Flag Song

Film Synopsis

A short form film created around a poem titled Flag Song, written by the Indigenous Nations Poets Fellows and Faculty at their retreat at Amerind Museum and University of Arizona Poetry Center in the spring of 2026.

Showings

Fri, Oct 16 Friday, Oct 16

Wisdom Keepers

PWPL – Community Room

Sat, Oct 17 Saturday, Oct 17

Wisdom Keepers

PWPL – Community Room

  • Filmmakers in attendance
  • Subjects in attendance
  • Contains adult language

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