QUESTION: Does anyone have any info on previous installments of TCM's Race in Hollywood film fest?

[Stacey Drenk]

TCM is doing a film fest next month called Race in Hollywood: Native American Images on Film.  They are showing films in several categories (non-Indians in Indian roles, Native American actors and filmmakers, etc.) to show how the depictions of Native Americans in film have changed over the years.  Along with he films will be discussions with Professor Hanay Geiogamah, the director of the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA, 

Here's the link to info for this year: http://www.tcm.com/2010/naof/index.jsp

Apparently they have been doing these fests for several years (covering African-Americans, Asians, Latinos, as well as a series about the depictions of gay images in film) and I have been oblivious to it until now.  Does anyone have any information on previous fests?  Film lists?  Places to find the discussions?  Thanks!

[Alex Peterson]

Yes, they have indeed been doing this for a while. I've never actually seen any of these series but they do look interesting.

Asian Images in Film -- http://www.tcm.com/2008/aif/index.jsp
Black Images on Film -- http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=133205&mainArticleId=...
Latino Images in Film -- http://www.tcm.com/2009/lif/index.jsp
Gay Images in Film -- http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=159623

They've never done anything on Arab images in film, but we have (shameless self-promotion disclaimer!). The Media Education Foundation produced a film on Arab images in film called "Reel Bad Arabs" -- http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=412

Hope this helps!

[Ryan Goble]

Alex, please be shameless - you should post info on "Reel Bad Arabs" in any special interest group you think would enjoy it!