NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALL ROADS FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 5 YEARS OF ‘IMAGES AND STORIES’ THROUGH INDIGENOUS AND MINORITY-CULTURE FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY (National Geographic)
WASHINGTON/SANTA FE, N.M. (Nov. 11, 2008)—Two women of the Rwanda genocide
come face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families. A couple of
intrepid scientists race against time to find the last remaining speakers of
endangered languages. A mother and her taxi driver bond as they roam war-torn
Lebanon in search of her missing son. These contemporary stories of indigenous
and under-represented minority cultures are among the 30 All Roads Film
Festival offerings screening in select locations as part of the Santa Fe Film
Festival Dec. 3-7. This year’s All Roads theme is “Images and Stories: A New
Generation,” and the films represent 22 cultures from 15 countries.
“In a world where indigenous languages are in jeopardy of imminent loss at the
rate of one every two weeks, it is crucial that we recognize the value of our
indigenous and under-represented minority-culture communities and the cultural
knowledge they provide us,” said Francene Blythe, director of the All Roads
Film Project. “It has become the mission of All Roads over the past five years
to seek out the stories of these communities and make them accessible to a
broader audience. Since our inception, All Roads has …
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