“Haudenosaunee filmmaking is emerging in a way that is becoming more into the public awareness of who we are as people, how we speak,what we look like.”
—Terry Jones
“It’s very important to have these short film festivals. It gives our people, our First Nations Indigenous people to tell the stories that have not been told before because of the oppression and marginalization that our people have faced and continue to face through systemic racism and discrimination.”
—HMSFP 2021 audience member
The Haudenosaunee Micro-Short Film Program at Burchfield Penney Arts Center (9/3/22) was made possible with funds from Humanities New York and the Statewide Community Regrant program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Services Inc. Additional funding has been provided by the office of Buffalo Common Councilman Joseph Golumbeck Jr.
The Haudenosaunee Micro-Short Film Program was created in collaboration between Spark Filmmakers Collaborative , Native Spirit Film Festival, and Torn Jersey Media.
The 2022 Haudenosaunee Film Program | September & November 2022
Curated by Seneca filmmaker Terry J. Jones, HMSFP 2022 features a screening of 14 short films by 15 Haudenosaunee youth and adult filmmakers, followed by a filmmaker panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Saturday, November 12, 2022, 4:00 PM
Bears Den @ Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls, NY
Filmmaker panelists include Terry Jones, Judith Schyler and Jodi Lynn Maracle. Register for your free ticket here.
Saturday, September 3, 2022
Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Filmmaker panelists include Terry Jones (Seneca), Jodi Lynn Maracle, January Marie Rogers, and Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore.
2022 Participating Filmmakers
- Jodi Lynn Maracle (Mohawk) – panelist
- Caleb Abrams (Seneca)
- Page Bethmann (Mohawk)
- Yehwatsironnyons Hill (Mohawk)
- Alyssa Golden (Seneca)
- Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore (Mohawk) – panelist
- Terry J. Jones (Seneca) – host & curator
- January Marie Rogers (Mohawk/Tuscarora) – panelist
- Judith Schuyler (Onyota’a:ka, Oneida Nation)
- Rosy Simas (Seneca)
- Six Nations Art Club Youth (Haudenosaunee)
- Raven Two Feathers (Seneca, Cherokee, Cayuga, Comanche)
- Kegan VanEvery (Seneca)
- Bradley Jimerson
The 2021 Haudenosaunee Film Program | September & November 2021
The Haudenosaunee Micro-Short Film Program was presented 3 times in 2021. Curated by Seneca filmmaker Terry J. Jones, HMSFP 2021 featured 12 short films by 14 Haudenosaunee filmmakers from all over Turtle Island (North America and Canada), followed by a Haudenosaunee filmmaker panel discussion.
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Filmmaker panelists included Terry Jones (Seneca), Caleb Abrams (Seneca), and Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore (Mohawk).
Saturday, November 19, 2021
Bears Den @ Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls, NY
Filmmaker panelists included Terry Jones (Seneca), Caleb Abrams (Seneca), Candace Maracle (Mohawk), Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore (Mohawk), Rosy Simas (Seneca), and Karenna’onwe Dr. Karen Hill (Mohawk).
2021 Participating Filmmakers
- Caleb Abrams (Seneca) – panelist
- Candace Maracle (Mohawk) – panelist
- Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore (Mohawk) – panelist
- Terry J. Jones (Seneca) – host & curator
- Rosy Simas (Seneca) – panelist
- Karenna’onwe Dr. Karen Hill (Mohawk) – panelist
The Haudenosaunee Micro-Short Film Program at Burchfield Penney Arts Center (9/3/2022) was made possible with funds provided by the office of Buffalo Common Councilman Joseph Golumbeck Jr.
We are grateful to Burchfield Penney Arts Center for their collaborative support in hosting this program in their beautiful venue.