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“The New West” – May 22 | Program 4

The Cheyenne International Film Festival (CIFF) is pleased to release the films selected to screen at the Historic Atlas Theater May 21 – 23. The program is subject to change and will be updated on the website.

THE CODE OF THE WEST: ALIVE AND WELL IN WYOMING
DOCUMENTARY: USA, 30 minutes, 2010
DIRECTOR and WRITER: Jim Havey
PRODUCER: Jim Owen, (Associate Producer – Kent Noble)
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Jim Havey, Jim Owen
SYNOPSIS: There was a time when cattle roamed the open range, a handshake sealed a deal, and people lived by a sense of right and wrong carried in the heart — the unwritten rules of the cowboy. Shot against the backdrop of Wyoming’s breathtaking landscapes and vibrant communities, this film presents an inspiring portrait of what it really means to live with honor, heart, and purpose.

CANGELESKA WAKAN
CALL2ACTION – Co-presented by the Southeast Wyoming Intertribal Powwow Association
DOCUMENTARY: United Kingdom, 53 minutes, 2009
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER: Aitken Pearson
CAST: Russell Means, Arvol Looking Horse, Arlette Loud Hawk, Alex White Plume, Charmaine White Face, Donovin Sprague.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Aitken Pearson
SYNOPSIS: Cangleska Wakan is a performative documentary which addresses the “Sacred Hoop” of the Lakota through through candid and revealing opinions from respected tribal members in South Dakota. Cangleska Wakan (Sacred Hoop) is based on the Lakota concept that everything in the universe is interrelated, human beings and all things which exist in their environment are connected in one continuous process of growth and development. Discussions with Russell Means, Donovin Hump, Dallas Chief Eagle and others from the seven bands of the Lakota Nation address the Sacred Hoop and if it been broken and if so can it be mended.

May 22: Program 4 – The New West
Historic Atlas Theatre 2:45pm
Doors Open 2:30pm