODILE DREAMING
Director: Darlene Johnson
This is a modern-day dreamtime legend about two estranged brothers who are brought together through the spirit of their mother. Darlene Johnson is from the Dunghutti tribe of the east coast of New South Wales, Australia. Her award winning dramas and documentaries include Two-Bob Mermaid, Stolen Generations, and One Red Blood.
Australia | 2007 | 27 minutes | English/Yolngu (English subtitles)

HUSH
Director: Dena Curtis
One evening, a young woman goes looking for her mother…and discovers
her mother’s secret life. Editor and filmmaker Dena Curtis works at CAAMA
Productions in Alice Springs, central Australia. Her latest work, a documentary she
directed called Cheeky Dog, recently premiered at the Sydney Film Festival.
Australia | 2007 | 5 minutes | English |

LAND AND AIRWAVES
Directors: Patrick Boivin and Alland Flamand
Like the tribal drums of the past, a community radio station serves as a unifying instrument for the Attikameks people and their language. Patrick Boivin and Alland Flamand are both originally from Wemotaci, an Atikamekw community in Quebec. They were introduced to filmmaking by Wapikoni mobile, a traveling production and distribution studio for young people in Aboriginal communities.
Canada | 2006 | 12 minutes | French/Attikameks (English subtitles)

MY BROTHER VINNIE
Director: Steven McGregor
Here is an intimate look at the relationship between Aaron, a successful actor; and his disabled brother, Vinnie, who after years under Aaron’s care is finally on the road to independence. Steven McGregor is an indigenous writer and director who lived for many years in Alice Springs, Australia. His films include 5 Seasons and the 50-minute drama Cold Turkey, for which he received an AFI nomination.
Australia | 2006 | 24 minutes | English

NANA
Director: Warwick Thornton
This short film is a heartwarming, humorous story about a granddaughter’s love for her nana (grandma). Warwick Thornton’s short films include Mimi and Payback as well as Green Bush, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Best Short Film Award (Panorama) at the Berlin Film Festival.
Australia | 2007 | 5 minutes | English |

TAVAKE
Director: Paul Stoll
In the Kingdom of Tonga, a young man bristles against the old-fashioned values of his traditional father. Paul Stoll is of Tongan and German-American descent. A graduate of the Zaki Gordon Institute, he is co-founder of Aboriginal Lens Ltd., an independent multimedia production company based in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Tonga/United States | 2006 | 14 minutes | Tongan (English subtitles)

GUARDING THE FAMILY SILVER
Directors: Toby Mills and Moana Maniapoto
This film takes a look at the effect of intellectual property on the Maori and the misuse of traditional symbols, images, and words in the global marketplace. Toby Mills (Ngati Raukawa and Ngai te Rangi) and Moana Maniapoto (Te Arawa and Ngati Tuwharetoa) are from New Zealand. Both individually and as a partnership, they tell stories through
film and music, using both Maori and English languages.
New Zealand | 2005 | 46 minutes | English and Maori (English subtitles)

WEAVING LIFE
Director: Roberto Arévalo
Following in his father’s footsteps, Rubiel Velasquez weaves baskets from bejuco, a wood similar to bamboo, which is disappearing from the central Colombian landscape. Colombian-born media educator and documentary filmmaker Roberto Arévalo teaches and produces documentary projects that promote social, cultural, and personal awareness.
Colombia | 2007 | 26 minutes | Spanish (English subtitles)