Join the Nashville Film Festival and Vanderbilt iLens on Tuesday, February 24th for a free community screening of REMAINING NATIVE, winner of the Documentary Feature Special Jury Award and Audience Award at SXSW.
REMAINING NATIVE is a documentary told from the perspective of Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great-grandfather’s escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future. Learn more about the film here.
The event will include a post-screening discussion with the film’s director, Paige Bethmann, moderated by Sasha Crawford-Holland, Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Arts, Communication Studies, and Climate and Environmental Studies at Vanderbilt University.
When:
Tuesday, February 24th, at 7:00 PM
Where:
Vanderbilt Sarratt Cinema (2301 Vanderbilt Pl, Nashville TN 37240)
Parking:
Free parking is available in campus parking Lot 5A, at the corner of 21st Ave S & Terrace Pl. See map for walking directions from the parking lot to the cinema.
About the Director
Paige Bethmann (Haudenosaunee)
Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee woman and feature filmmaker based in Rochester, New York. Over the last 10 years, Paige has worked in non-fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. Her directorial debut REMAINING NATIVE premiered at SXSW, winning a special Jury Award and Audience Award. Her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute edit and story lab, the International Documentary Association, Doc Society, and the Points North Institute. In 2024, Paige was named in DOC NYC’s 40 under 40 documentary filmmakers to watch. She is currently a BAFTA Breakthrough recipient, highlighting her as one of the most exciting new voices in documentary film.
Paige has been supported and recognized by Tracksmith Running Fellowship (2021), IDA/Logan Elevate (2022), Points North Institute CNN American Stories (2022) PGA Create (2022), 4th World Media Lab (2023) BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship (2023), DocSociety Climate Story Unit (2023), Sundance Edit & Story Lab (2023), DocLands DocPitch (2023), CMP’s Shifting Voice’s Film Fund (2023), Big Sky Pitch (2023), and the New America Fellowship (2024).
About the Nashville Film Festival
The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) discovers, elevates and honors filmmakers, screenwriters and musicians from around the world while engaging, connecting and strengthening the Nashville community.
In addition to producing one of the top film festivals in the country, NashFilm strengthens and enriches the local community year-round through unique programs, including film education screenings for public school students, a summer film camp for high schoolers, and free outdoor film screenings for locals.
NashFilm is a 501(c)(3) arts advocacy organization.