Silver Bullet Productions' Screenings & Other Events

		UPCOMING EVENTS
		From Nofire Hollow to Hollywood, An Evening with Wes Studi Monday, August 12th, 6:30 pm, Las Campanas Hacienda Wes Studi, award winning star of stage and screen, will entertain with anecdotes from his life and career in a one man performance. Enjoy a beautiful sunset, wine and appetizers with this noted Cherokee actor before he takes the stage. Star of “Last of the Mohicans,” “Geronimo,” “Heat,” “Avatar,” “Crazy Horse,” “Dances with Wolves,” several films written by Tony Hillerman, such as “Coyote Waits,” and countless other film and television productions. Limited to 75 guests $85 a person benefits Silver Bullet Productions educational programs ($63 of the $85 ticket price is tax deductible) Call 505-820-0552 for tickets or click here to buy them now: Supported by Partially underwritten by the Dan & Ashlyn Perry Foundation for this event. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Joe Dean from Lumenscapes and Dan Murray of Baccas Wine, part of Southern Wine and Spirits.

		PAST EVENTS
		Screenings of CANES OF POWER There have been multiple local screenings and broadcasts of CANES OF POWER which include: The Southwest Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) held a screening during Indian Market on August 15 at the New Mexico History Museum. On September 8 “CANES OF POWER” was screened by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. Seven of New Mexico's Pueblo Governors and as well as other tribal leaders joined SBP's production team, Wes and Maura Studi, Senator Tom Udall and Jill Cooper Udall, as well as Washington members of agencies, foundations, educators and filmmakers, for a celebration of the message from Silver Bullet's new film CANES OF POWER. A reception on the 4th floor of the beautiful National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) was sponsored by Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship, The Dan and Ashlyn Perry Foundation, and Silver Bullet. The screening of the film at the Museum theatre met with enthusiastic support. A panel discussion focused on the need for more education projects like the Canes and the important issues of sovereignty. We thank the generosity of our co-sponsors, and the gracious support of the Smithsonian NMAI. We acknowledge the special guests of the evening Governor Shije (Pueblo of Zia), Governor Rivera (Pueblo of Pojoaque), Governor Vicente (Pueblo of Acoma), Governor Quintana (Pueblo de Cochiti), Governor Lovato (Ohkay Owingeh), Governor Perez (Pueblo of Nambe), Governor Quintana (Pueblo of Santo Domingo), Lt. Governor Pecos (Cochiti), Lt. Governor Aquino, and tribal leader Peter Pino (Zia). In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) presented a screening of Silver Bullet Productions’ CANES OF POWER in their theatre on Sunday, November 4 and 7, 2012, which included a panel discussion. PBS/KNME broadcast CANES OF POWER in their three state viewer area (New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado), on November 8. The Santa Fe Film Festival screened the film on December 8 at the New Mexico History Museum Theater (www.santafefilmfestival.com) This is tremendous visibility for a very good film! Click here to buy this DVD now John Nichols, author of Milagro Beanfield Wars, Missing, On the Mesa, and Sterile Cuckoo, offers his comments about CANES OF POWER: “Canes of Power is a beautifully filmed documentary that tells the story of Pueblo sovereignty along the Rio Grande. It is at once a fascinating history lesson and a passionate argument for Native Americans’ control over their own destiny. The many Pueblo voices who speak here are dignified, resolute, very sharp, and also compassionate. The canes of authority, which passed from one sovereign nation to others in New Mexico under Spanish conquest, then Mexican takeover, and finally during the American invasion, are symbolic of a people’s resolve to abide on their own terms in their own country. The film provides a unique insight into Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and into the personality of the Pueblo tribes who have steadfastly, over centuries, negotiated their freedom and sovereignty with different invaders. Modern issues of Pueblo governing and cultural change are also addressed at length. Canes of Power is an eye opener, a valuable instruction, and a moving portrait of a people and of their remarkable homelands. A must-see for every student of New Mexico history, and for anyone seeking to learn how we all should deal with the planet we live on if we wish to salvage a positive future. It is really a clean and powerful and instructive work of art.”
Auctioneers Brian Egolf and Ali MacGraw with George Rivera and Wes Studi Pojoaque Governor (and Artist) George Rivera and his wife Felicia Board members Matthew Martinez, Gayle Wein, and Event Chair Charlene Kellner		Biannual Fundraiser Held May 12 Was a Success! Silver Bullet Productions biannual fundraiser held on May 12 at the beautiful Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe was a wonderful success – we raised much-needed funds for our programs and made many, many friends in the process. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this event: generous attendees, our terrific sponsors, our many donors of auction items and other support, and featured guests for the evening: Award winning Author Michael McGarrity; Actor, Director and activist, Wes Studi; Emmy Award winner Kirk Ellis; and our stellar auctioneers Brian Egolf and Ali MacGraw. Left: Speakers Michael McGarrity, Kirk Ellis and Wes Studi, Right: Wes Studi and Chris Eyre We gratefully acknowledge our event donors and sponsors: The Inn and Spa at Loretto, KSFR Santa Fe Public Radio, Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship, Institute of American Indian Arts, Laguna Development Corporation, Western Art and Architecture, New Mexico Bank and Trust, Los Alamos National Bank, and Scheuer, Yost & Patterson, P.C. Money raised from this event is going to projects that fulfill the goal of engaging rural and Pueblo students in hands on filmmaking which empowers them, enhances their academic and economic opportunities, and preserves community, culture and heritage. Such projects include suicide prevention workshops in Pueblo communities, as well as the development of documentaries such as CANES OF POWER. event photos © WARD RUSSELL
“Once again you have produced a marvelous documentary film that fills a very important educational crevasse. I have to say that the story line and blending of on-camera int erviews is very compelling. Congratulations on a very significant educational achievement for New Mexico and the U.S. Silver Bullet Productions and Lightningwood Pictures sure do fit well together.” “Mazel tov! Your film enlightens all who seek to comprehend the complex relationships and history of New Mexico - and is a moving culmination of your vision and journey of discovery. Bravo.” “This film is germane to ALL cultures that reside in our America. It poetically explains the formal sovereignty and ancestral dignity of our native New Mexican pueblos, shedding overdue light on their sacred, historical and arduous journey in time.”		Initial Screening of CANES OF POWER April 11, 2012 Silver Bullet Productions and the Institute of American Indian Arts were proud to host the premiere of CANES OF POWER, Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at 5:30 pm at the IAIA Theatre. It was a “standing room only” event!
		CANES OF POWER March 31, 2011 Reception
		On March 31, Silver Bullet Productions hosted a fund raising event at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe to support the development of a new documentary film, “CANES OF POWER.” Silver Bullet acknowledges and thanks major supporters of this event and of the proposed film, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and Western Art & Architecture Magazine. A special thanks goes to Charmay Allred for her very generous underwriting of the reception, as well as to the speakers and presenters: Conroy Chino (Acoma), Wes Studi (Cherokee), Governor Randall Vicente (Acoma), Governor Marcellus Medina (Zia), JoAnn Melchor (Santo Domingo), and Dr. Matthew Martinez (Ohkay Owingeh). Silver Bullet Productions is indebted to our “Canes of Power” Honorary Committee: Michael McGarrity, Maura Studi, Wes Studi, Bruce McKenna, Hampton Sides, Kirk Ellis, Ali MacGraw, Representative Brian Egolf, Kelly Egolf, Gov. George Rivera (Pojoaque), Mayor David Coss, and Joe Garcia (Ohkay Owingeh). We further recognize the hard work of the Reception Committee of Charlene Kellner, Gayle Wein, Brad Jones, Dottie Shively, Jan Chavez-Wilcynski, Patricia Link, Nick Durrie and Pam Pierce.
		SCREENINGS OF ANCIENT PATHWAYS - MODERN LEADERS April 14 & August 16, 2011
		There is significance to the role of pueblo “heroes” in community life that is greater than self; leadership, an expression of Pueblo values, is service to the greater community. In pueblos, spirituality and service are the basic qualities against which leaders are judged. Leaders are chosen for character, knowledge, and commitment to cultural survival. Individuals do not seek power or control, nor do they demand fame or authority. Leaders are not self-selected, but nourished, encouraged and chosen based on the commitment and skills needed by a community at a given time (American Indian Research and Policy Institute, 1999). This 45-minute documentary film is a profound and stimulating glimpse into this model of leadership that has sustained a culture for more than a thousand years. Two very successful screenings of the film have been held. Over 200 attendees viewed the initial screening of the documentary film on April 14, 2011, at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Sponsors were the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, IAIA (Institute of American Indian Arts), WA&A (Western Art & Architecture Magazine), La Fonda on the Plaza, and GCCE (Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship). The second screening, which was standing room only, was held on August 16, 2011, and sponsored by the Southwest Association of American Indian Arts (SWAIA) and The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Silver Bullet Productions is very grateful to these sponsors for their support!